Evaluation of the going to Canada Immigration Portal Initiative - Text Versions

Text Version of Figure 1-1: The GTC-IP initiative

  • GTC
    • P/T portal
      • Municipal portals
      • Other sites
    • Other sites
      • Municipal portals
      • P/T portals
  • WIC
    • Other sites
      • Municipal portals
      • P/T portals

[End of text version – Back to Figure 1-1: The GTC-IP initiative]

Text Version of Figure 3-1: Growth in usage of the WiC, 2008-2010

Date Number
March 2008 45,199
March 2009 128,983
March 2010 195,429

Text Version of Figure 3-2: Percent of online users who said it was easy to find information

Users Percent
Immigrating
(N=92)
83%
Settling
(N=20)
80%
Working
(N=132)
78%
Visiting
(N=13)
77%
Studying
(N=16)
56%

Text Version of Figure 3-3: Comparison of specific attributes of usability and functionality of GTC and WiC by intermediaries

Attributes Going to Canada Working in Canada
Logical and user-friendly
(n=70)
3.42 3.42
Information is easy to find
(n=70)
3.22 3.27

Text Version of Figure 3-4: Comparison of specific attributes of quality of GTC and WiC by intermediaries

Attributes Going to Canada Working in Canada
Info is easy to understand
(n=70)
3.13 3.22
High quality info
(n=70)
3.36 3.51
Relevant and up-to-date
(n=70)
3.20 3.31

Text Version of Figure 3-5: Percent of online users who found specific components of the GTC-IP to be useful

Users Percentage
Immigrating to Canada
(N=92)
87%
Settling in Canada
(N=20)
85%
Working in Canada
(N=133)
84%
Visiting Canada
(N=13)
69%
Studying in Canada
(N=16)
50%

Text Version of Figure 3-6: Frequency of intermediaries recommending WiC or GTC

Frequency Working in Canada Going to Canada
Often 58% 61%
Sometimes 35% 30%
Rarely 7% 9%
Never 0% 0%

Text Version of Figure 3-7: Percent of online user survey respondents indicating instances where information on GTC-IP was useful/helpful

Users Percentage
Information useful for helping integrate
(N=32)
69%
Help make a decision about immigrating to Canada
(N=92)
84%
Help make a decision about working in Canada
(N=132)
78%
Information useful for preparing for immigration process
(N=45)
76%
Information useful for first settling
(N=34)
74%

Text Version of Figure 3-8: Percent of intermediaries who found specific aspects of the GTC-IP useful for new and prospective immigrants

Intermediaries Percent
GTC-IP is useful
(overall)
73%
Helps make informed decisions about coming to Canada
(N=70)
77%
Prepares prospective immigrants to visit Canada
(N=70)
69%
Helps newly-arrived immigrants settle upon arrival
(N=70)
67%
Prepares prospective immigrants to work in Canada
(N=70)
72%
Prepares prospective immigrants to immigrate to Canada
(N=70)
77%

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