Recent Immigrants in Metropolitan Areas: Regina—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
  • 14,000 immigrants in the Regina Census Metropolitan Area
  • Immigrant share of the population declining
  • Just over one-third of immigrants landed after 1985
  • A stable share of Saskatchewan’s immigrant population
  • 4,950 recent immigrants—a small share of the population
  • Four out of five recent immigrants have become Canadian citizens
• Part B: Who Are the Recent Immigrants?
  • Origin, Immigration Category and Religion
    • Asian origins are prevalent among recent immigrants
    • Regina's share of recent immigrants varies by country of birth
    • Steady flow of skilled workers and government-assisted refugees
    • Religions changing with countries of origin
  • Age and Gender
    • Nearly one-half of recent immigrants are young adults
    • More women than men among very recent immigrants
  • Language and Education
    • Almost all very recent immigrants speak English or French
    • One-half of very recent immigrants speak a foreign language at home
    • Many university graduates among very recent immigrants
    • Recent immigrants add to Regina’s pool of science professionals
    • Recent immigrants more likely to attend school
• Part C: Families and Households
  • Family and Household Affiliation of Individuals
    • Older recent immigrants more likely to be living with relatives
    • Recent immigrants more likely to live in extended families
  • Families
    • One in thirty families is a recent immigrant family
    • Recent immigrant families more likely to have children in the home
    • Older recent immigrant families have more children living at home
    • In one-third of recent immigrant families, one spouse was born in Canada
  • Households
    • One in thirty households is a recent immigrant household
    • Recent immigrant households more likely to be larger than a nuclear family
    • Recent immigrant households tend to be large
    • More care of children
• Part D: Participation in the Economy
  • Participation in the Labour Market
    • Labour force participation lower among very recent immigrants
    • Pattern of adjustment similar for most levels of education
    • Unemployment among recent immigrants similar to Canadian-born
    • 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 immigrants
    • Many recent immigrants in sales and services, health and science occupations
    • Many recent immigrants in hospitality and other services and the public sector
    • Very recent immigrant men work in higher skill jobs
    • Education of recent immigrant women not fully utilized
• Part E: Income
  • Sources and Level of Income
    • Sources of income vary by time in Canada
    • Average income increases with length of stay
    • Earnings of recent immigrants who worked mostly full-time lower
    • Transfer payments a somewhat larger share of household income
  • The Distribution of Income
    • Personal income higher for earlier immigrants
    • Average household income higher
    • High incidence of low income among very recent immigrants
• Part F: Housing
  • Crowded accommodations more common for recent immigrants
  • Large households likely to have crowded accommodations
  • One in five recent immigrant households face high housing costs
  • Housing of very recent immigrants in similar state of repair
  • Home ownership low among very recent immigrants
• Glossary
• List of Tables
• List of Figures

 

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©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005.

Cat. no. MP22-20/14-2005E-HTML
ISBN 0-662-39094-6

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