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Table 8.7a. Labour force rates, Canada, 2001
  Employment rate1 Unemployment rate2 Participation rate3
percentage
Canada
44
37
70
1. Refers to the number of employed immigrants over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
2. Refers to the number of immigrants who are unemployed and looking for work over the total number of immigrants in the labour force.
3. Refers to the number of immigrants in the labour force over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
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 8.7b. Labour force rates, by province and region, 2001
Province or region Employment rate1 Unemployment rate2 Participation rate3
percentage
Atlantic provinces
42
33
63
Quebec
32
53
67
Ontario
47
35
72
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
55
22
70
Alberta
56
24
73
British Columbia
40
37
64
1. Refers to the number of employed immigrants over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
2. Refers to the number of immigrants who are unemployed and looking for work over the total number of immigrants in the labour force.
3. Refers to the number of immigrants in the labour force over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
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 8.7c. Labour force rates, by selected census metropolitan areas, 2001
Census metropolitan area Employment rate1 Unemployment rate2 Participation rate3
percentage
Toronto
48
35
74
Montréal
31
54
68
Calgary
57
25
76
Vancouver
38
39
63
1. Refers to the number of employed immigrants over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
2. Refers to the number of immigrants who are unemployed and looking for work over the total number of immigrants in the labour force.
3. Refers to the number of immigrants in the labour force over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
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.