Table 8
Trends in self-employment rates and characteristics of self-employed and paid workers among female immigrants aged 20 to 64 by length of residence in Canada, 1981 to 2006

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Trends in self-employment rates and characteristics of self-employed and paid workers among female immigrants aged 20 to 64 by length of residence in Canada, 1981 to 2006


Table summary
This table displays the results of trends in self-employment rates and characteristics of self-employed and paid workers among female immigrants aged 20 to 64 by length of residence in canada 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2006
  1981 1991 2001 2006
In Canada 5 years or
less		  
Self-employment rate, as a percent 3.7 4.6 8.0 6.6
Among self-employed  
Percent with university degree 20.9 28.5 41.9 49.0
Average years of Canadian experience 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.7
Average years of foreign experience 13.4 15.5 15.6 14.7
Average annual earnings, in 2005 dollars 21,153 23,964 20,976 18,297
Among paid workers  
Percent with university degree 16.2 19.4 39.7 50.0
Average years of Canadian experience 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.5
Average years of foreign experience 11.5 12.8 12.3 11.7
Average annual earnings, in 2005 dollars 19,241 21,075 22,024 20,664
In Canada 6 to 10 years  
Self-employment rate, as a percent 4.8 7.7 9.1 9.1
Among self-employed  
Percent with university degree 23.2 27.2 31.2 46.0
Average years of Canadian experience 6.7 7.2 7.0 6.9
Average years of foreign experience 11.0 11.6 13.8 13.5
Average annual earnings, in 2005 dollars 28,221 29,722 24,045 22,276
Among paid workers  
Percent with university degree 16.2 19.1 27.5 42.4
Average years of Canadian experience 6.7 7.0 6.8 6.8
Average years of foreign experience 10.6 11.5 12.0 11.5
Average annual earnings, in 2005 dollars 23,948 24,687 25,835 27,500
In Canada 11 to 15 years  
Self-employment rate, as a percent 5.9 8.6 9.7 9.3
Among self-employed  
Percent with university degree 19.2 26.0 31.7 34.3
Average years of Canadian experience 11.8 11.9 11.5 11.9
Average years of foreign experience 8.9 9.6 11.2 11.8
Average annual earnings, in 2005 dollars 29,077 32,139 29,505 24,966
Among paid workers  
Percent with university degree 13.9 17.9 22.9 28.6
Average years of Canadian experience 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.8
Average years of foreign experience 10.5 10.0 10.8 11.0
Average annual earnings, in 2005 dollars 26,987 28,076 29,879 29,977
In Canada more than 15 years  
Self-employment rate, as a percent 6.0 8.2 11.5 10.6
Among self-employed  
Percent with university degree 9.3 19.9 27.0 29.8
Average years of Canadian experience 23.2 23.1 25.0 25.0
Average years of foreign experience 8.2 6.8 6.4 6.7
Average annual earnings, in 2005 dollars 29,669 33,078 32,907 31,174
Among paid workers  
Percent with university degree 6.2 14.9 20.6 22.6
Average years of Canadian experience 22.6 22.4 24.3 24.2
Average years of foreign experience 9.1 7.6 6.3 6.6
Average annual earnings, in 2005 dollars 25,010 30,541 34,674 35,761
         
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 1981 Census of Population, 1991 Census of Population, 2001 Census of Population, and 2006 Census of Population.
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