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Table 1 Overview of newcomers' characteristics: Respondents with foreign credentials and work experience

	Credentials	Work experience	Credentials	Work experience
	Distribution at first wave (six months after landing)		... accepted after four years in Canada
	%
Total	100	100	28	39
Men	52	55	33	51
Women	48	45	22	23
Age at landing
18 to 24	9	8	24	31
25 to 34	51	50	32	43
35 to 44	30	30	26	38
45 to 59	9	12	19	29
Visible minority status
No	21	23	29	50
Yes	79	77	27	35
Province or region of residence
Atlantic	1	1	49	59
Quebec	16	16	29	34
Ontario	56	56	30	40
Prairies	2	3	33	34
Alberta	9	9	23	45
British Columbia and the territories	16	16	19	36
Immigrant category
Skilled worker, principal applicant	48	46	38	51
Skilled worker, spouse and dependents	28	25	19	31
Family class	16	18	19	31
Refugee	3	5	11	14
Provincial nominees, business immigrants, other	6	6	14	22
Lived in Canada at least one year before landing
No	93	93	26	37
Yes	7	7	49	59
Job arranged prior to landing
No	93	93	26	36
Yes	7	7	51	76
Self-assessed spoken language knowledge
Very well	37	35	35	47
Well	28	27	30	41
Fairly well	18	18	17	25
Poorly, not at all	16	21	19	32
Source: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2000 to 2005.