Table 3-1
Family characteristics of sample in year t+1 by refugee claim cohort — Part 1
Archived Content
Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.
| Refugee claim cohort | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| percent | ||||||||||||
| Family type | ||||||||||||
| Single male | 41.8 | 40.3 | 37.9 | 40.0 | 34.9 | 33.4 | 35.0 | 34.8 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 34.9 |
| Single female | 16.6 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 22.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 18.7 |
| Lone father | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Lone mother | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 15.1 | 15.5 |
| Couple, no child | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Couple, one child | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 7.5 |
| Couple, two children | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 8.7 |
| Couple, more than two children | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 5.6 |
| Other family type | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Age of oldest family member | ||||||||||||
| 0 to 18 years old | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 19 to 24 years old | 12.1 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 25 to 34 years old | 39.3 | 38.0 | 38.2 | 36.5 | 34.5 | 33.7 | 36.9 | 35.2 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 34.3 | 33.3 |
| 35 to 44 years old | 30.2 | 31.1 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 32.5 | 33.6 | 30.3 | 31.7 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 33.3 | 33.2 |
| 45 to 54 years old | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| 55 to 64 years old | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 65 years old or above | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Work permit held by family member | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 84.5 | 82.6 | 83.6 | 87.9 | 95.3 | 98.2 | 97.5 | 97.8 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 98.2 |
| No | 15.5 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Province or territory of residence | ||||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6.2 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.1 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | |
| Prince Edward Island | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | |
| Nova Scotia | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.2 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.1 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.2 |
| New Brunswick | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Quebec | 29.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 22.0 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 30.0 | 34.3 | 34.8 | 26.9 | 20.2 |
| Ontario | 52.6 | 63.9 | 64.6 | 64.8 | 70.3 | 68.6 | 65.9 | 60.2 | 54.9 | 53.6 | 61.5 | 67.0 |
| Manitoba | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 0.4 | 0.2 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Alberta | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| British Columbia | 7.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Yukon | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Northwest Territories | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Unknown | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Country of citizenship | ||||||||||||
| Afghanistan | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Bangladesh | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| People's Republic of China | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 7.7 |
| Colombia | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 17.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| People's Republic of the Congo | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.1 | 0.2 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Cuba | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Egypt | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note: t+1: one year since start of refugee claim. Source: Statistics Canada, Refugee Claimant Database. |
||||||||||||
- Date modified: