Table 4.3. Immigrants' pattern of housing arrangements at time of arrival versus at time of interview, by immigration category, 2001

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Table 4.3a. Number of immigrants, by immigration category, 2001
Number of immigrants	Family	Skilled workers	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Total	44,149	99,015	10,467	9,822	164,203
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 4.3b. Immigrants' pattern of housing arrangements at time of arrival versus at time of interview, by immigration category, 2001
Housing arrangements	Family	Skilled workers	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Housing arrangements	percentage
Owned residence upon arrival and owned residence at time of interview	90	58	64	58	67
Residence of a relative or friend upon arrival and owned residence at time of interview	3	24	16	9	17
Hotel or in temporary housing upon arrival and owned residence at time of interview	F	8	12	27	7
Other housing arrangements upon arrival and owned residence at time of interview	F	2	F	F	1
Residence of a relative or friend upon arrival and living at residence of a relative or friend at time of interview	4	5	5^E	3^E	5
Other housing arrangements upon arrival and had other housing arrangements at time of interview	3^E	3	F	3^E	3
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.