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Table 3 Average weekly wages and distribution of internationally educated immigrants by NRI and years in Canada—2006 (weighted)

From: The cost of immigrants’ occupational mismatch and the effectiveness of postarrival policies in Canada

 

NRI (for native born)

 

Years in Canada

1.0–0.2

0.2–0.0

Total

 Less than 5 years

21.8 %

78.2 %

239,775

887

636

685

 More than 5 years

24.7 %

75.3 %

421,900

1143

866

926

  Increase in wage

28.9 %

36.2 %

35.2 %

 Less than 10 years

22.6 %

77.4 %

343,855

911

683

737

 More than 10 years

24.8 %

75.2 %

317,820

1195

889

948

  Increase in wage

31.2 %

30.2 %

28.6 %

Total

23.7 %

76.3 %

661,675

1098

781

839

  1. Notes: (i) Weekly average wages are reported below percentages. (ii) Since the numbers are rounded, the totals can be slightly different than those in Table 1