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Tuesday, September 14, 2004  Canadian Social TrendsAutumn 2004 Each quarter, Canadian Social Trends integrates data from many sources to examine emerging social trends and issues. The autumn 2004 issue contains four articles. "Immigrants in demand: Staying or leaving?" looks at what happened to landed immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1990 and 1998 and intended to work as information technology workers, physicians and health care managers or trades workers. "Looking after seniors: Who does what for whom?" examines who provides care to our aging population. "Does French immersion improve reading achievement?" this article compares the reading achievement of Canadian 15-year-olds enrolled in immersion and non-immersion programs in English-language school systems in the 10 province.; "Class of 2000: Student loans" focuses on graduates who had government-sponsored student loans and examines how much money they owed at graduation and two years later in 2002. This issue of Canadian Social Trends also features the latest social indicators as well as information about Statistics Canada's products and services. The autumn 2004 issue of Canadian Social Trends, no. 74 (11-008-XIE, $9/$29; 11-008-XPE, $12/$39) is now available. For more information, contact Warren Clark (613-951-2560; cstsc@statcan.gc.ca), Housing, Family and Social Statistics Division. |
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