Table A.7.1
Adjusted odds ratios for working in the best corresponding or equivalent occupations among immigrant 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 eight selected occupations identified in the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications by occupation and region of education, Canada, 2006

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Table A.7.1
Adjusted odds ratios for working in the best corresponding or equivalent occupations among immigrant 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 eight selected occupations identified in the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications by occupation and region of education, Canada, 2006
Effect	Immigrant status by period of landing by region of education	Sex and age group	Marital status and presence of children	Province, territory and area of residence	Language ability status	Visible minority status	Full/part-time and full/part-year status of employment
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
	odds ratio
Canadian-born with a postsecondary education¹	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Architect
Educated in Canada	0.64^{Note ***}	0.62^{Note ***}	0.63^{Note ***}	0.64^{Note **}	0.66^{Note **}	0.71^{Note **}	0.71^{Note **}
Educated in North America and Oceania	0.91	0.83	0.86	0.85	0.93	0.99	1.00
Educated in Latin America	0.17^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.18^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}
Educated in Western Europe	0.33^{Note **}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.29^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note **}
Educated in Eastern Europe	0.24^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}
Educated in Northern Europe	0.49^{Note **}	0.44^{Note **}	0.41^{Note **}	0.41^{Note **}	0.44^{Note **}	0.46^{Note **}	0.47^{Note **}
Educated in Southern Europe	0.30^{Note ***}	0.29^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.33^{Note ***}	0.33^{Note ***}
Educated in Africa	0.28^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.34^{Note ***}
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East	0.43^{Note **}	0.40^{Note ***}	0.40^{Note ***}	0.41^{Note ***}	0.42^{Note **}	0.47^{Note **}	0.53^{Note **}
Educated in Eastern Asia	0.33^{Note ***}	0.33^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.36^{Note ***}	0.42^{Note **}	0.45^{Note **}
Educated in Southeast Asia	0.05^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.04^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.06^{Note ***}	0.06^{Note ***}
Educated in Southern Asia	0.14^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}
Engineer
Educated in Canada	0.79^{Note ***}	0.80^{Note ***}	0.80^{Note ***}	0.77^{Note ***}	0.78^{Note ***}	0.95	0.97
Educated in North America and Oceania	0.86^{Note **}	0.88^{Note *}	0.85^{Note **}	0.83^{Note **}	0.86^{Note **}	1.04	1.10
Educated in Latin America	0.27^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.34^{Note ***}
Educated in Western Europe	0.78^{Note **}	0.79^{Note **}	0.77^{Note **}	0.73^{Note ***}	0.71^{Note ***}	0.77^{Note **}	0.84^{Note *}
Educated in Eastern Europe	0.30^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.29^{Note ***}	0.29^{Note ***}	0.3^{Note ***}
Educated in Northern Europe	0.96	0.99	0.97	0.96	0.98	1.10	1.15^{Note **}
Educated in Southern Europe	0.45^{Note ***}	0.46^{Note ***}	0.44^{Note ***}	0.43^{Note ***}	0.45^{Note ***}	0.44^{Note ***}	0.46^{Note ***}
Educated in Africa	0.34^{Note ***}	0.34^{Note ***}	0.33^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.37^{Note ***}	0.41^{Note ***}
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East	0.34^{Note ***}	0.35^{Note ***}	0.34^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.33^{Note ***}	0.39^{Note ***}	0.44^{Note ***}
Educated in Eastern Asia	0.26^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.35^{Note ***}	0.39^{Note ***}
Educated in Southeast Asia	0.08^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}	0.11^{Note ***}	0.11^{Note ***}
Educated in Southern Asia	0.22^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.29^{Note ***}
Medical laboratory technologist and pathologists' assistant
Educated in Canada	0.60^{Note ***}	0.62^{Note ***}	0.60^{Note ***}	0.68^{Note ***}	0.67^{Note ***}	0.84	0.86
Educated in North America and Oceania	0.62	0.64	0.66	0.72	0.72	0.89	0.89
Educated in Latin America	0.33^{Note **}	0.34^{Note **}	0.35^{Note **}	0.37^{Note **}	0.38^{Note **}	0.52^{Note *}	0.54^{Note *}
