Table 4.2
Education characteristics of paid workers aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary education by immigrant status, location of study and period of landing, Canada, 2006

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  Canadian-born Canadian-educated immigrants Internationally-educated immigrants
All Very-
recent		 Recent Established
number
Total 3,733,460 572,845 617,930 168,745 138,495 310,685
Highest level of education  
University 1,508,820 284,195 434,335 140,850 110,995 182,485
College, CEGEP or other non-university 1,403,120 195,630 123,555 20,105 19,415 84,035
Apprenticeship or trades 821,520 93,025 60,045 7,790 8,085 44,160
Region where highest level of education was obtained  
Canada 3,672,915 572,850 … … … …
North America 43,440 … 42,050 8,380 7,445 26,230
Latin America 570 … 43,215 12,695 6,965 23,555
Western Europe 3,085 … 34,680 8,220 6,715 19,745
Eastern Europe 115 … 80,170 19,925 19,800 40,455
Northern Europe 8,505 … 65,625 7,670 6,690 51,260
Southern Europe 580 … 27,765 3,200 6,530 18,040
Africa 400 … 34,865 11,740 7,615 15,505
West Central Asia and the Middle East 520 … 28,845 9,090 7,870 11,885
Eastern Asia 335 … 83,110 30,445 27,310 25,355
Southeast Asia 115 … 86,065 22,770 16,325 46,970
Southern Asia 125 … 83,715 32,545 23,925 27,245
Oceania 2,755 … 7,820 2,070 1,310 4,440
Major instructional program  
Business, finance and administration 989,925 150,970 143,080 38,820 29,990 74,265
Natural and applied sciences 772,040 175,500 254,780 82,760 69,150 102,870
Health 450,665 61,220 62,410 14,965 11,225 36,215
Social science, education, government service and religion 701,610 83,230 82,720 20,300 16,600 45,820
Art, culture, recreation and sport 97,760 17,925 16,960 4,750 3,875 8,335
Sales and service 180,505 26,145 16,325 2,495 2,470 11,360
Trades, transport and equipment operators 540,960 57,860 41,655 4,645 5,195 31,815
… not applicable
Note: Includes paid workers aged 25 to 64 who reported a postsecondary credential in a field of study that would normally lead to work in one of the targeted occupations identified by the FCR Program at HRSDC.
Source: 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada.
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