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Table C. Immigrants' integration challenges, by province of residence, 2001
  Quebec Ontario Alberta British Columbia Canada
(1) Total (number)
24,675
93,448
12,585
28,275
164,203
Tried to get services or achieve task number
(2) Health care
16,468
71,887
10,097
19,889
122,540
(3) Find housing
20,472
69,993
9,423
21,200
125,051
(4) Get education or training
18,005
62,017
7,723
17,744
108,865
(5) Find employment
16,547
69,311
9,211
18,101
116,695
Tried to get services or achieve task (as % of line 1) percentage
(6) Health care
67
77
80
70
75
(7) Find housing
83
75
75
75
76
(8) Get education or training
73
66
61
63
66
(9) Find employment
67
74
73
64
71
Reported problem(s) getting services or achieving task number
(10 )Health care
5,795
15,763
1,969
4,601
28,648
(11) Find housing
9,255
27,731
2,817
6,392
47,138
(12) Get education or training
6,790
24,539
2,974
7,858
43,131
(13) Find employment
12,026
50,280
5,130
12,386
81,518
Reported problem(s) getting services or achieving task (as % of lines 2 to 5) percentage
(14) Health care
35
22
20
23
23
(15) Find housing
45
40
30
30
38
(16) Get education or training
38
40
39
44
40
(17) Find employment
73
73
56
68
70
Most serious problems (top 3)
Health care (as % of line 10) percentage
(18) Waiting list or doctor availability
52
44
53
37
45
(19) Financial
19
17
12E
26
19
(20) Language
13
15
20
17
15
Find housing (as % of line 11)
(21) Too expensive
19
37
27
26
31
(22) No guarantor or co-signer
19
28
15E
12
23
(23) No suitable housing available
16
5
14E
22
11
Get education or training (as % of line 12)
(24) Language
24
29
23
29
27
(25) Cost
21
29
28
14
25
(26) Not enough courses or courses are full
...
...
14E
21
11
(27) Lack of recognition of foreign qualification or
work experience
13
...
...
...
...
(28) Lack of time
...
10
...
...
...
Find employment (as % of line 13)
(29) Lack of Canadian job experience or references
29
28
25
27
28
(30) Lack of recognition of foreign qualifications or
work experience
20
27
23
...
24
(31) Language
23
19
24
28
22
(32) No suitable jobs or no jobs available
...
...
...
16
...
Received help with most serious problem(s) number
(33) Health care
1,674
4,070
752
1,451
8,149
(34) Find housing
4,215
11,088
1,100
2,273
19,124
(35) Get education or training
3,283
8,789
1,160
2,553
16,114
(36) Find employment
4,476
16,411
2,234
3,819
27,525
Received help with most serious problem(s) (as % of lines 10 to 13) percentage
(37) Health care
29
26
38
32
28
(38) Find housing
46
40
39
36
41
(39) Get education or training
48
36
39
32
37
(40) Find employment
37
33
44
31
34
Sources of help (top 3)
Health care (as % of line 33) percentage
(41) Relatives or household members
28
42
38E
40
38
(42) Friends
36
39
30E
37
37
(43) Health workers
25E
12E
24E
9E
15
Find housing (as % of line 34)
(44) Friends
70
63
49
58
63
(45) Relatives or household members
14
25
18E
19
22
(46) Settlement organizations1
17
9
16E
9E
11
Get education or training (as % of line 35)
(47) Friends
39
37
28E
29
35
(48) Relatives or household members
27
36
25E
30
32
(49) Education workers
30
33
...
32
32
(50) Settlement organizations1
...
...
28E
...
...
Find employment (as % of line 36)
(51) Friends
30
39
29
37
36
(52) Relatives or household members
...
29
19E
26
26
(53) Settlement organizations1
36
...
34
...
21
(54) Education workers
...
20
...
18
...
(55) Government agencies
21
...
...
...
...
Did not receive help needed for most serious problem number
(56) Health care
1,978
4,503
468
675
7,777
(57) Find housing
3,015
7,073
529
767
11,582
(58) Get education or training
3,019
7,820
872
1,313
13,216
(59) Find employment
4,775
15,768
1,491
2,043
24,327
Did not receive help needed for most serious problem (as % of lines 10 to 13) percentage
(60) Health care
34
29
24
15
27
(61) Find housing
33
26
19
12
25
(62) Get education or training
44
32
29
17
31
(63) Find employment
40
31
29
16
30
Type of help needed and not received (top 3)
Health care (as % of line 56) percentage
(64) Financial
40
29
F
30E
32
(65) Information
21E
26
36E
31E
26
(66) Counselling
13E
22
26E
21E
20
Find housing (as % of line 57)
(67) Information
43
34
37E
40E
37
(68) Counselling
32
27
36E
34E
29
(69) Financial
25
29
F
F
26
Get education or training (as % of line 58)
(70) Financial
44
45
41
21E
42
(71) Information
33
25
42
38
30
(72) Counselling
20
25
30E
43
26
Find employment (as % of line 59)
(73) Counselling
34
48
41
45
44
(74) Information
42
40
33
42
40
(75) Language
15
...
10E
...
12
(76) Financial
...
13
...
...
...
(77) Transportation
...
...
...
8E
...
1. Settlement organizations grouping includes ethnic or cultural groups, religious groups, immigrant or refugee serving agencies and community organizations.
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.