Educated in Western Europe	0.29^{Note **}	0.30^{Note **}	0.29^{Note **}	0.29^{Note **}	0.30^{Note **}	0.32^{Note **}	0.34^{Note **}
Educated in Eastern Europe	0.20^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}
Educated in Northern Europe	0.51^{Note *}	0.53^{Note *}	0.50^{Note *}	0.55	0.55	0.59	0.61
Educated in Southern Europe	0.28^{Note **}	0.28^{Note **}	0.29^{Note **}	0.31^{Note **}	0.31^{Note **}	0.32^{Note **}	0.37^{Note *}
Educated in Africa	0.45^{Note *}	0.47^{Note *}	0.43^{Note *}	0.46^{Note *}	0.46^{Note *}	0.59	0.67
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East	0.57	0.58	0.52	0.52	0.51	0.66	0.73
Educated in Eastern Asia	0.48^{Note **}	0.49^{Note **}	0.45^{Note ***}	0.49^{Note **}	0.53^{Note **}	0.75	0.82
Educated in Southeast Asia	0.40^{Note ***}	0.42^{Note ***}	0.40^{Note ***}	0.44^{Note ***}	0.42^{Note ***}	0.60^{Note **}	0.61^{Note **}
Educated in Southern Asia	0.23^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.35^{Note ***}	0.36^{Note ***}
Nurse supervisor and registered nurse
Educated in Canada	0.69^{Note ***}	0.69^{Note ***}	0.68^{Note ***}	0.70^{Note ***}	0.72^{Note ***}	0.80^{Note **}	0.81^{Note **}
Educated in North America and Oceania	0.57^{Note **}	0.62^{Note **}	0.62^{Note **}	0.67^{Note **}	0.69^{Note **}	0.72^{Note *}	0.73^{Note *}
Educated in Latin America	0.20^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}
Educated in Western Europe	0.23^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}
Educated in Eastern Europe	0.34^{Note ***}	0.34^{Note ***}	0.34^{Note ***}	0.35^{Note ***}	0.39^{Note ***}	0.38^{Note ***}	0.39^{Note ***}
Educated in Northern Europe	0.34^{Note ***}	0.41^{Note ***}	0.41^{Note ***}	0.44^{Note ***}	0.45^{Note ***}	0.48^{Note ***}	0.50^{Note ***}
Educated in Southern Europe	0.21^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note **}	0.24^{Note **}	0.26^{Note **}
Educated in Africa	0.29^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.35^{Note ***}	0.38^{Note ***}
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East	0.31^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.35^{Note ***}	0.36^{Note ***}
Educated in Eastern Asia	0.15^{Note ***}	0.15^{Note ***}	0.15^{Note ***}	0.16^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}
Educated in Southeast Asia	0.23^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}
Educated in Southern Asia	0.16^{Note ***}	0.15^{Note ***}	0.15^{Note ***}	0.16^{Note ***}	0.16^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}
Licensed practical nurse
Educated in Canada	0.58^{Note ***}	0.58^{Note ***}	0.57^{Note ***}	0.59^{Note ***}	0.59^{Note ***}	0.79^{Note ***}	0.60^{Note ***}
Educated in North America and Oceania	0.46^{Note ***}	0.49^{Note ***}	0.48^{Note ***}	0.52^{Note ***}	0.53^{Note ***}	0.58^{Note **}	0.33^{Note **}
Educated in Latin America	0.20^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.65^{Note ***}
Educated in Western Europe	0.57^{Note **}	0.59^{Note **}	0.57^{Note **}	0.61^{Note **}	0.60^{Note **}	0.65^{Note **}	0.24^{Note **}
Educated in Eastern Europe	0.25^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.99^{Note ***}
Educated in Northern Europe	0.65^{Note ***}	0.76^{Note **}	0.73^{Note **}	0.79^{Note ***}	0.80^{Note *}	0.96	0.28
Educated in Southern Europe	0.28^{Note ***}	0.29^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.38^{Note ***}
Educated in Africa	0.26^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.36^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East	0.19^{Note ***}	0.18^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.54^{Note ***}
Educated in Eastern Asia	0.28^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.51^{Note ***}	0.40^{Note ***}
Educated in Southeast Asia	0.22^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.40^{Note ***}	0.53^{Note ***}
Educated in Southern Asia	0.29^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.49^{Note **}	1.16^{Note **}
Pharmacist
Educated in Canada	0.49^{Note ***}	0.49^{Note ***}	0.49^{Note ***}	0.51^{Note ***}	0.52^{Note ***}	0.55^{Note **}	0.57^{Note **}
Educated in North America and Oceania	0.45^{Note **}	0.42^{Note **}	0.42^{Note **}	0.39^{Note **}	0.40^{Note **}	0.43^{Note **}	0.46^{Note *}
Educated in Latin America	0.06^{Note ***}	0.06^{Note ***}	0.06^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.06^{Note ***}	0.06^{Note ***}
