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1. Provincial Nominee Program: Recent trends and provincial differences in earnings outcomes
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200004
Description: The actual earnings of provincial nominees and their relative earnings (to those of other economic immigrants) are important indicators of the ability of the Provincial Nominee Program to meet provincial labour market needs. This article updates national-level research on the earnings patterns of provincial nominees and, for the first time, provides provincial comparisons.
Release date: 2023-12-21
2. Permanent and temporary immigration to Canada from 2012 to 2014 Archived
Articles and reports: 91-209-X201600114615
Description: This chapter of the Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada shows recent trends related to international immigration in Canada.
Release date: 2016-07-05
3. Social Assistance Receipt Among Refugee Claimants in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 11-626-X2015051
Description:
This article presents information about the receipt of social assistance by refugee claimants who initiated their claim for protection during the 1999-to-2010 period. Until now, no data source has been able to supply information on social assistance receipt among the refugee claimant population. A longer, more detailed study is also available.
Release date: 2015-10-15
4. Family Income Groups (22) in Constant (2000) Dollars, Census Family Structure (6) and Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration of Male Spouse or Partner or Lone Parent (10) for Census Families in Private Households, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1995 and 2000 - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0020X2001009
Description:
This table is part of the 'Income of Individuals, Families and Households' topic, which shows 2001 Census data on the income of Canadian individuals, families and households in the year 2000, including the composition of income and the data that serve to measure low income, known as the low income cut-off (LICO). The data also include the household incomes of Canadians by family type, age, and geography, as well as the household incomes of certain population groups (such as immigrants).
The composition of income includes earnings, income from government sources and investments.
This table can be found in the Topic Bundle: Income of Individuals, Families and Households, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0020XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. Refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB for more information.
This table is available FREE on the Internet , Catalogue No. 97F0020XIE2001009.
Release date: 2003-05-13
5. Religion (95) and Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0022X2001004
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Religions in Canada," which presents 2001 Census data on the size and composition, as well as on the geographical distribution of religions in Canada.
This table can be found in the Topic Bundle: Religions in Canada, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0022XCB01000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information, refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0022XIE2001004.
Release date: 2003-05-13
6. Religion (95) and Visible Minority Groups (15) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0022X2001005
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Religions in Canada," which presents 2001 Census data on the size and composition, as well as on the geographical distribution of religions in Canada.
This table can be found in the Topic Bundle: Religions in Canada, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0022XCB01000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information, refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0022XIE2001005.
Release date: 2003-05-13
7. Pockets of belief: religious attendance patterns in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 11-008-X20020046493
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article highlights areas of high and low attendance throughout Canada and examines factors that affect religious attendance including demographics, immigration patterns and the cultural history of the region.
Release date: 2003-03-18
8. Hours Worked in the Reference Week (12), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10B), Age Groups (11A) and Sex (3) for Employed Labour Force, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1981 to 2001 Censuses, and for Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1991 to 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0012X2001005
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Canada's Workforce: Paid Work," which presents 2001 Census data on the paid work of the Canadian workforce, including detailed industry and occupation data, class of worker and work activity during the reference year. Labour market information is available for small areas and small population groups.
These data are used by governments, businesses, labour unions and others to analyze labour market conditions throughout the country. For small areas, the census is useful in allowing for comparisons of labour market structure and performance between areas. Similarly, for small population groups, such as visible minorities, immigrants and language groups, the census allows the assessment of the occupational structure and labour market status and integration of these groups compared with the population as a whole. The census is also the only source of data covering the entire labour market, including Indian reserves, overseas households, and all provinces and territories. Given the size of the census sample, this level of industry and occupation detail is reliable at very detailed levels of geography.
This table can be found in Topic Bundle: Canada's Workforce: Paid Work, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0012XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0012XIE2001005.
Release date: 2003-02-11
9. Work Activity in the Reference Year (23A), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10), Age Groups (17B) and Sex (3) for Population 15 Years and Over, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1971, 1981 to 2001 Censuses, and for Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1991 to 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0012X2001008
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Canada's Workforce: Paid Work," which presents 2001 Census data on the paid work of the Canadian workforce, including detailed industry and occupation data, class of worker and work activity during the reference year. Labour market information is available for small areas and small population groups.
