Table 2
Income and benefits from employment, Canadian born
and immigrants by period of landing, employees aged 25 to 54
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| Canadian born | Total landed immigrants | Immigrants, landed within previous 5 years | Immigrants, landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier | Immigrants, landed more than 10 years earlier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dollars | |||||
| Average hourly wages 2 | 23.72 | 21.44 1 | 18.68 1 | 20.92 1 | 22.40 1 |
| Average hourly wages, tenure five years or less 2 | 21.36 | 19.64 1 | 18.03 1 | 20.00 1 | 20.39 1 |
| percent | |||||
| Wage distribution, percentage earning | |||||
| Less than 10 dollars per hour 2 | 4.9 | 8.8 1 | 14.0 1 | 8.7 1 | 7.3 1 |
| 10 to 19.99 dollars per hour 2 | 38.0 | 45.5 1 | 52.8 1 | 48.7 1 | 42.4 1 |
| 20 to 24.99 dollars per hour 2 | 18.9 | 16.2 1 | 12.8 1 | 14.4 1 | 17.7 1 |
| 25 to 34.99 dollars per hour 2 | 23.3 | 17.4 1 | 12.1 1 | 16.9 1 | 19.0 1 |
| 35 dollars or more per hour 2 | 14.9 | 12.1 1 | 8.3 1 | 11.3 1 | 13.5 1 |
| Employer-sponsored | |||||
| Pension plan 3 | 37.0 | 28.4 1 | 15.2 E , 1 | 20.6 E , 1 | 32.0 1 |
| Life insurance 3 | 65.0 | 56.9 1 | 48.8 1 | 57.5 | 58.2 1 |
| Supplemental medical 3 | 54.8 | 57.0 | 54.2 | 54.2 | 58.0 |
| Dental coverage 3 | 60.4 | 64.2 | 62.9 | 60.4 | 65.1 |
| days | |||||
| Vacation leave entitlement per year 3 , 4 | 15.4 | 14.2 1 | 12.4 1 | 14.8 | |
Significantly different from the respective
Canadian-born value (p<0.05).
Labour Force Survey, 2008
Workplace and Employee Survey, 2005.
The data for "Immigrants, landed within previous 5 years"
and "Immigrants, landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier"
has been grouped under "Immigrants, landed within previous 5 years".
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey 2008 (unless otherwise
noted).
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