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Table 6
Multinomial model of immigrants’ moving to Alberta
| Variable | Model A | Model B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moved not to Alberta | Moved not to Alberta | Moved not to Alberta | Moved not to Alberta | |
| coefficient | ||||
| Age | 0.046*** | 0.053* | 0.046*** | 0.054* |
| Age squared | -0.001*** | -0.001** | -0.001*** | -0.001** |
| Female | -0.071*** | -0.174*** | -0.071*** | -0.175*** |
| Married × age | -0.117*** | -0.094*** | -0.117*** | -0.095*** |
| Married × age squared | 0.001*** | 0.001* | 0.001*** | 0.001* |
| Married | 1.990*** | 1.776*** | 1.993*** | 1.785*** |
| Foreign degree | 0.387*** | 0.326*** | 0.386*** | 0.324*** |
| Atlantic | 1.430*** | 3.193*** | 1.408*** | 2.775*** |
| Montréal | 0.359*** | 0.104 | 0.351*** | -0.067 |
| Rest of Quebec | 2.002*** | 2.946*** | 1.991*** | 2.752*** |
| Rest of Ontario | 1.047*** | 2.204*** | 1.052*** | 2.279*** |
| Prairies | 0.873*** | 3.319*** | 0.890*** | 3.574*** |
| Vancouver | 0.097*** | 1.369*** | 0.099*** | 1.398*** |
| Rest of British Columbia | 1.527*** | 3.895*** | 1.524*** | 3.821*** |
| Years in Canada | -0.056*** | -0.080*** | -0.056*** | -0.080*** |
| Employment insurance | 0.002 | 0.121** | 0.004 | 0.124** |
| Social assistance | 0.222*** | 0.289*** | 0.224*** | 0.290*** |
| Unemployment rate | 0.028*** | -0.011 | … | … |
| Employment growth | -0.017*** | -0.060*** | … | … |
| Period from 2001 to 2005 | 0.046*** | 0.220*** | 0.011 | 0.219*** |
| Δunemployment 1 | … | … | 0.034*** | 0.091*** |
| Δemployment growth 2 | … | … | -0.014** | -0.014 |
| Linguistic ability | -0.031** | -0.128*** | -0.031** | -0.128*** |
| Region of origin 2 | -0.295*** | -0.424*** | -0.296*** | -0.426*** |
| Region of origin 3 | -0.134*** | -0.263*** | -0.137*** | -0.268*** |
| Region of origin 4 | 0.159*** | 0.204** | 0.155*** | 0.199** |
| Region of origin 5 | 0.295*** | 0.909*** | 0.292*** | 0.904*** |
| Region of origin 6 | 0.236*** | 0.203** | 0.232*** | 0.198** |
| Region of origin 7 | 0.227*** | 0.145* | 0.224*** | 0.141* |
| Region of origin 8 | -0.098*** | -0.337*** | -0.100*** | -0.340*** |
| Region of origin 9 | 0.046 | 0.020 | 0.044 | 0.017 |
| Business | 0.264*** | -0.027 | 0.265*** | -0.028 |
| Skilled | 0.363*** | 0.448*** | 0.363*** | 0.448*** |
| Other | 0.306*** | 0.349*** | 0.306*** | 0.349*** |
| Constant | -4.720*** | -7.745*** | -4.603*** | -8.165*** |
p<0.05
p<0.01
p<0.001
Δunemployment is the difference in the unemployment rates between the province in which an individual resides and Alberta.
Δemployment growthis the difference in the employment growths between the province in which an individual resides and Alberta.
Note(s):
Standard errors are available upon request for all models.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Administrative Databank.
