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| Total | Economic | Family | Refugee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| Social environment | 12.7 |
14.0 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
| Cultural aspects (e.g. freedom, human rights) | 3.2 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
5.0E |
| Health care system | 5.3 |
6.3 |
3.9 |
2.2E |
| People's attitudes | 3.9 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
3.1E |
| Lack of cultural diversity | 0.3E |
0.3E |
X |
X |
| Opportunity | 31.5 |
37.7 |
19.2 |
20.6 |
| Lack of educational opportunities for self and family | 0.6 |
0.8E |
X |
X |
| Cannot achieve desired lifestyle or QOL | 0.8 |
1.0 |
X |
X |
| Lack of employment opportunities | 17.4 |
21.8 |
8.3 |
12.0 |
| Poor economic conditions | 1.6 |
2.0 |
0.6E |
1.5E |
| High taxes | 11.1 |
12.1 |
9.6 |
6.2 |
| Safety and Security | 1.5 |
1.4 |
1.6E |
1.8E |
| Do not feel safe/family not feel safe | 0.9 |
0.7E |
1.1E |
1.5E |
| Ethnic, Religious or Interracial tension | 0.6E |
0.7E |
X |
X |
| Climate and Physical Environment | 26.7 |
22.5 |
34.3 |
37.5 |
| Other | 8.6 |
9.3 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
| Poor quality of housing | 0.3E |
0.3E |
X |
X |
| Other | 8.3 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
6.2 |
| Does not dislike anything about Canada | 19.0 |
15.4 |
27.2 |
22.0 |
| Total | 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 | ||||