Table 6.5: Immigrants' problems or difficulties accessing health care, by province, 2001

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Table 6.5a: Number of immigrants reporting problems or difficulties accessing health care, by province, 2001
Number of immigrants reporting	Quebec	Ontario	Alberta	British Columbia	Other	All immigrants
Total¹	5,795	15,763	1,969	4,601	521	28,649
1. Based on immigrants who reported having problems or difficulties accessing health care services.
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 6.5b: Types of problems reported accessing health care, by province, 2001
Problems or difficulties	Quebec	Ontario	Alberta	British Columbia	Other	All immigrants
Problems or difficulties	percentage
Waiting lists or lineups	66²	45²	47	37²	40^E	48
Costs too much money	28	29	16²	34¹	34^E	29
Language problems	22	27	26	28	31^E	26
Inability to find a physician	5^2E	16²	24²	12	26^E	14
No health card or insurance	6^2E	14²	F	14	F	11
Percentages may exceed 100% because multiple responses allowed.
1. Significantly different from average rate for all immigrants (p<0.05).
2. Significantly different from average rate for all immigrants (p<0.01).
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.