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Myth: Newcomers to Canada are Unskilled or Uneducated

 
 

Facts

  • 42.2% of recent immigrants residing in Simcoe County between the ages of 25-64 have a university degree.

    • 2016 Census, Target group profile of the population by immigration and citizenship status, Community Data Program (distributor).
  • At the time of the 2016 Census, 60.8% of immigrants aged 25-64 years in Simcoe County had completed postsecondary education.

    • 2016 Census, Target group profile of the population by immigration and citizenship status, Community Data Program (distributor).
  • 42.4% of engineering graduates in Simcoe County are immigrants.

    • 2016 Census, Target group profile of the population by immigration and citizenship status, Community Data Program (distributor).
  • 55.2% of immigrants residing in Simcoe County obtained their education in Canada.

    • 2016 Census, Target group profile of the population by immigration and citizenship status, Community Data Program (distributor). 
       

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