Question Although religion wasn’t asked in the 2006 Census, is there a way to obtain counts for the number of Muslim immigrants at the National level x country of origin? Answer There are a few possible sources in locating the answer to this question. You could first consult a report issues by Environics Research Group (http://www.environicsinstitute.org/PDF-MuslimsandMulticulturalisminCanada-LiftingtheVeil.pdf). [...]
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Question Any suggestions about data on this topic? I think the person is looking for articles discussing discrimination between police and new immigrants noting that there could be both a language and a cultural barrier. I’ve been poking around looking for questions whether people have felt they were discriminated against due to culture or language [...]
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Question I have a researcher asking for historical immigration data. Is the historical data available for inclusion in the DLI Collection? Immigration Canada Facts and Figures publication. I am looking for historical time series for: Canada – Transition of temporary residents to permanent resident status Canada – Transition of temporary residents by previous yearly status [...]
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Question A researcher is trying to find information on the amount of first-generation Canadians and their composition percentage of Canadian population as first generation immigrants. If possible, she would also like to see if we can find a percentage for Alberta and Edmonton (i.e. percentage of people in Alberta who are 1st generation Canadian and [...]
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Question I have a student looking for the number of foreign students who come to Canada but not just for college and university studies but also high school, private education etc. In addition, he asks if there are any figures on financial assistance given to these students. The second question relates to the data on [...]
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A portrait of mixed ethnocultural couples which examines the socio-demographic characteristics of mixed union couples in Canada is being released today. As Canada’s population continues to become ethnoculturally diverse, there is greater opportunity for individuals to form conjugal relationships with someone from a different ethnocultural background. In this study, a mixed union, either marital or [...]
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A Statistical Portrait of the French-Speaking Immigrant Population Outside Quebec (1991 to 2006) is released today. This report concerns French-language immigration outside Quebec and its recent evolution, focusing on its numbers, its geographic distribution and its demographic and social characteristics. Enclosed is the link to the Spotlight on the Census web page http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm
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Question We have a researcher looking for data sources on:”enrollment numbers of international graduate (not undergraduate) students in each province in Canada (preferably over a number of years). ” This report has some background information on the survey used to provide some output data that is available from CANSIM: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/080207/dq080207a-eng.htm But the data within the [...]
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Question According to the publication Literacy Profile of Ontario’s Immigrants (http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/training/literacy/immigrant/immige.pdf), the Ontario Immigrant Literacy Survey “was commissioned by the province of Ontario and carried out by Statistics Canada”. Is a microdata file available for the product, or is it available through the RDC program, or are summary data available? It would seem that there [...]
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Question I think I know what the answer will be, but I will ask just in case! Is it possible to get education and employment data for the West Asian population residing in Mississauga (Ont.)? If the answer is no, should I suggest using 2001 Census pumf for Toronto CMA ? or is there a [...]
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