1. Profile of Trade NAFTA VisaScreen Applicants July 1, 2003 – July 31, 2004 Department of Global Research and Test Administration

2. VisaScreen Trade NAFTA Applicants July 2003 – July 2004

3. Gender & Marital Status of TN Applicants

4. Average Age of TN Applicants

5. Country of Education

6. Number of Professional Licenses

7. States of U.S. Licensure

8. ProfessionTOEFLTWETSETOEIC IELTS Pass % (N) CLS90.0(27)89.7 (26)51.6(16)-- 70.0(7) OT100.0(2) 100(2)-- PT90.9(10)81.8(9)71.4(5)-- RN88.2 (180)79.0(162)70.0(98)100.0(1) 89.0(65) English Pass Rates of TN Applicants

9. Trade NAFTA RN VisaScreen Applicant Data 95% of certified registered nurse applicants held a U.S. license 5% completed the CGFNS examination 459 registered nurse applicants applied under 212(r) status

10. Special CGFNS Test Administrations 28 applicants sat for CGFNS exam in May & June 2004 79% applicants lived in the U.S. Over half were educated in Canada Other countries of education: Philippines, Nigeria, India, Poland, UK Overall pass rate was 28.6%

11. CGFNS Test Administrations in Canada

12. Pass Rates at Canadian Test Sites

14. Trade NAFTA E-mail Survey Methodology TN applicants who applied between July 2003 & July 2004 were contacted via e-mail 2,505 eligible applicants had e-mail addresses Applicants were sent the surveys on March 31, 2005; cut off date of return was April 18, 2005 968 applicants responded - 38.6% response rate

15. Demographics 56.1% lived in the US 92.1% were educated in Canada 96.9% of applicants were registered nurses 93.3% applied for Trade NAFTA status

16. Information about Visa Requirements

17. Assistance with U.S. Immigration Process

18. U.S. StateNumberPercent Michigan (MI)30535% California (CA)18521% Minnesota (MN)15317% North Carolina (NC)10812% Florida (FL)799% Texas (TX)657% Connecticut (CT)637% New York (NY)627% Arizona (AZ)617% Washington (WA)536% Top Ten States of U.S. Licensure

19. Top Ten Canadian Provinces of Licensure Canadian ProvinceNumberPercent Ontario (ON)46074% British Columbia (BC)589% Alberta (AB)518% Quebec (PQ)244% Newfoundland (NF)193% New Brunswick (NB)173% Manitoba (MB)152% Nova Scotia (NS)152% Saskatchewan (SK)102% Prince Edward Island (PE)51%

20. Years of U.S. Licensure

21. Years of Canadian License

22. Years of Employment

23. Top Five Specialty Areas of Employment

24. Top Ten States of U.S. Employment

25. Years of Employment in Canada

26. Top Countries of Employment Prior to Canada

27. Methods of Seeking U.S. Employment