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To the question: In 2006, 28% of recent immigrant men and 40% of recent immigrant women with a university degree held low-skilled jobs. What were the corresponding proportions for native-born Canadians?
The correct answer is A: In 2006, 28% of recent immigrant men and 40% of recent immigrant women with university degrees held low-skilled jobs, compared with 10% and 12% of native-born Canadians.
The difficulties faced by immigrants entering the labour market have been attributed to several factors. One is the low rate of recognition of their credentials, which is partly reflected in the large proportion with university degrees in low-skilled jobs, such as retail sales clerks, truck drivers, office clerks, cashiers and taxi drivers.
Even after 15 years, immigrants with a university degree are still more likely than the native-born to be in low-skilled jobs
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.
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Even after 15 years, immigrants with a university degree are still more likely than the native-born to be in low-skilled jobs
Source: Immigrants' education and required job skills HTML | PDF
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