Table 1 Key Common Average Characteristics of Immigrant and Canadian Born Individuals (2006) †
Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Canadian Born | Immigrants | Canadian Born | Immigrants | |
% of Population | 44.0 | 10.2 | 37.3 | 8.5 |
Weekly earnings ($) | 1183.7 | 1152.6 | 840.0 | 816.9 |
Ln weekly earnings | 6.871 | 6.829 | 6.582 | 6.549 |
Total years of schooling | 13.3 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
In Canada | 13.3 | 3.2 | 13.6 | 3.3 |
In birth country | 13.3 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 10.6 |
Total potential experience (years) | 21.8 | 24.0 | 21.7 | 23.9 |
In Canada | 21.8 | 17.0 | 21.7 | 17.4 |
In birth country | 21.8 | 7.0 | 21.7 | 6.5 |
Real GDP per capita ratio | ||||
At time of graduation (q s ) | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.0 | 0.65 |
At time of immigration (q x ) | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.0 | 0.43 |
Sample size | 588,045 | 136,545 | 499,055 | 113,445 |