Government-assisted refugees are people living outside their home country and outside Canada who are unwilling to return to their home country for well founded fear of persecution and who are supported by the Canadian government for one year after their arrival to Canada. Privately sponsored refugees are people living outside their home country and outside Canada who are unwilling to return to their home country for well founded fear of persecution and who are supported by a private sponsor for one year after their arrival to Canada.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Are Refugees More Likely to Leave Initial Destinations than Economic Immigrants? Recent Evidence from Canadian Longitudinal Administrative Data, 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Education level breakdown of refugees at landing in Canada 2020, by admission class
This statistic shows the distribution of education level at landing among adults who immigrated to Canada as refugees as of 2020, according to the admission class. Almost three quarter of adults who immigrated to Canada as government-assisted refugees in childhood had a level of education lower than that of high school.
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StatCan. (January 28, 2020). Distribution of education level at landing among adults who immigrated to Canada as refugees as of 2020, by admission class [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/551071/refugee-graduation-rates-by-admission-class-canada/
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Distribution of education level at landing among adults who immigrated to Canada as refugees as of 2020, by admission class [Graph], StatCan, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/551071/refugee-graduation-rates-by-admission-class-canada/