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Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada [electronic Resource] : Progress and Challenges of New Immigrants in the Workforce, 2003

Author : Chui, Tina W. L

Publisher : Statistics Canada, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division

Page : 15 pages

File Size : 14,61 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Canada

ISBN : 9780662418702

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The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC), conducted jointly by Statistics Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada under the Policy Research Initiative, is a comprehensive survey designed to study the process by which new immigrants adapt to Canadian society. About 12,000 immigrants aged 15 and older who arrived in Canada from abroad between October 2000 and September 2001 were interviewed. By late 2005, when all three waves of interviews will have been completed, the survey will provide a better understanding of how the settlement process unfolds for new immigrants.



Twenty-First-Century Immigration to North America

Author : Victoria M. Esses

Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 35,52 MB

Release : 2017-05-03

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0773549463

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Human migration has reached an unprecedented level, and the numbers are expected to continue growing into the foreseeable future. Host societies and migrants face challenges in ensuring that the benefits of migration accrue to both parties, and that economic and socio-cultural costs are minimized. An insightful comparative examination of the policies and practices that manage and support immigrants, Twenty-First-Century Immigration to North America identifies and addresses issues that arose in the early years of the twenty-first century and considers what to expect in the years ahead. The volume begins with an overview of immigration policies and practices in the United States and Canada, then moves to an investigation of the economic and socio-cultural aspects, and concludes with a dialogue on precarious migration. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the editors include research from the areas of psychology, political science, economics, sociology, and public policy. Underscoring the complicated nature of immigration, this collection aims to foster further discussion and inspire future research in the United States and Canada.







Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada

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Page : 220 pages

File Size : 29,11 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Social Science

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By examining newcomers' progress over time, the LSIC affords the possibility of assisting researchers and policy-makers to go beyond existing descriptions of immigrant integration outcomes to an examination of how newcomers achieve these outcomes -- in essence, the "how" and "why" dimensions. While the full value of the survey will be reached when the three waves of data collection are completed, this first wave of data provides important benchmark information. The focus of this publication is on the early settlement experiences of immigrants, from pre-migration to the first six months after arrival. First an overview of the LSIC population is provided, looking at both pre-migration characteristics as well as those at arrival. This is followed by a comprehensive look at the first six months of the settlement process, looking at things such as health, housing and mobility; education and training taken since arrival; employment, income and the general perception of the immigrant's settlement experience. Finally, a more in-depth look at problems and difficulties newcomers experience in four key areas of integration is presented: accessing health services, finding housing, accessing education and training, and finding employment. Challenges to integration are examined in terms of what help was needed, received and from whom, or needed and not received.



Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada

Author : Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Division

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Page : 106 pages

File Size : 43,69 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Canada

ISBN : 9780662412496

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By examining newcomers' progress over time, the LSIC affords the possibility of assisting researchers and policy-makers to go beyond existing descriptions of immigrant integration outcomes to an examination of how newcomers achieve these outcomes -- in essence, the "how" and "why" dimensions. While the full value of the survey will be reached when the three waves of data collection are completed, this first wave of data provides important benchmark information. The focus of this publication is on the early settlement experiences of immigrants, from pre-migration to the first six months after arrival. First an overview of the LSIC population is provided, looking at both pre-migration characteristics as well as those at arrival. This is followed by a comprehensive look at the first six months of the settlement process, looking at things such as health, housing and mobility; education and training taken since arrival; employment, income and the general perception of the immigrant's settlement experience. Finally, a more in-depth look at problems and difficulties newcomers experience in four key areas of integration is presented: accessing health services, finding housing, accessing education and training, and finding employment. Challenges to integration are examined in terms of what help was needed, received and from whom, or needed and not received.







Continuity of employment for immigrants during the first four years in Canada

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 29,35 MB

Release : 2011

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The datasets used by the project include a range of large-scale surveys such as the Census, the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, the Ethnic Diversity Survey, the Workplace and Employee Survey, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, the Labour Force Survey and the Permanent Residents Data System. [...] By using the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants in Canada (LSIC), this report analyzes the employment trajectories of immigrants during the first four years in Canada, measuring their employment status at three different points in time (6 months, 2 years and 4 years after arrival in Canada). [...] RESULTS The tables in this report show the employment status of a sample of immigrants, between ages 15 to 64 at the time of arrival, in relation to different demographic and human resource characteristics. [...] The employment status of immigrants is presented in four categories: a) never employed, those who were unemployed during all three surveys at 6 months, 2 years and 4 years, b) employed one wave, those who were employed at the time of one of three surveys, c) employed in 2 waves, those who were employed in two survey periods, and d) employed throughout, those who were employed at the time of all th [...] Immigrants who were employed throughout the first 4 years in Canada constitute the largest percentage (41.6%) followed by immigrants who were employed in two of the three waves (31.1%) and one of the three waves (19.1%), respectively.