Recent Immigrants in Metropolitan Areas: Edmonton—A Comparative Profile Based on the 2001 Census
Prepared by
Strategic Research and Statistics
in collaboration with Informetrica Limited
April 2005
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Highlights
- Part A: Immigrants and Recent Immigrants
- 165,200 immigrants in the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area
- A stable share of the population
- Four out of ten immigrants landed after 1985
- A decreasing share of Alberta’s immigrants
- 65,200 recent immigrants-7% of the Edmonton CMA population
- Four out of five eligible recent immigrants have become Canadian citizens
- Part B: Who Are the Recent Immigrants?
- Part C: Families and Households
- Part D: Participation in the Economy
- Participation in the Labour Market
- The Jobs of Recent Immigrants
- Part-time jobs more common for very recent immigrants aged 25 to 64
- Many recent immigrants in sales and services, health and science occupations
- Many recent immigrants in manufacturing and hospitality sectors
- Skill requirements of jobs of recent immigrants generally lower
- Education of recent immigrants not fully utilized
- Part E: Income
- Part F: Housing
- Glossary
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
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