Monday, April 30, 2007

Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada / Statistics Canada, 30 April 2007
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070430/d070430b.htm
"Most new immigrants are pleased to be living here and have positive views of Canada's social and political environment. However, after four years in the country, their biggest difficulties are still finding an adequate job, and dealing with the language barrier, according to two new reports from the third wave of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC)."

Immigrants’ perspectives on their first four years in Canada: Highlights from three waves of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada / Statistics Canada, 30 April 2007
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/11-008-XIE/11-008-XIE2007000.htm
Grant Schellenberg and Hélène Maheux
Canadian Social Trends April 2007
"This report examines immigrant settlement in terms of the subjective assessments and perceptions of immigrants themselves. Overall, it provides a broad overview of new immigrants’ perceptions, with emphasis on their responses to a broad range of questions rather than a single issue. Differences are examined across a limited set of characteristics, with particular focus on admission categories."

Knowledge of Official Languages Among New Immigrants: How Important Is It in the Labour Market? / Statistics Canada, 30 April 2007
http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=89-624-XWE
"Immigrants to Canada must face numerous difficulties during their first years in the country, the two most important being to find an appropriate job and language barrier. But does a better knowledge of official languages increase the chances for an immigrant of occupying a high-skilled job, a job in the intended occupation, a job similar to the one they had before immigrating, a job related to their training or field of study, or to have a higher hourly rate?"