ARCHIVED – Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada – Client profile and performance indicators

Appendix A

Table 20: Share (%) of LINC Clients by Province

Province 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Atlantic Region 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.5 2.7
     Newfoundland 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5
     Nova Scotia 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.6
     Prince Edward Island 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1
     New Brunswick 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5
Ontario 88.4 86.5 84.5 83.6 82.4 82.4
Saskatchewan 0.7 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0
Alberta 9.2 10.3 12.4 12.8 13.7 14.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC

Table 21: Share (%) of LINC Clients by Immigrant Category

Immigrant Category 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Family Class 29.6 31.6 31.0 32.2 33.3 34.3
Skilled Workers  47.5 43.2 43.3 41.1 37.8 35.3
Other Economic 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.9 5.8 6.5
Refugees 18.3 20.2 20.2 19.9 20.3 21.1
Other / Unknown 0.7 1.2 1.3 1.9 2.8 2.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC

Table 22: Share (%) of LINC Clients by Years Since Landing

Years Since Landing 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Pre-landing 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Less than 1 year 29.9 31.1 29.0 26.5 24.0 22.9
1-2 years 33.4 33.1 32.7 33.6 30.5 28.7
2-3 years 16.6 14.7 14.9 15.2 17.9 17.2
3 years or more 19.9 20.9 23.3 24.6 27.5 31.1
Unknown/Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC

Table 23: Share (%) of LINC Clients by Gender

Gender 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Male 29.2 28.5 28.4 28.0 28.6 28.6
Female 70.8 71.5 71.6 72.0 71.4 71.3
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC

Table 24: Share (%) of LINC Clients by Age (at time of service)

Age 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
15-24yrs 10.6 12.1 11.8 12.4 11.4 12.2
25-44 yrs 70.9 70.1 70.3 68.4 64.9 65.6
45-64 yrs 15.9 15.4 15.9 17.0 21.0 19.7
65/+ yrs 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.7 2.4
Unknown/Other  0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC

Table 25: Share (%) of LINC Clients by Level of Education

Level of Education 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Secondary or less 39.0 39.5 37.0 36.5 36.1 36.4
Non-university certificate 20.4 19.3 22.8 24.9 23.8 24.1
University degree 28.8 31.9 32.0 30.0 30.8 30.1
Graduate degree 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.8 7.6 7.7
Unknown / Other 5.6 2.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC

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