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Table 2 Education and work experience of newcomers with foreign credentials and work experience
| Six months after landing | Accepted after four years in Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credentials | Work experience | Credentials | Work experience | |
| % | ||||
| Education level at landing | ||||
| Below high school | ... | 5 | ... | 28 |
| High school | ... | 11 | ... | 26 |
| Postsecondary, trade | ... | 19 | ... | 35 |
| Bachelor, MS, MD, Ph.D. | ... | 66 | ... | 43 |
| Level and field of highest education | ||||
| Some university or college, or below, any field | 11 | ... | 16 | ... |
| University | ||||
| Education, humanities and social science | 25 | ... | 25 | ... |
| Commerce, management, business administration | 24 | ... | 30 | ... |
| Engineering | 20 | ... | 33 | ... |
| Health | 4 | ... | 31 | ... |
| Agriculture, biology, physics, mathematics | 10 | ... | 36 | ... |
| No specialization | 7 | ... | 20 | ... |
| Last occupation prior to landing | ||||
| Managers and business administrators | ... | 16 | ... | 34 |
| Professional and technical in natural sciences | ... | 28 | ... | 49 |
| Professional and technical in health | ... | 6 | ... | 43 |
| Teachers and professors | ... | 10 | ... | 32 |
| Professional and technical in other sectors (law, social, arts, etc.) | ... | 6 | ... | 37 |
| Clerical, sales and other service occupations | ... | 21 | ... | 32 |
| Blue collar | ... | 12 | ... | 36 |
| Not stated, not coded | ... | 1 | ... | 44 |
| Country of highest education or last permanent residence | ||||
| United States | 3 | 4 | 51 | 62 |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2 | 43 | 64 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 24 | 65 |
| South Korea | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| India | 14 | 11 | 27 | 35 |
| China | 21 | 19 | 28 | 28 |
| Philippines | 9 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 34 | 33 |
| Romania | 4 | 4 | 34 | 53 |
| Russia | 2 | 1 | 26 | 42 |
| All other countries | 32 | 41 | 28 | 40 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2000 to 2005. | ||||
