ARCHIVED – Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada – Performance results by LINC level
Clients in Training
Regions | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Atlantic Region | 172 | 195 | 175 | 210 | 211 | 283 |
Newfoundland | 39 | 34 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 35 |
Nova Scotia | 126 | 153 | 150 | 155 | 147 | 210 |
Prince Edward Island | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 11 |
New Brunswick | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 27 |
Ontario | 7,403 | 7,890 | 7,258 | 6,866 | 7,576 | 7,785 |
Saskatchewan | 30 | 41 | 50 | 35 | 30 | 40 |
Alberta | 189 | 324 | 302 | 62 | 116 | 298 |
Total | 7,794 | 8,450 | 7,785 | 7,173 | 7,933 | 8,406 |
Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC
- Over the 2003-2008 period, an average of 7,900 clients took LINC 5 training annually. The annual total peaked at 8,450 in 2004 and lowest numbers were recorded in 2006 at 7,173.
- Ontario accounts for the overwhelming majority of clients in LINC 5 training accounting for 94 percent of clients over the 2003-2008 period. Alberta accounts for 3 percent of clients during the same period and clients training in Nova Scotia made up 2 percent of the total.
- The distribution of clients has not changed that much over the duration of the LINC program with immigrants in Ontario consistently making up between 93 and 96 percent of clients.
Table 29: Number of Clients in LINC 5 Training by Immigration Category, 2003-2008
Immigration Category | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Family Class | 1,617 | 1,933 | 1,938 | 1,825 | 2,170 | 2,354 |
Skilled workers | 5,121 | 5,213 | 4,513 | 4,121 | 4,254 | 4,335 |
Other Economic | 229 | 259 | 240 | 274 | 355 | 479 |
Refugees | 762 | 944 | 963 | 805 | 924 | 970 |
Other / Unknown | 65 | 101 | 131 | 148 | 230 | 268 |
Total | 7,794 | 8,450 | 7,785 | 7,173 | 7,933 | 8,406 |
Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC
- Immigrants in the skilled worker category make up the majority of LINC 5 clients in training at close to 4,600 per year or 58 percent of the total during the 2003-2008 period.
- Family class immigrants account for 25 percent of LINC 5 clients while refugees made up 11 percent during the 2003-2008 period.
- Skilled workers have noted steady declines in LINC 5 training, falling from 66 percent of clients in 2003 to 52 percent in 2008. Family class immigrants noted increases from 21 percent in 2003 to 28 percent in 2008.
Regions | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Atlantic Region | 39 | 59 | 46 | 70 | 67 | 74 |
Newfoundland | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 22 | 38 | 35 | 58 | 54 | 68 |
Prince Edward Island | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
New Brunswick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ontario | 2,202 | 2,542 | 2,094 | 1,988 | 2,566 | 2,473 |
Saskatchewan | 8 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Alberta | 70 | 124 | 140 | 24 | 34 | 151 |
Total | 2,319 | 2,738 | 2,303 | 2,088 | 2,672 | 2,701 |
Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC
- Over the 2003-2008 period, an average of 2,500 clients completed LINC 5 courses annually. The annual total peaked at 2,738 in 2004 and lowest numbers were recorded in 2006 at 2,088.
- As might be expected, Ontario accounts for the majority of LINC 5 completions with 94 percent of all completions during 2003-2008. Alberta accounts for nearly 4 percent of clients during the same period and Nova Scotia at 2 percent.
Table 31: Number of Clients Completing LINC 5 Courses by Immigrant Category, 2003-2008
Immigrant Category | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Family Class | 506 | 607 | 557 | 513 | 723 | 738 |
Skilled workers | 1,534 | 1,768 | 1,391 | 1,250 | 1,501 | 1,483 |
Other Economic | 72 | 71 | 61 | 83 | 96 | 123 |
Refugees | 196 | 273 | 263 | 213 | 279 | 282 |
Other / Unknown | 11 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 73 | 75 |
Total | 2,319 | 2,738 | 2,303 | 2,088 | 2,672 | 2,701 |
Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC
- Looking at completions by category, skilled workers make up the highest number of LINC 5 completions with an average of 1,500 clients completing courses (or 60 percent of total completions). Family class immigrants average 600 completions (25 percent of total completions) and the average for refugees during 2003-2008 is 250 (10 percent of total completions).
- Completion rates are fairly consistent among all categories presented in this analysis with slightly higher completion rates for skilled workers and lower for other immigrants and refugees.
- As shown in the table below, on average, a LINC 5 client spends an average of 310 hours in class to complete a LINC 5 course, ranging from a low of 289 hours for skilled workers to a high of 404 hours for refugees.
Table 32: Average Hours Taken to Complete a LINC 5 Course by Immigration Category, 2005-2008
Immigrant Category | NL | PE | NS | NB | ON | SK | AB | Canada |
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Family Class | 214 | 240 | 325 | n/a | 314 | 422 | 301 | 313 |
Skilled Workers | 98 | 300 | 312 | n/a | 291 | 392 | 216 | 289 |
Other Economic | n/a | 326 | 285 | 383 | 353 | 259 | 307 | 336 |
Refugees | 260 | 315 | 440 | n/a | 408 | 392 | 331 | 404 |
Other / Unknown | n/a | n/a | 280 | 350 | 324 | n/a | 257 | 323 |
Total | 227 | 317 | 333 | 372 | 311 | 393 | 262 | 310 |
Source: iCAMS and HARTs, CIC
- Refugees spend 94 more hours, or 30 percent more time in class to complete a course than the average for all immigrants (310 hours). Family class immigrants spend slightly more time than skilled workers to complete a course (313 and 289 hours, respectively).
- Across provinces, the average number of hours range from a low of 227 hours in Newfoundland to a high of 393 for Saskatchewan, however it should be noted that these regions have relatively small numbers of clients completing courses and are influenced to a greater degree by outliers in the data. Given the large number of completions in Ontario, it is not surprising to see the average number of hours for Ontario (311) is very close to the national average (310).
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