Educated in Western Europe	0.29^{Note **}	0.25^{Note **}	0.24^{Note **}	0.23^{Note **}	0.22^{Note **}	0.23^{Note **}	0.25^{Note **}
Educated in Eastern Europe	0.09^{Note ***}	0.09^{Note ***}	0.09^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}
Educated in Northern Europe	0.90	0.74	0.72	0.69	0.76	0.80	0.88
Educated in Southern Europe	0.10^{Note ***}	0.10^{Note ***}	0.10^{Note ***}	0.10^{Note ***}	0.10^{Note ***}	0.10^{Note ***}	0.09^{Note ***}
Educated in Africa	0.42^{Note ***}	0.38^{Note ***}	0.36^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.35^{Note ***}	0.36^{Note ***}
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East	0.18^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.16^{Note ***}	0.16^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}
Educated in Eastern Asia	0.10^{Note ***}	0.09^{Note ***}	0.08^{Note ***}	0.09^{Note ***}	0.09^{Note ***}	0.10^{Note ***}	0.11^{Note ***}
Educated in Southeast Asia	0.04^{Note ***}	0.04^{Note ***}	0.04^{Note ***}	0.04^{Note ***}	0.04^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}
Educated in Southern Asia	0.06^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.04^{Note ***}	0.04^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}
Physiotherapist
Educated in Canada	1.04	1.18	1.18	1.17	1.19	1.02	1.02
Educated in North America and Oceania	1.11	1.33	1.27	1.39	1.48	1.37	1.48
Educated in Latin America	0.22^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.18^{Note ***}	0.13^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}
Educated in Western Europe	0.33^{Note ***}	0.42^{Note **}	0.40^{Note **}	0.39^{Note **}	0.34^{Note **}	0.33^{Note **}	0.32^{Note **}
Educated in Eastern Europe	0.16^{Note ***}	0.18^{Note ***}	0.17^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}	0.15^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}
Educated in Northern Europe	1.47^{Note *}	1.89^{Note **}	1.91^{Note **}	2.03^{Note **}	2.08^{Note **}	2.03^{Note **}	2.04^{Note **}
Educated in Southern Europe	0.18^{Note **}	0.20^{Note **}	0.19^{Note **}	0.18^{Note **}	0.18^{Note **}	0.18^{Note **}	0.18^{Note **}
Educated in Africa	0.47	0.48	0.46^{Note *}	0.41^{Note *}	0.40^{Note *}	0.36^{Note **}	0.41^{Note *}
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East	0.36^{Note *}	0.41	0.44	0.37	0.39	0.31^{Note *}	0.32^{Note *}
Educated in Eastern Asia	1.38	1.64	1.49	1.46	1.99	1.30	1.39
Educated in Southeast Asia	0.07^{Note ***}	0.07^{Note ***}	0.06^{Note ***}	0.06^{Note ***}	0.07^{Note ***}	0.04^{Note ***}	0.05^{Note ***}
Educated in Southern Asia	0.87	1.03	1.03	0.93	1.02	0.67	0.77
Financial auditor and accountant
Educated in Canada	0.83^{Note ***}	0.84^{Note ***}	0.83^{Note ***}	0.74^{Note ***}	0.73^{Note ***}	0.87^{Note ***}	0.88^{Note ***}
Educated in North America and Oceania	0.91	0.83^{Note *}	0.81^{Note **}	0.71^{Note ***}	0.71^{Note ***}	0.83^{Note *}	0.87
Educated in Latin America	0.24^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.21^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}
Educated in Western Europe	0.67^{Note **}	0.66^{Note **}	0.65^{Note **}	0.65^{Note **}	0.63^{Note ***}	0.67^{Note **}	0.72^{Note **}
Educated in Eastern Europe	0.26^{Note ***}	0.29^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}
Educated in Northern Europe	1.04	0.96	0.94	0.81^{Note **}	0.81^{Note **}	0.91	0.97
Educated in Southern Europe	0.23^{Note ***}	0.23^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}	0.20^{Note ***}
Educated in Africa	0.35^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.34^{Note ***}	0.36^{Note ***}
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East	0.33^{Note ***}	0.31^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}	0.32^{Note ***}	0.37^{Note ***}
Educated in Eastern Asia	0.28^{Note ***}	0.30^{Note ***}	0.28^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.26^{Note ***}	0.34^{Note ***}	0.38^{Note ***}
Educated in Southeast Asia	0.13^{Note ***}	0.13^{Note ***}	0.13^{Note ***}	0.11^{Note ***}	0.11^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}	0.14^{Note ***}
Educated in Southern Asia	0.27^{Note ***}	0.24^{Note ***}	0.22^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.19^{Note ***}	0.25^{Note ***}	0.27^{Note ***}
* p ≤ 0.05 p ≤ 0.01 * p ≤ 0.001 1. Reference category. 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 eight selected occupations identified in the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

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