Overqualification among immigrants is a well-documented issue in Canada. In general, immigrants are more likely than the Canadian-born population to hold positions that require lower levels of education.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2020001/article/00004-eng.htm
En français. Canada. La persistance de la surqualification en emploi des immigrants et des non-immigrants
Based on a self-reported measure of overqualification, this article examines the association between overqualification and skills among workers aged 25 to 64 with a university degree. This article also examines the extent to which overqualified workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. Overqualified workers are defined in this study as university-educated workers who reported that they were in a job requiring no more than a high school education.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-006-x/2016001/article/14655-eng.htm
En français. Canada.
