Table 4.5. Distribution of tenant immigrants, by cost of housing relative to family income and immigration category, 2001

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Table 4.5a. Number of tenant immigrants, by immigration category, 2001
Number of tenant immigrants	Family	Skilled workers	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Total¹	26,567	89,202	6,522	9,477	132,439
1. This line includes approximately 4% of immigrants for whom the cost of housing cannot be calculated. These cases have, however, been withdrawn from the calculation of the distribution by cost.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.

Table 4.5b. Cost of housing relative to family income, by immigration category, 2001
Cost of housing relative to family income	Family	Skilled workers	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Cost of housing relative to family income	percentage
Greater than family income	15	35	52	14	31
50% to 100% of family income	13	25	15	32	23
30% to 49.9% of family income	22	19	10	40	20
Less than 30% of family income	43	18	17	13	22
Accommodated free of charge	7	3	6^E	F	4
Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.