Context

The first wave
The second wave
Purpose of this publication
Analysis notes

The first wave

Results from the first wave of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) were officially released on September 4 th, 2003. The data were released in the form of a Statistics Canada Daily article accompanied by a more detailed analytical article entitled "Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada: Process, progress and prospects". The article focused on the initial experience of newcomers. A few key areas of settlement were explored including: immigrants' destination choice and the reason for that choice; initial experiences in finding suitable housing, accessing health care services, pursuing further training and entering the labour force; and difficulties encountered during the settlement process. In addition, the file was also made available through Statistics Canada's Research Data Centres.

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The second wave

Data from the second wave of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada will be officially released during the fall of 2005. Results from Wave 2, which follow up on the same immigrants two years after their arrival, will allow researchers, using longitudinal analysis, to look at the settlement experiences of new immigrants after six months and two years.

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Purpose of this publication

The purpose of this publication is to expand on the descriptive analysis previously released and to provide a more detailed benchmark from which the upcoming results from Wave 2 can be expanded.

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Analysis notes

This publication is a compilation of research conducted by individual authors from Statistics Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Each chapter has been analyzed and written independently. Measures have been taken to ensure consistency for major concepts and variables. However it was up to the discretion of each author how to approach the analysis. As a result there may be some variation in the approach to analysis between chapters.