These data are used by governments, businesses, labour unions and others to analyze labour market conditions throughout the country. For small areas, the census is useful in allowing for comparisons of labour market structure and performance between areas. Similarly, for small population groups, such as visible minorities, immigrants and language groups, the census allows the assessment of the occupational structure and labour market status and integration of these groups compared with the population as a whole. The census is also the only source of data covering the entire labour market, including Indian reserves, overseas households, and all provinces and territories. Given the size of the census sample, this level of industry and occupation detail is reliable at very detailed levels of geography.
This table can be found in Topic Bundle: Canada's Workforce: Paid Work, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0012XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0012XIE2001008.
Release date: 2003-02-11
10. Canada's Ethnocultural Portrait: The Changing Mosaic, 2001 Census Archived
Table: 96F0030X2001008
Description:
This analytic document presents new information from the 2001 Census on the ethnocultural portrait of Canada. The analysis is divided into three themes: historical and recent immigration trends; growth and composition of the visible minority population; and ethnic origins of the population. The immigration theme also focusses on the characteristics and settlement patterns of immigrants who came to Canada in the past 10 years, that is, the 1990 immigrants. These three themes are examined at the national and provincial/territorial geographical levels and for census metropolitan areas.
This series includes a number of comprehensive articles that supplement the day-of-release information launched through The Daily. These catalogued articles provide an analytical perspective on the 2001 Census release topics. The number and length of these articles vary for each census release and are based on the 21 census release topics disseminated over 8 major release dates.
More focused articles were disseminated as major releases in The Dailyin the weeks following the official release of the data. Other more specialized articles were also announced in The Daily. The articles in the 2001 Census Analysis Series are available free of charge via the Internet.
Release date: 2003-01-21

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1. Family Income Groups (22) in Constant (2000) Dollars, Census Family Structure (6) and Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration of Male Spouse or Partner or Lone Parent (10) for Census Families in Private Households, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1995 and 2000 - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0020X2001009
Description:
This table is part of the 'Income of Individuals, Families and Households' topic, which shows 2001 Census data on the income of Canadian individuals, families and households in the year 2000, including the composition of income and the data that serve to measure low income, known as the low income cut-off (LICO). The data also include the household incomes of Canadians by family type, age, and geography, as well as the household incomes of certain population groups (such as immigrants).
The composition of income includes earnings, income from government sources and investments.
This table can be found in the Topic Bundle: Income of Individuals, Families and Households, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0020XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. Refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB for more information.
This table is available FREE on the Internet , Catalogue No. 97F0020XIE2001009.
Release date: 2003-05-13
2. Religion (95) and Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0022X2001004
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Religions in Canada," which presents 2001 Census data on the size and composition, as well as on the geographical distribution of religions in Canada.
This table can be found in the Topic Bundle: Religions in Canada, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0022XCB01000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information, refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0022XIE2001004.
Release date: 2003-05-13
3. Religion (95) and Visible Minority Groups (15) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0022X2001005
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Religions in Canada," which presents 2001 Census data on the size and composition, as well as on the geographical distribution of religions in Canada.
This table can be found in the Topic Bundle: Religions in Canada, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0022XCB01000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information, refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0022XIE2001005.
Release date: 2003-05-13
4. Hours Worked in the Reference Week (12), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10B), Age Groups (11A) and Sex (3) for Employed Labour Force, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1981 to 2001 Censuses, and for Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1991 to 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0012X2001005
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Canada's Workforce: Paid Work," which presents 2001 Census data on the paid work of the Canadian workforce, including detailed industry and occupation data, class of worker and work activity during the reference year. Labour market information is available for small areas and small population groups.
These data are used by governments, businesses, labour unions and others to analyze labour market conditions throughout the country. For small areas, the census is useful in allowing for comparisons of labour market structure and performance between areas. Similarly, for small population groups, such as visible minorities, immigrants and language groups, the census allows the assessment of the occupational structure and labour market status and integration of these groups compared with the population as a whole. The census is also the only source of data covering the entire labour market, including Indian reserves, overseas households, and all provinces and territories. Given the size of the census sample, this level of industry and occupation detail is reliable at very detailed levels of geography.
