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Table 9.6a. Number of immigrants reporting loans, by immigration category, 2001
Number of immigrants reporting Family Economic Refugees All immigrants
Skilled workers Other economic All economic
Total1
43,794
98,919
10,467
109,386
9,769
163,681
1. Immigrants who do not know, refuse or do not state existence of loans are excluded.
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 9.6b. Immigrants' incidence of loans, by immigration category, 2001
Immigrants' incidence of loans Family Economic Refugees All immigrants
Skilled workers Other economic All economic
percentage
Without loan
93
90
84
89
87
90
With loan(s)
7
11
16
11
13
10
Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%.
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 9.6c. Immigrants' average and median loan amount, by immigration category, 2001
Immigrants' loan amounts Family Economic Refugees All immigrants
Skilled workers Other economic All economic
current dollars
Average amount1
57,410
41,120
171,480
57,330
4,520
52,720
Median amount1
19,000
8,000
140,000
10,000
3,500
10,000
1. Immigrants who do not have loans or who do not know, refuse or do not state their loan amount are excluded from this calculation.
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.