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Table 4
Tradesworkers by immigrant status

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	Canadian-born	Total	10 or more years ago	Less than 10 years ago
	Canadian-born	Immigrants
	%
Total	79.0	21.0	72.1	27.9
Non-trades	78.6	21.4	72.0	28.0
Trades	83.0^*	17.0^*	73.7	26.3
Plumbers	90.0^*	10.0^*	83.2^*	16.8^E^*
Carpenters	85.7^*	14.3^*	73.0	27.0
Masons	74.6	25.4	60.7^*	39.3^*
Other construction trades	83.3^*	16.7^*	67.5	32.5
Electricians	85.2^*	14.8^*	73.7	26.3
Machinists	77.5	22.5	80.4^*	19.6^*
Mechanics	83.9^*	16.1^*	72.2	27.8
Crane operators	83.8	16.2^E	84.4	F
* significantly different from the non-trades at 0.05 level or less Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2007.

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Table 4 Tradesworkers by immigrant status

Table 4
Tradesworkers by immigrant status