This table can be found in Topic Bundle: Canada's Workforce: Paid Work, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0012XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0012XIE2001005.
Release date: 2003-02-11
5. Work Activity in the Reference Year (23A), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10), Age Groups (17B) and Sex (3) for Population 15 Years and Over, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1971, 1981 to 2001 Censuses, and for Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1991 to 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0012X2001008
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Canada's Workforce: Paid Work," which presents 2001 Census data on the paid work of the Canadian workforce, including detailed industry and occupation data, class of worker and work activity during the reference year. Labour market information is available for small areas and small population groups.
These data are used by governments, businesses, labour unions and others to analyze labour market conditions throughout the country. For small areas, the census is useful in allowing for comparisons of labour market structure and performance between areas. Similarly, for small population groups, such as visible minorities, immigrants and language groups, the census allows the assessment of the occupational structure and labour market status and integration of these groups compared with the population as a whole. The census is also the only source of data covering the entire labour market, including Indian reserves, overseas households, and all provinces and territories. Given the size of the census sample, this level of industry and occupation detail is reliable at very detailed levels of geography.
This table can be found in Topic Bundle: Canada's Workforce: Paid Work, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0012XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0012XIE2001008.
Release date: 2003-02-11
6. Canada's Ethnocultural Portrait: The Changing Mosaic, 2001 Census Archived
Table: 96F0030X2001008
Description:
This analytic document presents new information from the 2001 Census on the ethnocultural portrait of Canada. The analysis is divided into three themes: historical and recent immigration trends; growth and composition of the visible minority population; and ethnic origins of the population. The immigration theme also focusses on the characteristics and settlement patterns of immigrants who came to Canada in the past 10 years, that is, the 1990 immigrants. These three themes are examined at the national and provincial/territorial geographical levels and for census metropolitan areas.
This series includes a number of comprehensive articles that supplement the day-of-release information launched through The Daily. These catalogued articles provide an analytical perspective on the 2001 Census release topics. The number and length of these articles vary for each census release and are based on the 21 census release topics disseminated over 8 major release dates.
More focused articles were disseminated as major releases in The Dailyin the weeks following the official release of the data. Other more specialized articles were also announced in The Daily. The articles in the 2001 Census Analysis Series are available free of charge via the Internet.
Release date: 2003-01-21
7. Immigrant Status (4) for Population, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1911 to 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0009X2001001
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Immigration and Citizenship," which shows 2001 Census data on immigration trends in Canada. Information is provided on Canada's immigrant or foreign-born population: its size, its geographic distribution, its origins and its demographic characteristics. Similar information is available for the Canadian-born population and non-permanent residents. Citizenship information from the census shows, for example, the number of immigrants who have acquired Canadian citizenship or the number of Canadians who hold dual citizenship.
Data on the socio-economic characteristics of these populations will be available at a later date.
The following concepts related to immigration and citizenship are available from the 2001 Census: (1) birthplace of respondent (including province or territory of birth), (2) country of citizenship, (3) immigrant status, (4) period or year of immigration, and (5) age at immigration. In addition, for the first time since the 1971 Census, the 2001 Census asked a question on the birthplace of parents. Responses to this question can be used to assess the socio-economic conditions of second-generation Canadians (that is, the Canadian-born children of foreign-born parents).
This table can also be found in the Topic Bundle: Immigration and Citizenship, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0009XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. Refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB for more information.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0009XIE2001001.
Release date: 2003-01-21
8. Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10A) and Place of Birth of Respondent (260) for Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0009X2001002
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Immigration and Citizenship, " which shows 2001 Census data on immigration trends in Canada. Information is provided on Canada's immigrant or foreign-born population: its size, its geographic distribution, its origins and its demographic characteristics. Similar information is available for the Canadian-born population and non-permanent residents. Citizenship information from the census shows, for example, the number of immigrants who have acquired Canadian citizenship or the number of Canadians who hold dual citizenship.
Data on the socio-economic characteristics of these populations will be available at a later date.
The following concepts related to immigration and citizenship are available from the 2001 Census: (1) birthplace of respondent (including province or territory of birth), (2) country of citizenship, (3) immigrant status, (4) period or year of immigration, and (5) age at immigration. In addition, for the first time since the 1971 Census, the 2001 Census asked a question on the birthplace of parents. Responses to this question can be used to assess the socio-economic conditions of second-generation Canadians (that is, the Canadian-born children of foreign-born parents).
