The geography of immigration in Canada

Across CMAs in Ontario, the proportion of the population with a university degree varies from a low of 11.1 percent of the total population in Brantford to a high of 31.6 percent in Ottawa-Gatineau5 (Table 5). [...] In each of Ontario’s CMAs, the share of university degree holders is higher for the immigrant population than the Canadian-born with the exception of Thunder Bay. [...] In particular, the difference in participation rates between the Canadian-born and the immigrant populations is the greatest in the Atlantic Provinces especially Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia; however, these provinces have relatively small immigrant populations. [...] Total Income of University Degree Holders in Canada in 2005 Comparison of Total Income of Canadian-born and Immigrant University Degree Holders In 2005, the population both Canadian-born and immigrant with minimum a university bachelor’s degree had a median income of $43,822 and average income of $58,767, in comparison, these incomes were $25,615 and $35,498 for all education levels (Statistics Ca [...] In Quebec, the largest differential is for the 25 to 44 year old cohort, with immigrants earning 63.1 percent of the income of the Canadian-born with the income gap decreasing to 85.5 percent for the 65 year and older cohort.