A new Statistics Canada report has found that nearly three-quarters of university-educated immigrants received their degrees outside the country.
This figure has increased since 2000, with the majority of new or recently arrived immigrants (84 percent) having obtained their highest degree outside of Canada.
Titled “Differences in the location of study of university-educated immigrants,” the report found that immigrants’ education changes significantly depending on the country of origin. It also showed that the number of immigrants who achieved an education level higher than a bachelor’s degree did so outside their country of birth.
“Variations by country of birth are especially noticeable even among recent immigrants, as those from certain countries had a much higher probability of having studied in their birth country (such as the Philippines), while those from other countries (such as China) had a higher probability of having studied in Canada,” the report concluded.
The country of origin with the highest proportion of foreign-educated was the Philippines (96 percent). Comparatively, France (74 percent) and China (76 percent) had the lowest proportions. However, the agency found the top 12 countries were separated by fewer differences than those who arrived in the 1990s and before 1990.
