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Tables and charts

Tables

Table 1 Characteristics of employed immigrants, age 25 to 54 with a university degree

Table 2 Immigrants' representation in occupations with low educational requirements

Table 3 Accounting for the change in representation of university graduates in occupations with low educational requirements between 1991 and 2006

Table 4 University graduates from fields of study leading to regulated occupations in jobs with low education levels

Table 5 Canadians and immigrants in each skills group after skill levels assigned, 1981

Table 6 Gap in representation rates between Canadian-born and different immigrant groups in occupations with low educational requirements

Table 7 Working immigrants age 25 to 54 with a university degree who arrived 11 to 15 years ago

Charts

Chart A Even after 15 years, immigrants with a university degree are still more likely than the native-born to be in low-skilled jobs

Chart B Recent immigrants are better educated than ever

Chart C Favourable conditions recently should have enabled better access to jobs reflecting education