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Table 13  Difficulties encountered when taking or seeking language courses, by immigration category and time since arrival
  7 to 24 months 25 to 48 months
All immigrants Economic Family Refugee All immigrants Economic Family Refugee
%
All problems cited regarding language training
Time constraints
39.0
40.4
36.9
36.2E
41.3
43.0
34.0
47.0E
Financial constraints
27.3
33.9
13.8E
23.7E
28.1
31.7
20.1E
22.3E
The lack of courses/courses are full/waiting list too long
30.3
35.6
23.6
15.8E
23.5
25.3
17.0E
26.6E
Not knowing how to find out about language training
16.3
18.1
9.0E
25.5E
17.7
18.4
X
X
Communication problems
17.4
13.3
24.3E
24.3E
16.1
14.5E
18.0E
24.3E
Not knowing where to find courses or programs
15.9
17.9
11.0E
15.8E
15.8
17.0
X
X
Transportation constraints
13.0
X
22.5E
X
10.0
X
12.5E
X
Childcare constraints
10.2
11.1E
X
X
9.0
X
9.8E
X
Not understanding the process or system
8.9
X
X
17.9E
7.0E
8.3E
X
X
Discrimination
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Other
11.5
10.8E
12.7E
13.1E
8.7E
6.4
13.9
F
Most serious problems cited regarding language training*
Time constraints
25.5
24.0
29.1
25.2E
27.3
28.4
22.5E
29.6E
Financial constraints
14.5
17.0
8.2E
16.3E
16.4
18.1
14.8E
9.0E
The lack of courses/courses are full/waiting list too long
17.4
19.3
15.5E
10.9E
14.3
14.4E
10.3E
23.2E
Communication problems
10.2
7.2E
15.0E
16.1E
10.9
10.0E
11.4E
18.0E
Not knowing how to find out about language training
4.9E
5.9E
X
X
7.8E
8.0E
X
X
Not knowing where to find courses or programs
6.7E
8.1E
X
X
4.5E
5.3E
X
X
Childcare constraints
4.2E
4.5E
X
X
4.3E
4.1E
X
X
Transportation constraints
4.5E
X
9.5E
X
4.0E
X
X
X
Not understanding the process or system
X
X
X
X
F
X
X
X
Discrimination
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Other
9.3
8.6E
10.0E
11.9E
8.8E
7.1E
13.9E
F
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%.
Source: Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2005