This table can also be found in the Topic Bundle: Immigration and Citizenship, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0009XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. Refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB for more information.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0009XIE2001002.
Release date: 2003-01-21
9. Selected Places of Birth (85) for the Immigrant Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1996 and 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0009X2001003
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Immigration and Citizenship," which shows 2001 Census data on immigration trends in Canada. Information is provided on Canada's immigrant or foreign-born population: its size, its geographic distribution, its origins and its demographic characteristics. Similar information is available for the Canadian-born population and non-permanent residents. Citizenship information from the census shows, for example, the number of immigrants who have acquired Canadian citizenship or the number of Canadians who hold dual citizenship.
Data on the socio-economic characteristics of these populations will be available at a later date.
The following concepts related to immigration and citizenship are available from the 2001 Census: (1) birthplace of respondent (including province or territory of birth), (2) country of citizenship, (3) immigrant status, (4) period or year of immigration, and (5) age at immigration. In addition, for the first time since the 1971 Census, the 2001 Census asked a question on the birthplace of parents. Responses to this question can be used to assess the socio-economic conditions of second-generation Canadians (that is, the Canadian-born children of foreign-born parents).
This table can also be found in the Topic Bundle: Immigration and Citizenship, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0009XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. Refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB for more information.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0009XIE2001003.
Release date: 2003-01-21
10. Citizenship (8), Place of Birth of Respondent (16), Sex (3) and Period of Immigration (9) for the Immigrant Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97F0009X2001004
Description:
This table is part of the topic "Immigration and Citizenship, " which shows 2001 Census data on immigration trends in Canada. Information is provided on Canada's immigrant or foreign-born population: its size, its geographic distribution, its origins and its demographic characteristics. Similar information is available for the Canadian-born population and non-permanent residents. Citizenship information from the census shows, for example, the number of immigrants who have acquired Canadian citizenship or the number of Canadians who hold dual citizenship.
Data on the socio-economic characteristics of these populations will be available at a later date.
The following concepts related to immigration and citizenship are available from the 2001 Census: (1) birthplace of respondent (including province or territory of birth), (2) country of citizenship, (3) immigrant status, (4) period or year of immigration, and (5) age at immigration. In addition, for the first time since the 1971 Census, the Census asked a question on the birthplace of parents. Responses to this question can be used to assess the socio-economic conditions of second-generation Canadians (that is, the Canadian-born children of foreign-born parents).
This table can also be found in the Topic Bundle: Immigration and Citizenship, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0009XCB2001000.
It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. Refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB for more information.
This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0009XIE2001004.
Release date: 2003-01-21

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1. Provincial Nominee Program: Recent trends and provincial differences in earnings outcomes
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200004
Description: The actual earnings of provincial nominees and their relative earnings (to those of other economic immigrants) are important indicators of the ability of the Provincial Nominee Program to meet provincial labour market needs. This article updates national-level research on the earnings patterns of provincial nominees and, for the first time, provides provincial comparisons.
Release date: 2023-12-21
2. Permanent and temporary immigration to Canada from 2012 to 2014 Archived
Articles and reports: 91-209-X201600114615
Description: This chapter of the Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada shows recent trends related to international immigration in Canada.
Release date: 2016-07-05
3. Social Assistance Receipt Among Refugee Claimants in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 11-626-X2015051
Description:
This article presents information about the receipt of social assistance by refugee claimants who initiated their claim for protection during the 1999-to-2010 period. Until now, no data source has been able to supply information on social assistance receipt among the refugee claimant population. A longer, more detailed study is also available.
Release date: 2015-10-15
4. Pockets of belief: religious attendance patterns in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 11-008-X20020046493
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article highlights areas of high and low attendance throughout Canada and examines factors that affect religious attendance including demographics, immigration patterns and the cultural history of the region.
