Evaluation of the Immigration Loan Program
Appendix B: Profile of Loan Recipients
Immigration Category (n=25,796) | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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GAR | 57.5% |
PSR | 40.3% |
Other Humanitarian and Compassionate cases outside the family or Public Policy | 1.3% |
Asylum Refugees | 0.5% |
Other | 0.4% |
Gender (n=25,796) | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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Male | 62.6% |
Female | 37.2% |
Age at landingFootnote * (n=25,796) | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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18 to 24 years | 28.7% |
25 to 44 years | 52.8% |
45 to 64 years | 16.1% |
65 and older | 2.4% |
Knowledge of official languages at landing (n=25,796) | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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English | 39.0% |
French | 5.0% |
Both French and English | 2.5% |
Neither | 53.5% |
World Area - Country of Birth, Top 3 (n=25,783) | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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West Central Asia and Middle East | 43.7% |
Western, Eastern, Central and Southern Africa | 34.6% |
South Asia | 9.4% |
Country of Birth (n=25,796) | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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Iraq | 27.7% |
Afghanistan | 10.4% |
Ethiopia | 9.0% |
Democratic Republic of Somalia | 8.9% |
Bhutan | 8.1% |
Eritrea | 6.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.2% |
Colombia | 4.9% |
Iran | 4.7% |
Myanmar (Burma) | 3.7% |
Other countries | 10.7% |
Province of destination | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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Atlantic | 4.6% |
Quebec | 15.6% |
Ontario | 41.8% |
Manitoba | 10.2% |
Saskatchewan | 4.3% |
Alberta | 13.5% |
British Columbia | 10.0% |
Territories | 0.0% |
Educational Qualifications | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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None | 16.6%Footnote *† |
Secondary or Less | 62.3% |
Formal Trade Cert. or Apprenticeship | 4.3% |
Non-University Certificate or Diploma | 6.6% |
Some University - No Degree | 1.8% |
Bachelors Degree | 7.4% |
Some Post-Grad. Education - No Degree | 0.2% |
Masters Degree | 0.6% |
Doctorate | 0.2% |
Skill Level | Percentage of Loan Recipients (2008 to 2012) |
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Skill Level 0 - managerial | 0.1% |
Skill Level A - professionals | 0.2% |
Skill Level B - skilled and technical | 0.3% |
Skill Level C - intermediate and clerical | 0.7% |
Skill Level D - elemental and labourers | 0.2% |
New workers - 15 years of age or older | 73.4% |
Students 15 years of age or older | 15.8% |
Retirees 15 years of age or older | 1.9% |
Other non-workers 15 years of age or older | 7.4% |
Source: CIC IFMS (SAP) system and GCMS.
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