Recent Immigrants in Metropolitan Areas: Halifax—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
- 24,400 immigrants in the Halifax Census Metropolitan Area
- Immigrant share of the population remaining stable
- Four in ten immigrants landed after 1985
- An increasing share of Nova Scotia’s immigrant population
- 9,700 recent immigrants—a small share of the Halifax CMA population
- Three out of four eligible recent immigrants have become Canadian citizens
- Part B: Who Are the Recent Immigrants?
- Origin, immigration category and religion
- Age and gender
- Language and education
- Almost all very recent immigrants speak English or French
- More than one-half of recent immigrants speak a foreign language at home
- Many university graduates among recent immigrants
- Recent immigrants add to Halifax’s pool of science and health professionals
- Recent immigrants more likely to attend school
- Part C: Families and Households
- Part D: Participation in the Economy
- Part E: Income
- Part F: Housing
- Crowded accommodations more common for recent immigrants
- Large households likely to have crowded accommodations
- One in three recent immigrant households face high housing costs
- Housing of very recent immigrants in somewhat less need of repair
- Home ownership not widespread among very recent immigrant households
- Glossary
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
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