Table 2. The five most important reasons principal applicants in the economic class chose to settle in Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal, 2001

  %
Toronto
Family or friends 49.7
Job prospects 23.4
Lifestyle 4.9
Housing 4.9
Many people from the same ethnic group living there 4.6
Vancouver
Family or friends 41.3
Climate 20.0
Lifestyle 11.7
Education prospects 7.0
Job prospects 6.1E
Montréal
Family or friends 31.3
Language 18.5
Job prospects 15.8
Education prospects 10.1
Lifestyle 8.3
All other CMAs and non-CMAs
Family or friends 35.6
Job prospects 32.3
Education prospects 12.1
Lifestyle 5.6
Business prospects 5.5
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Source: Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2001.