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Table 9 Newcomers with partially accepted foreign credentials or work experience after four years in Canada

	Total, fully or partially	Fully	Partially	Total, fully or partially	Fully	Partially
	Foreign credentials accepted			Foreign experience accepted
	%
Total	40	28	12	56	39	18
Men	47	33	14	64	51	13
Women	32	22	9	48	23	25
Age at landing
18 to 24	42	24	18	45	31	13
25 to 34	44	32	12	61	43	18
35 to 44	38	26	11	56	38	18
45 to 59	30	19	11	45	29	16
Visible minority status
No	42	29	13	61	50	11
Yes	39	27	12	55	35	20
Immigrant category
Skilled immigrant, principal applicant	51	38	13	72	51	21
Skilled immigrant, spouse and dependents	31	19	11	49	31	18
Family class	32	19	13	44	31	14
Refugee	21	11	11	23	14	9
Provincial nominees, business immigrants, other	23	14	9	29	22	7
Country of highest education or last permanent residence
Unites States	54	51	3	69	62	7
United Kingdom	49	43	6	70	64	6
France	37	24	13	76	65	11
South Korea	17	10	7	21	14	7
India	43	27	16	63	35	27
China	33	28	5	54	28	25
Philippines	42	17	25	66	48	18
Pakistan	48	34	13	54	33	21
Romania	45	34	12	68	53	15
Russia	46	26	19	58	42	16
All other countries	42	28	13	54	40	14
Source: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2000 to 2005.