Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada - A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences - ARCHIVED
Journals and periodicals: 89-614-X
By examining newcomers' progress over time, the LSIC affords the possibility of assisting researchers and policy-makers to go beyond existing descriptions of immigrant integration outcomes to an examination of how newcomers achieve these outcomes - in essence, the "how" and "why" dimensions. While the full value of the survey will be reached when the three waves of data collection are completed, this first wave of data provides important benchmark information.
The focus of this publication is on the early settlement experiences of immigrants, from pre-migration to the first six months after arrival. First an overview of the LSIC population is provided, looking at both pre-migration characteristics as well as those at arrival. This is followed by a comprehensive look at the first six months of the settlement process, looking at things such as health, housing and mobility; education and training taken since arrival; employment, income and the general perception of the immigrant's settlement experience. Finally, a more in-depth look at problems and difficulties newcomers experience in four key areas of integration is presented: accessing health services, finding housing, accessing education and training and finding employment. Challenges to integration are examined in terms of what help was needed, received and from whom, or needed and not received.
Titles | Release date | More Information |
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Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada - A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, 2001/2002 - ARCHIVED | September 13, 2005 | More information |
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Subjects and keywords
Subjects
Keywords
- Country of origin
- Earnings
- Educational attainment
- Employment
- Friendship and kinship patterns
- Health services
- Health status indicators
- Housing
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- Income
- Job satisfaction
- Job search
- Labour market
- Languages
- Multiple jobholders
- Occupations
- Official languages
- Population characteristics
- Qualifications
- Quality of life
- Refugees
- Savings
- Shelter costs
- Skilled workers
- Social support
- Training
- Type of work
- Unemployment
- Visible minorities
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