Table 5.4
Socio-demographic characteristics of full-time full-year 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 2,562,965 385,725 372,240 78,075 88,310 205,855
Sex  
Women 1,134,255 158,725 139,530 26,480 31,485 81,565
Men 1,428,710 227,000 232,715 51,600 56,825 124,290
Age group  
25 to 34 618,185 82,335 44,670 26,375 13,685 4,605
35 to 44 811,750 123,875 125,630 36,035 44,550 45,040
45 to 54 809,270 111,085 122,410 13,575 25,550 83,285
55 to 64 323,755 68,425 79,535 2,095 4,520 72,925
Marital status  
Divorced 259,200 32,860 23,325 2,770 4,195 16,365
Married or in a common-law relationship 1,773,775 271,065 308,415 65,980 75,820 166,615
Separated 89,255 13,445 10,950 1,665 2,235 7,045
Never married or in a common-law relationship 416,890 64,590 25,530 7,285 5,585 12,655
Widowed 23,840 3,765 4,025 380 475 3,175
Province of residence  
Atlantic provinces 234,515 6,505 3,950 740 710 2,500
Quebec 721,310 49,405 41,270 10,930 8,645 21,690
Ontario 872,610 219,920 220,750 44,835 54,695 121,225
Manitoba 89,765 9,460 7,935 2,005 1,425 4,510
Saskatchewan 83,820 3,205 2,490 515 430 1,545
Alberta 294,225 38,745 34,780 7,970 7,265 19,545
British Columbia 257,800 57,920 60,555 10,940 15,045 34,570
Territories 8,925 565 515 140 90 275
Area of residence  
Rural area 501,980 23,515 15,700 2,200 2,225 11,270
Population centre 2,060,985 362,210 356,545 75,880 86,085 194,585
Note: Includes full-time full-year 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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