Table 1 Job-related programs taken by Canadian-born and immigrant employees

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  Men Women
Canadian-born Immigrants Canadian-born Immigrants
%
Overall participation 10.6 11.3 12.6 11.1
Employer support among participants 54.1 44.7 46.5 46.7
Program type leading to credentials
Lower than bachelors degree 40.1 30.7E 36.4 39.1
Bachelors degree 19.2 14.6E 20.9 16.0E
Higher than bachelors degree 25.3 41.0* 27.9 34.3
Other 6.9E F 8.8 F
* significantly different from the Canadian-born population at the 5% level
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Source: Statistics Canada, Access and Support to Education and Training Survey, 2008.