Table 2 University graduates of fields leading to regulated occupations, by location of study
Canadian-born | Immigrants | Canadian-born | Immigrants | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Studied in Canada | Studied outside Canada | Studied in Canada | Studied outside Canada | |||
% | ||||||
Field of study | 1,207,220 | 208,675 | 403,910 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Architecture | 16,390 | 4,140 | 11,115 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Accounting | 100,235 | 27,220 | 40,050 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Chiropractics | 6,455 | 450 | 420 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dentistry | 12,965 | 3,770 | 5,735 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Diet/Nutrition | 4,630 | 635 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | 209,300 | 74,440 | 211,825 | 17 | 36 | 52 |
Law | 96,865 | 10,955 | 18,165 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Occupational therapy | 10,550 | 1,115 | 810 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Optometry | 3,350 | 340 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pharmacy | 23,295 | 4,965 | 8,890 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Medicine | 36,050 | 9,405 | 19,980 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Physiotherapy | 14,190 | 1,725 | 2,880 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nursing | 101,210 | 13,225 | 19,030 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Teaching | 563,945 | 55,150 | 60,710 | 47 | 26 | 15 |
Veterinary medicine | 7,790 | 1,140 | 3,140 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. |
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