Recent Immigrants in Metropolitan Areas: Ottawa—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
- 168,100 immigrants in the Ottawa Census Metropolitan Area
- Immigrant share of the population increasing
- Over one-half of immigrants landed after 1985
- An increasing share of the immigrant population
- 85,900 recent immigrants—11% of the Ottawa CMA population
- Eighty-six percent of recent immigrants have become Canadian citizens
- Part B: Who Are the Recent Immigrants?
- Origin, immigration category and religion
- Age and gender
- Language and education
- More than nine in ten very recent immigrants speak English or French
- Two in three very recent immigrants speak a foreign language at home
- Very high level of education among very recent immigrants
- Recent immigrants add to Ottawa’s pool of scientists and engineers
- Recent immigrants more likely to attend school
- Part C: Families and Households
- Part D: Participation in the Economy
- Participation in the labour market
- Labour force participation lower the more recent the arrival
- Pattern of adjustment similar for most levels of education
- Knowledge of official languages important for labour force participation
- Unemployment not uncommon during initial years
- Share of men and women with jobs increases with length of stay
- The jobs of recent immigrants
- Part-time jobs more common for very recent immigrant men aged 25 to 64
- Many recent immigrants in health and science occupations
- Many very recent immigrants in manufacturing and business services
- Skill requirements of jobs of recent immigrant men higher
- Education of recent immigrants not fully utilized
- Participation in the labour market
- Part E: Income
- Part F: Housing
- Glossary
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
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