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Table 9  New immigrants aged 25 to 44 who experienced difficulties finding employment: Most serious difficulties experienced, by immigration category and time since arrival
  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