Table E
Employment quality indicators, Canadian born and immigrants
by period of landing, employed in social science, education, government service
and religion occupations, aged 25 to 54, 2008
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| Canadian born | Total immigrants | Immigrants, landed within previous 5 years | Immigrants, landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier | Immigrants, landed more than 10 years earlier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dollars | |||||
| Income and benefits from employment | |||||
| Average hourly wage 2 | 28.30 | 26.00 1 | 22.87 1 | 24.19 1 | 27.38 1 |
| Average hourly wage, job tenure 5 years or less 2 | 25.13 | 22.68 1 | 22.44 1 | 21.46 1 | 23.35 1 |
| percent | |||||
| Wage distribution, percentage earning | |||||
| Less than 10 dollars per hour 2 | 1.9 | 5.6 1 | 12.7 E , 1 | 5.9 E , 1 | 3.6 E , 1 |
| 10 to 19.99 dollars per hour 2 | 22.6 | 32.1 1 | 41.2 1 | 36.2 1 | 28.4 1 |
| 20 to 24.99 dollars per hour 2 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 14.4 1 | 17.1 E | 16.6 |
| 25 to 34.99 dollars per hour 2 | 32.8 | 22.9 1 | 13.9 1 | 21.2 1 | 25.9 1 |
| 35 dollars or more per hour 2 | 25.6 | 23.1 1 | 17.8 E , 1 | 19.7 E , 1 | 25.5 |
| Employer-sponsored | |||||
| Pension plan 2 , 3 , 4 | 67.1 | 74.6 | 72.4 | 75.5 | |
| Life insurance 2 , 3 , 4 | 75.4 | 71.5 | 49.6 E , 1 | 80.5 | |
| Supplemental medical 2 , 3 , 4 | 65.2 | 74.7 | 64.9 E | 78.7 | |
| Dental coverage 2 , 3 , 4 | 63.4 | 67.9 | 62.7 E | 70.1 | |
| days | |||||
| Vacation leave entitlement per year 2 , 3 , 4 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 17.8 | 23.7 | |
| hours | |||||
| Working hours and work-life balance | |||||
| Average usual hours per week, main job | 35.8 | 35.0 1 | 32.5 1 | 34.4 1 | 35.8 |
| Average usual hours per week, multiple job-holders only | 43.5 | 41.4 1 | 45.7 | 37.5 1 | 42.1 |
| percent | |||||
| Multiple-job holder | 6.9 | 7.8 1 | 6.5 E | 11.4 E , 1 | 7.1 |
| Worked any unpaid overtime | 34.9 | 25.6 1 | 19.3 1 | 17.0 1 | 29.9 1 |
| Worked 50 hour or more workweek | 7.5 | 9.9 1 | 5.7 E , 1 | 11.9 E , 1 | 10.4 1 |
| Part-time position | 14.6 | 20.5 1 | 27.2 1 | 23.5 1 | 18.0 1 |
| Why part time | |||||
| Childcare | 25.2 | 13.2 1 | F | F | 15.6 E , 1 |
| Going to school | 9.7 | 21.6 1 | 51.0 E , 1 | 23.5 E , 1 | 9.5 E |
| Personal preference | 25.8 | 20.1 1 | F | F | 28.7 |
| Involuntary | 29.5 | 37.6 1 | 24.6 E , 1 | 55.5 1 | 35.9 1 |
| Percentage allowed to work reduced workweek 2 , 3 , 4 | 5.2 | F | F | F | |
| Percentage allowed to work compressed workweek 2 , 3 , 4 | 3.6 | F | F | F | |
| Percentage allowed to work flexible hours 2 , 3 , 4 | 46.6 | 45.8 E | 35.8 E | 49.9 E | |
| Job stability and security | |||||
| Temporary job 2 | 14.8 | 25.0 1 | 50.3 1 | 34.9 1 | 15.2 |
| Current job tenure | |||||
| 1 to 12 months | 13.2 | 20.7 | 40.7 | 22.6 | 15.1 |
| 13 to 60 months | 30.2 | 37.1 | 48.5 | 49.5 | 30.7 |
| 61 to 120 months | 25.6 | 20.6 | 8.6 | 20.9 | 23.5 |
| 121 to 240 months | 21.5 | 17.3 | F | 6.6 | 24.4 |
| 240 or more months | 9.5 | 4.3 | F | F | 6.3 |
| Social dialogue and workplace relationships | |||||
| Union coverage 2 | 64.2 | 47.3 1 | 29.4 1 | 45.2 1 | 52.8 1 |
| Skills development and life-long learning | |||||
| Received on-the-job training in past 12 months 2 , 3 , 4 | 41.8 | 37.3 E | 38.8 E | 36.7 E | |
| Received classroom training in past 12 months 2 , 3 , 4 | 63.7 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 52.1 E | |
| Overqualified university-educated workers | 8.2 | 11.0 | 10.9 E | 14.2 E , 1 | 10.0 |
Significantly different from the respective
Canadian-born value (p<0.05).
Employees only (i.e., self-employed excluded).
Workplace and Employee Survey, 2005.
Data for "Immigrants, landed within previous 5 years"
and "Immigrants, landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier"
have been grouped under the former category.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (unless otherwise noted).
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