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

  Immigrants arrived
11 to15 years ago 6 to10 years ago 1 to 5 years ago
percentage points
Men
1981 minimum 0 6 9
1981 maximum 0 8 11
1991 4 6 14
1996 5 10 17
2001 7 12 12
2006 10 10 17
Women
1981 minimum 4 18 22
1981 maximum 5 19 26
1991 12 15 25
1996 11 19 29
2001 13 19 23
2006 17 19 27
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population