Table 1
Selected characteristics of immigrants in linked Immigrant Landing File (1980 through 2006)-Discharge Abstract Database (2006/2007 through 2008/2009) and Canadianborn in linked 2006 Census-Discharge Abstract Database, population aged 30 or older, Canada excluding Quebec Table 1
Selected characteristics of immigrants in linked Immigrant Landing File (1980 through 2006)-Discharge Abstract Database (2006/2007 through 2008/2009) and Canadianborn in linked 2006 Census-Discharge Abstract Database, population aged 30 or older, Canada excluding Quebec

Table 1
Selected characteristics of immigrants in linked Immigrant Landing File (1980 through 2006)-Discharge Abstract Database (2006/2007 through 2008/2009) and Canadian-born in linked 2006 Census-Discharge Abstract Database, population aged 30 or older, Canada excluding Quebec
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of immigrants in linked Immigrant Landing File (1980 through 2006)-Discharge Abstract Database (2006/2007 through 2008/2009) and Canadian-born in linked 2006 Census-Discharge Abstract Database. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Immigrants and Canadian-born (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic	Immigrants		Canadian-born
Characteristic	Total	Refugees	Canadian-born
Number	1,918,300	272,900	9,794,200 (2,012,300)^{Table 1 Note §}
Number	%
Age group
30 to 44	49	50	36
45 to 59	35	42	37
60 or older	15	8	27
Male	47	56	48
Immigrant category
Refugee	14	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Government-assisted	Note ...: not applicable	41	Note ...: not applicable
Privately sponsored	Note ...: not applicable	31	Note ...: not applicable
Landed in Canada	Note ...: not applicable	25	Note ...: not applicable
Dependant	Note ...: not applicable	4	Note ...: not applicable
Economic	36	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Family	45	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Other^{Table 1 Note †}	5	Note ...: not applicable
Landing year			Note ...: not applicable
1980 to 1991	37	52	Note ...: not applicable
1992 to 2006	63	48	Note ...: not applicable
Source area			Note ...: not applicable
Poland	4	15	Note ...: not applicable
Vietnam	4	15	Note ...: not applicable
Middle East	4	11	Note ...: not applicable
Other	89	59	Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable Note § weighted census population (sample size) Return to note § referrer Note † includes foreign nationals admitted on humanitarian and compassionate grounds who do not qualify in any immigrant category Return to note † referrer Sources: Immigrant Landing File (1980 through 2006) linked to Discharge Abstract Database (2006/2007 through 2008/2009); 2006 Census linked to Discharge Abstract Database (2006/2007 through 2008/2009).

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