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| 0 to 6 months | 7 to 24 months | 25 to 48 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | |||
| All immigrants | |||
| None | 9.5 |
11.5 |
15.3 |
| One | 29.1 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
| Two | 31.0 |
28.5 |
29.6 |
| Three or four | 30.3 |
30.9 |
26.1 |
| Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Economic immigrants | |||
| None | 9.1 |
11.3 |
15.0 |
| One | 27.6 |
28.3 |
27.8 |
| Two | 31.3 |
28.8 |
30.8 |
| Three or four | 32.0 |
31.6 |
26.4 |
| Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Family class immigrants | |||
| None | 12.8 |
13.4E |
19.3E |
| One | 37.8 |
33.6 |
33.8 |
| Two | 30.0 |
27.0 |
23.2 |
| Three or four | 19.4 |
26.1 |
23.8 |
| Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Refugees | |||
| None | 8.7E |
9.2E |
11.8E |
| One | 37.8 |
34.3 |
41.2 |
| Two | 27.1 |
27.5 |
23.9 |
| Three or four | 26.4E |
29.0 |
23.2E |
| Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| * Number of following difficulties encountered when seeking employment: 1) lack of work experience 2) lack of foreign qualification recognition 3) language problems and/or 4) lack of job contacts | |||
| Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%. | |||
| Source: Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2005 | |||