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Total | Economic | Family | Refugees | |
---|---|---|---|---|
% | ||||
All difficulties cited | ||||
Finding an adequate job | 46.1 |
54.2 |
28.6 |
35.3 |
Learning an official language/Language barrier | 26.2 |
22.9 |
30.8 |
40.6 |
Getting used to the weather | 15.6 |
13.5 |
20.8 |
15.4 |
Missing social/family support from homeland | 13.3 |
12.9 |
14.3 |
12.9 |
Adapting to new culture or values | 13.0 |
12.0 |
15.1 |
15.6 |
Financial constraints | 11.4 |
11.8 |
9.7 |
14.8 |
Getting credentials/work experience recognized | 10.6 |
13.1 |
5.1 |
7.2 |
Lack of social interaction/new friends | 6.9 |
7.5 |
6.1 |
4.7 |
Getting access to professional help | 6.0 |
6.2 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
Facing discrimination or racism | 4.4 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
4.2E |
Finding good quality housing | 4.4 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
7.9 |
Getting access to education or training | 2.7 |
2.9 |
1.7E |
3.8E |
Getting access to childcare | 1.9 |
2.3 |
X |
X |
Other | 10.5 |
8.2 |
17.5 |
5.8 |
Most important difficulty* | ||||
Finding an adequate job | 37.6 |
45.1 |
21.7 |
25.7 |
Learning an official language/Language barrier | 17.5 |
14.3 |
22.4 |
29.6 |
Missing social/family support from homeland | 6.4 |
5.5 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
Getting used to the weather | 6.3 |
4.5 |
11.1 |
4.7 |
Adapting to new culture or values | 5.3 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
Financial constraints | 5.1 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
9.1 |
Getting credentials/work experience recognized | 3.9 |
4.7 |
2.1 |
2.4E |
Lack of social interaction/new friends | 2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0E |
1.6E |
Getting access to professional help | 2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9E |
1.9E |
Finding good quality housing | 1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9E |
2.5E |
Facing discrimination or racism | 1.1 |
1.2 |
0.7E |
F |
Getting access to education or training | 1.0 |
1.1 |
X |
F |
Getting access to childcare | 0.6 |
0.9E |
X |
X |
Other | 10.3 |
8.2 |
16.6 |
5.8 |
Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
*Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%. | ||||
Source: Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2005 |