| 0 to 6 months | 7 to 24 months | 25 to 48 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | |||
| All difficulties cited | |||
| All Immigrants | |||
| Not enough Canadian job experience | 62.6 |
62.4 |
49.8 |
| No connections in the job market | 33.1 |
37.1 |
37.1 |
| Foreign experience not accepted | 42.6 |
37.9 |
36.6 |
| Foreign qualifications not accepted | 39.2 |
38.0 |
35.4 |
| Lack of employment opportunities | 29.1 |
42.7 |
32.4 |
| Not enough Canadian job references | 33.2 |
34.8 |
32.1 |
| Language problems | 38.2 |
34.6 |
31.9 |
| Not able to find a job in my field | 14.9 |
34.8 |
29.8 |
| Not knowing enough people working | 15.5 |
20.1 |
20.4 |
| Not having family or friends who could help | 9.8 |
13.4 |
15.4 |
| Discrimination | 7.6 |
13.2 |
14.6 |
| Not knowing how to find a job | 9.7 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
| Childcare constraints | n.a. |
3.3 |
4.6 |
| Transportation constraints | 8.7 |
6.4 |
3.9 |
| Not knowing the city | 6.3 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
| Other | 9.0 |
9.5 |
12.9 |
| Economic Immigrants | |||
| Not enough Canadian job experience | 64.1 |
62.6 |
50.0 |
| Foreign experience not accepted | 44.1 |
39.7 |
38.8 |
| No connections in the job market | 34.7 |
38.4 |
38.2 |
| Foreign qualifications not accepted | 40.3 |
39.0 |
37.0 |
| Lack of employment opportunities | 30.9 |
44.2 |
33.6 |
| Not enough Canadian job references | 34.2 |
35.7 |
33.2 |
| Language problems | 37.9 |
33.7 |
31.3 |
| Not able to find a job in my field | 14.9 |
37.0 |
30.9 |
| Not knowing enough people working | 16.4 |
21.4 |
22.0 |
| Not having family or friends who could help | 10.8 |
14.3 |
16.9 |
| Discrimination | 7.7 |
13.6 |
16.0 |
| Not knowing how to find a job | 9.4 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
| Childcare constraints | n.a. |
3.3 |
4.2 |
| Transportation constraints | 7.9 |
5.8 |
3.5 |
| Not knowing the city | 5.6 |
5.2 |
3.1 |
| Other | 9.1 |
9.2 |
12.8 |
| Family class immigrants | |||
| Not enough Canadian job experience | 54.6 |
63.6 |
49.8 |
| No connections in the job market | 24.6 |
31.6 |
35.5 |
| Language problems | 36.0 |
36.4 |
30.1 |
| Not able to find a job in my field | 13.4 |
25.6 |
27.5 |
| Not enough Canadian job references | 28.2 |
30.9 |
27.0 |
| Lack of employment opportunities | 18.5 |
35.2 |
25.0 |
| Foreign experience not accepted | 35.1 |
28.2 |
23.5 |
| Foreign qualifications not accepted | 33.1 |
31.0 |
22.5 |
| Not knowing enough people working | 10.1E |
12.9E |
12.3E |
| Not knowing how to find a job | 9.4E |
10.2E |
9.0E |
| Childcare constraints | n.a. |
X |
X |
| Discrimination | 7.0E |
10.8E |
6.8E |
| Not having family or friends who could help | 2.8E |
8.6E |
6.6E |
| Transportation constraints | 12.5 |
10.5E |
5.7E |
| Not knowing the city | 8.5E |
7.0E |
X |
| Other | 8.0E |
8.5E |
14.2E |
| Refugees | |||
| Not enough Canadian job experience | 51.2 |
57.8 |
45.1 |
| Language problems | 56.8 |
46.5 |
43.1 |
| Foreign qualifications not accepted | 32.9 |
35.4 |
35.8 |
| Lack of employment opportunities | 17.9E |
31.1 |
29.6 |
| Foreign experience not accepted | 30.5 |
28.0 |
29.1 |
| Not enough Canadian job references | 23.7 |
29.9 |
24.8 |
| No connections in the job market | 21.1E |
27.2 |
23.8 |
| Not able to find a job in my field | 20.1E |
17.1 |
18.5E |
| Not knowing enough people working | 12.3E |
15.6E |
13.3E |
| Not knowing how to find a job | 18.9E |
14.6E |
12.1E |
| Not having family or friends who could help | 7.8E |
9.3E |
11.7E |
| Discrimination | 5.3E |
12.4E |
9.3E |
| Not knowing the city | 16.4E |
7.1E |
F |
| Transportation constraints | 15.1E |
7.3E |
5.1E |
| Childcare constraints | n.a. |
F |
X |
| Other | 9.3E |
14.2 |
13.3E |
| Source: Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2005 | |||