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Table 8.1a. Number and percentage of immigrants who tried to find employment, by immigration category, 2001
Immigrants Family Skilled worker principal applicants Skilled worker spouse and dependants Other economic Refugees All immigrants
Total number of immigrants
44,149
57,625
41,390
10,467
9,822
164,203
Number of immigrants who tried to find employment
27,069
51,877
27,352
5,045
4,661
116,695
Percentage of immigrants who tried to find employment
61
90
66
48
47
71
Percentages may exceed 100% because multiple responses allowed.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.

Table 8.1b. How immigrants looked for employment, by immigration category, 2001
How immigrants looked for employment Family Skilled worker principal applicants Skilled worker spouse and dependants Other economic Refugees All immigrants
percentage
Applied directly to employer
48
56
48
31
35
51
English or French newspapers
41
58
52
33
34
50
Friends or relatives
49
44
42
30
48
45
Internet
19
64
40
16
10
43
Employment agency
21
44
30
12
21
33
Percentages may exceed 100% because multiple responses allowed.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.