Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB)

Educational attainment at immigration of immigrant, category

Educational attainment at immigration refers to the highest level of education that an immigrant had successfully completed at the time of being granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Successful completion of a level of education refers to the achievement of the learning objectives of that level, typically validated through the assessment of acquired knowledge, skills and competencies.

Immigrant refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.