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Table A.2
Selected characteristics of the population aged 32 to 54, with engineering fields of study, by age at immigration, 2001

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Canadian-born
Foreign-born, immigrated at ...
Age 0 to 18
Age 28 or older
Total
number
Population estimate
78,150
11,670
34,150
123,970
 
percentage (distribution down)
Sex
Men
92
91
83
89
Women
8
9
17
11
Age
32 to 39
42
46
23
37
40 to 49
43
36
54
45
50 to 54
15
19
23
18
Average age
41.7
41.7
44.5
42.4
Place of residence
Montréal
18
14
11
16
Toronto
14
34
44
24
Vancouver
6
10
14
8
Other census metropolitan areas
43
34
27
37
All other areas
20
8
4
14
Region
Atlantic provinces
7
3
1
5
Québec
31
16
13
24
Ontario
36
56
60
44
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
4
2
2
3
Alberta
14
12
9
13
British Columbia
9
12
15
11
Territories and Nunavut
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
Visible minority status
No
98
57
47
80
Yes
3
43
53
20
Home language
Only English and/or French
99
82
31
79
Other languages
1
18
69
21
Birthplace
Canada
100
...
...
63
North America, Western Europe and Oceania
...
45
13
8
Eastern Europe
...
5
29
8
Caribbean, Central and South America
...
7
5
2
Africa
...
6
8
3
South Asia
...
5
8
3
South East Asia
...
8
11
4
East Asia
...
18
17
7
West Asia
...
5
10
3
Years since arrival
Not applicable
100
...
...
63
4 to 5
...
...
28
8
6 to 10
...
...
41
11
11 to 20
...
12
27
9
21 years or more
...
88
4
9
Average years since arrival
...
31.4
9.3
...
Highest level of schooling
Bachelors
77
75
50
70
Bachelors with certificate or diploma
5
6
12
7
Masters
15
15
29
19
Ph.D.
3
4
9
4
Years of university
3 years1
3
2
...
2
4 years
50
51
31
45
5 years
22
23
42
28
6 years
12
12
12
12
7 years
6
6
5
6
8 years or more
6
7
11
8
Average years of university
4.9
5.0
5.4
5.1
Field of study
Electrical
19
22
24
21
Chemical
7
7
7
7
Civil
16
12
18
16
Mechanical
17
16
21
18
Other engineering fields of study
15
14
14
15
Engineering not elsewhere classified
25
30
17
23
Employment status
Not employed during reference week
5
6
11
7
Employed during reference week
95
94
89
93
Occupation
Engineering
41
36
26
37
Managerial
28
28
17
25
Technical
11
17
21
15
All other occupations
19
19
35
24
1. Fewer years of schooling are required to obtain a bachelor's degree in Quebec.
Note: Figures may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Re-accreditation and the occupations of immigrant doctors and engineers." Canadian Social Trends, Number 84, catalogue number 11-008-XWE.
Date Modified: 2008-11-21

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