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Table 7 Recognition of foreign experience by last occupation prior to landing

  Coefficients Odds ratio Predicted probability of recognition (%)
Professional and technical in natural sciences (ref.) 0.000 1.00 50
Managers and business administrators -0.356* 0.70 38
Professional and technical in health -0.061 0.94 48
Teachers and professors -0.349** 0.71 39
Professional and technical in other sectors (law, social, arts, etc.) -0.273*** 0.76 41
Clerical, sales and other service occupations -0.227*** 0.80 42
Blue collar -0.070 0.93 48
Not stated, not coded 0.009 1.01 51
* significantly different from the reference group (ref.) at the 0.001 level;
** at 0.01;
*** at 0.05
Source: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2000 to 2005.