Release date: 2003-03-18
5. Immigrants in Rural Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 21-006-X2002002
Geography: Canada
Description:
In 1996, 17% of Canada's total population were immigrants, and 88% of them were living in urban regions. The three provinces with the largest urban centres attracted most immigrants: 55% went to Ontario, 18% to British Columbia and 13% to Quebec, a pattern that has remained constant for immigrants who have arrived since 1961. The remaining 12% (or 580,000 people) were living in predominantly rural regions. They can be characterized by the period in which they arrived in Canada.
Recent and new immigrants were better educated than pre-1981 immigrants, particularly in terms of university education. But pre-1981 immigrants had the highest employment rate and were more likely to have professional service occupations than the Canadian-born. Visible minority immigrants fared worse, in socio-economic terms, than non-visible minority immigrants; these differences were more pronounced in predominantly rural regions. The profiles of immigrants in predominantly rural regions were similar to those in predominantly urban regions. However, the few immigrants who resided in rural northern regions had a very different and more favourable profile.
Release date: 2002-12-12
6. Do the Falling Earnings of Immigrants Apply to Self-employed Immigrants? Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2002195
Geography: Canada
Description: Many studies have examined the relative success of immigrant men in the (primarily paid) workforce. Despite the fact that they represent approximately one-sixth of the immigrant workforce, self-employed immigrants are a relatively understudied group. This study uses the 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996 Census files to assess the success of self-employed immigrant men (compared with self-employed native-born men), using the relative success of paid immigrant men as the benchmark.

After controlling for various other factors, recent immigrants (those arriving within the last five years) are as likely to be self-employed as the native-born and, over time spent in the country, are more likely to become self-employed. Recent immigrants in the 1990s were far more likely to be self-employed than the native-born. Successive cohorts of recent immigrants have fared progressively worse in the paid labour market compared with paid native-born workers. This is not the case in the self-employed workforce. Although self-employed recent immigrants typically report lower net self-employment income upon entry than the self-employed native-born, the gap has not grown. Instead, it has followed a cyclical movement: narrowing at the peak, and widening in times of weaker economic activity.
Release date: 2002-12-09
7. 100 years of immigration in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 11-008-X20000025164
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article looks at the changes in immigration to Canada during the 20th century.
Release date: 2000-09-12
8. Foreign-born vs Native-born Canadians: A Comparison of Their Inter-provincial Labour Mobility Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M1998114
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper investigates the inter-provincial labour mobility behaviour of immigrants relative to that of native-born Canadians. Foreign-born Canadians differ a great deal from their domestically-born counterparts. The foreign-born population is geographically concentrated in a few provinces and a few big cities. As a whole, they are older, better educated, more likely to be married, and more likely to have dependent children and bigger households. They are less active in participating in full-time education and training. They fare relatively better in the labour market. As a result, a higher proportion of them receive social security benefits that are directly tied to the presence of dependent children or age such as family allowance benefits and pension income, but a lower proportion receive benefits that are related to labour market performance such as employment insurance benefits and social assistance benefits.
As a whole, immigrants are relatively less mobile inter-provincially. This is true both nationally and across almost every province. Among those who move to other provinces, destinations for foreign-born migrants are highly geographically concentrated. Most of them make their new homes in Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia. A significantly lower proportion of them relocate to other provinces for economic considerations but a much higher proportion move to go to school or after retirement. Earnings return to their inter-provincial migration is significantly more substantial. This is the result of both wage increase and more hours of work after migration.
Multi-variate regression results show that there are no statistically significant structural differences in the determinants of inter-provincial migration decisions between comparable foreign- and native-born Canadians. The probability of moving to other provinces, for immigrants as well as for domestically-born Canadians, is higher if earnings potentials elsewhere are relatively higher, lower if it is relatively harder to find employment elsewhere, higher among better educated workers, lower among French-speaking Canadians, lower among union members, and decreases with age, family size and job tenure. None of the proxies for government's labour market interventions significantly affect the decision to move inter-provincially. The lower mobility rates among the foreign-born are fully attributable to distributional and compositional differences between the immigrant and non-immigrant populations.
These findings have a direct policy implication on immigration selection. To encourage population and labour force growth in economically less prosperous provinces, it appears appropriate and effective to amend the current immigration selection and approval system, considering intended destinations as an additional factor and awarding additional points to applicants who choose designated provinces.
Release date: 1998-09-23

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