Text version: Figure 1 – Taxi drivers by highest educational attainment: immigrants and the Canadian born
Level of Education |
Canadian born |
Immigrants |
Established immigrants |
Recent immigrants |
Very recent immigrants |
None |
32.4% |
14.6% |
16.5% |
9.0% |
9.3% |
High school |
32.3% |
32.5% |
33.8% |
29.7% |
28.3% |
Trades or College diploma |
30.4% |
32.7% |
35.2% |
28.3% |
21.9% |
Bachelor's degree |
3.9% |
14.0% |
10.6% |
21.7% |
26.4% |
Master's degree |
0.7% |
5.4% |
3.3% |
9.4% |
13.2% |
Ph.D. and MDs |
0.2% |
0.8% |
0.5% |
2.0% |
0.9% |
Text version: Figure 2 – Immigrant taxi drivers by highest educational attainment: three landing cohorts
Level of Education |
Canadian born |
Immigrants |
Established immigrants |
Recent immigrants |
Very recent immigrants |
None |
32.4% |
14.6% |
16.5% |
9.0% |
9.3% |
High school |
32.3% |
32.5% |
33.8% |
29.7% |
28.3% |
Trades or College diploma |
30.4% |
32.7% |
35.2% |
28.3% |
21.9% |
Bachelor's degree |
3.9% |
14.0% |
10.6% |
21.7% |
26.4% |
Master's degree |
0.7% |
5.4% |
3.3% |
9.4% |
13.2% |
Ph.D. and MDs |
0.2% |
0.8% |
0.5% |
2.0% |
0.9% |