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Table 4 Average weekly wages and distribution of internationally educated immigrants by NHRI, NVRI, and years in Canada—2006 (weighted)

From: Is the lower return to immigrants’ foreign schooling a postarrival problem in Canada?

 

NHRI

NVRI

 

Years in Canada

1.0–0.2

0.2–0.0

1.0–0.2

0.2–0.0

Total

Less than 5 years

23 %

77 %

67 %

33 %

298,110

897

657

749

641

713

More than 5 years

25 %

75 %

76 %

24 %

486,160

1154

907

994

889

970

Less than 10 years

24 %

76 %

69 %

31 %

424,125

964

712

812

686

772

More than 10 years

25 %

75 %

77 %

23 %

360,145

1170

928

1010

917

989

  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