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0 to 6 months | 7 to 24 months | 25 to 48 months | |
---|---|---|---|
Most serious difficulty | |||
All immigrants | |||
Not enough Canadian job experience | 26.4 |
27.0 |
19.2 |
Language problems | 19.1 |
15.1 |
15.9 |
Lack of employment opportunities | 8.9 |
13.4 |
11.7 |
Foreign qualifications not accepted | 12.4 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
No connections in the job market | 4.7 |
5.3 |
9.2 |
Foreign experience not accepted | 13.5 |
10.7 |
8.6 |
Not able to find a job in my field | 3.0 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
Discrimination | 1.3E |
2.5 |
3.8 |
Not enough Canadian job references | 2.4 |
2.4 |
3.1E |
Not knowing how to find a job | 1.8 |
1.1E |
1.6E |
Not knowing enough people working | 0.5E |
0.5E |
1.1E |
Childcare constraints | n.a. |
0.6E |
0.7E |
Not having family or friends who could help | X |
X |
F |
Transportation constraints | 1.0E |
X |
X |
Not knowing the city | X |
X |
X |
Other | 4.8 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Economic immigrants | |||
Not enough Canadian job experience | 26.9 |
26.7 |
19.1 |
Language problems | 17.9 |
14.2 |
14.7 |
Lack of employment opportunities | 9.3 |
13.5 |
12.4 |
Foreign qualifications not accepted | 12.2 |
10.7 |
11.2 |
Foreign experience not accepted | 14.6 |
12.2 |
9.5 |
No connections in the job market | 4.7 |
5.5 |
9.4 |
Not able to find a job in my field | 2.7 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
Discrimination | 1.4E |
2.4 |
4.4 |
Not enough Canadian job references | 2.5 |
2.5 |
3.4E |
Not knowing how to find a job | 1.8 |
0.9E |
1.5E |
Not knowing enough people working | 0.5E |
X |
1.1E |
Not having family or friends who could help | X |
X |
F |
Childcare constraints | n.a. |
0.7E |
X |
Transportation constraints | X |
X |
X |
Not knowing the city | X |
X |
X |
Other | 4.8 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Family class immigrants | |||
Not enough Canadian job experience | 25.2 |
30.1 |
21.9E |
Language problems | 23.2 |
15.5 |
19.6E |
Not able to find a job in my field | X |
X |
10.8E |
Foreign qualifications not accepted | 14.8 |
13.7E |
9.9E |
No connections in the job market | X |
X |
9.0E |
Lack of employment opportunities | X |
14.9 |
8.1E |
Foreign experience not accepted | 7.7E |
X |
X |
Childcare constraints | n.a. |
X |
X |
Not enough Canadian job references | X |
X |
X |
Not knowing how to find a job | X |
X |
X |
Not knowing enough people working | X |
X |
X |
Discrimination | X |
X |
X |
Not knowing the city | X |
X |
X |
Not having family or friends who could help | X |
X |
X |
Transportation constraints | 3.1E |
X |
X |
Other | 4.5E |
4.4E |
7.3E |
Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Refugees | |||
Language problems | 38.7 |
30.7 |
26.6 |
Foreign qualifications not accepted | 7.5E |
10.7E |
19.6E |
Not enough Canadian job experience | 17.8E |
25.8 |
13.9E |
Lack of employment opportunities | X |
7.0 |
10.4E |
No connections in the job market | X |
X |
6.6E |
Foreign experience not accepted | F |
X |
X |
Discrimination | X |
X |
X |
Not able to find a job in my field | X |
X |
F |
Not knowing how to find a job | X |
X |
X |
Not enough Canadian job references | X |
X |
X |
Not knowing enough people working | X |
X |
X |
Not having family or friends who could help | X |
X |
X |
Transportation constraints | X |
X |
X |
Childcare constraints | n.a. |
X |
X |
Not knowing the city | X |
X |
X |
Other | F |
F |
7.7E |
Total | 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 |