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Table 9.1a. Number of immigrants reporting whether they brought savings to Canada, by immigration category, 2001
Number of immigrants reporting Family Economic Refugees All immigrants
Skilled workers Other economic All economic
Total
44,149
99,015
10,467
109,482
9,822
164,203
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 9.1b. Savings status of immigrants to Canada, by immigration category, 2001
Savings status Family Economic Refugees All immigrants
Skilled workers Other economic All economic
percentage
Immigrants with savings
40
93
90
93
16
74
Immigrants without savings
60
7
10
7
84
26
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.