Table 8 Training barriers perceived by Canadian-born and immigrant employees

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  Men Women
Canadian-born Immigrants Canadian-born Immigrants
%
Barriers perceived 25.1 30.5* 29.6 34.6*
Types of barriers
Situational barriers 60.2 68.8* 68.8 73.9*
Conflict with work schedule 29.7 34.9 29.3 25.5
Family responsibilities 18.4 28.8* 31.7 37.8*
Need to work 30.9 36.7* 30.1 29.7
Too expensive 17.4 22.7* 27.4 29.9
Couldn't get a loan 2.3 3.3E 2.6 F
Health reasons 1.7 F 3.3 F
Institutional barriers 24.5 25.2 27.0 26.0
Couldn't find the information 3.4 6.3*E 3.2 6.3*E
Do not have the prerequisites 3.7 6.0E 3.9 5.0E
No employer support 8.5 7.2E 7.6 7.2
Inconvenient time 12.3 10.5 15.2 14.2
Inconvenient place 6.9 6.9E 10.2 8.5E
Dispositional barriers 25.1 25.5 22.7 19.5
Not sure it is worth it 10.8 10.3 8.6 8.3E
No confidence/interest/motivation 16.5 18.7 16.3 13.3
Other 22.3 15.9* 17.4 16.0
* significantly different from the Canadian-born population at the 5% level
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: Multiple answers were allowed.
Source: Statistics Canada, Access and Support to Education and Training Survey, 2008.