Table B.3.6
PS-TRE — Comparative distributions of proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, by immigrant status, Canada and oversampled populations, 2012
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| Region and immigrant status | Level 1 or below | Level 2 | Level 3 | PS-TRE non-respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Quebec | ||||||||
| Recent immigrant | 60.1 | (2.7) | 20.5 | (2.7) | 4.6 | (1.7) | 14.8 | (1.9) |
| Established immigrant | 47.1 | (3.3) | 22.2 | (3.1) | 4.4 | (1.6) | 26.3 | (2.3) |
| Canadian-born | 50.3 | (0.9) | 27.7 | (0.8) | 6.1 | (0.4) | 15.9 | (0.6) |
| Ontario | ||||||||
| Recent immigrant | 50.2 | (2.6) | 23.3 | (2.1) | 2.7 | (0.9) | 23.8 | (2.1) |
| Established immigrant | 47.4 | (2.8) | 21.8 | (2.2) | 4.4 | (1.1) | 26.4 | (1.8) |
| Canadian-born | 42.4 | (1.6) | 36.1 | (1.6) | 9.7 | (1.2) | 11.8 | (0.9) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||
| Recent immigrant | 46.1 | (3.5) | 22.4 | (2.5) | 5.8 | (1.9) | 25.6 | (3.0) |
| Established immigrant | 40.9 | (4.2) | 22.1 | (3.8) | 5.3 | (2.5) | 31.7 | (3.5) |
| Canadian-born | 40.9 | (2.4) | 36.0 | (2.4) | 9.6 | (1.5) | 13.6 | (1.8) |
| Canada | ||||||||
| Recent immigrant | 51.4 | (1.6) | 21.9 | (1.3) | 3.7 | (0.7) | 23.0 | (1.2) |
| Established immigrant | 45.7 | (2.0) | 22.1 | (1.6) | 4.7 | (0.8) | 27.5 | (1.3) |
| Canadian-born | 45.2 | (0.8) | 32.5 | (0.7) | 8.2 | (0.5) | 14.1 | (0.5) |
| Source: The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. | ||||||||
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