Selected characteristics
of immigrants |
Family class immigrants |
Economic-class immigrants |
Refugees |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal applicant |
Spouse and dependants |
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| Number |
||||
| Total number of immigrants1 | 44,100 |
61,600 |
47,900 |
9,800 |
% |
||||
| Men | 37.5 |
77.0 |
25.3 |
49.1 |
| Women | 62.5 |
23.0 |
74.7 |
50.9 |
| Age group | ||||
| 15 to 24 years | 27.0 |
1.4 |
22.0 |
32.7 |
| 25 to 44 years | 36.1 |
86.7 |
70.7 |
54.0 |
| 45 to 64 years | 25.8 |
11.8 |
7.2 |
12.6 |
| 65 years and older | 11.1 |
F |
F |
F |
| Official language skills | ||||
| Knowledge of at least one official language | 64.7 |
95.8 |
83.4 |
65.4 |
| Knowledge of neither English nor French | 35.3 |
4.2 |
16.6 |
34.6 |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| No formal education or less than high school | 29.8 |
0.7E |
12.9 |
37.8 |
| High school graduation | 21.1 |
2.8 |
11.6 |
28.3 |
| Some postsecondary, trade or college education | 21.9 |
12.0 |
24.3 |
22.2 |
| University degree | 27.2 |
84.3 |
51.1 |
11.5 |
| Region of birth | ||||
| United States | 2.0 |
0.8E |
0.6E |
F |
| Central and South America, Caribbean | 10.6 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
| Europe | 10.7 |
17.5 |
16.7 |
17.2 |
| Africa | 6.2 |
10.2 |
7.5 |
23.6 |
| Asia and Middle East | 69.1 |
66.8 |
70.5 |
52.0 |
| Oceania and other regions | 1.3 |
0.3E |
0.5E |
F |
Selected characteristics of immigrants |
Family class immigrants |
Economic-class immigrants |
Refugees |
|
| Principal applicant |
Spouse and dependants |
|||
% |
||||
| Kin and friendship networks in Canada | ||||
| Had friends and/or relatives in Canada | 96.1 |
86.2 |
81.7 |
75.4 |
| Did not have relatives or friends in Canada | 3.9 |
13.8 |
18.3 |
24.6 |
| Immigrants who tried to: | ||||
| Find suitable housing | 41.3 |
90.3 |
89.6 |
81.6 |
| Access health care | 77.4 |
71.3 |
75.1 |
80.8 |
| Pursue further training | 52.7 |
68.9 |
73.3 |
79.1 |
| Find employment | 61.5 |
88.2 |
62.7 |
47.6 |
| Ease of accessing services | ||||
| Difficulties accessing education and training | 34.9 |
42.3 |
41.4 |
30.5 |
| Difficulties entering the labour market | 56.6 |
75.5 |
74.7 |
67.5 |
| Difficulties accessing health services | 15.2 |
26.9 |
27.8 |
19.6 |
| Difficulties finding suitable housing | 15.2 |
42.0 |
41.8 |
37.9 |
| Other selected characteristics | ||||
| Immigrants living in rental housing | 55.6 |
78.7 |
80.5 |
91.6 |
| Immigrants with foreign credentials2 | 52.7 |
97.4 |
77.1 |
39.8 |
| Labour force participation rate3 | 59.3 |
89.6 |
59.7 |
43.7 |
| Employment rate4 | 39.4 |
58.7 |
34.0 |
21.3 |
| Standard symbols | ||||
| 1. All immigrants excluding the immigrant category "Other immigrants from abroad". | ||||
| 2. Includes any formal education higher than a high school diploma, such as professional or technical qualifications and any other degrees, diplomas or certificates received from outside Canada. | ||||
| 3. Refers to the number of immigrants
in the labour force (employed or unemployed) in the reference period, expressed
as a percentage of the total immigrant population aged 15 and older included
in the LSIC. The participation rate for a particular group (age, sex, admission
class, etc.) is the labour force in that group, expressed as a percentage
of the total population 15 years of age and over, in that group. |
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| 4. Refers to the number of immigrants employed in the reference period, expressed as a percentage of the total immigrant population aged 15 and older. The employment rate for a particular group (age, sex, admission class, etc.) is the number employed in that group, expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over in that group. | ||||
| Source: Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2001. | ||||