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RECENT IMMIGRANTS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS Edmonton A Comparative Profile Based on the 2001 Census April 2005 Produced by Strategic Research and Statistics For additional copies, please visit our website: Internet: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/research/papers/menu-recent.html All rights reserved. No part of this information (publication or product) may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system, without prior written permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0S5 or [email protected]. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005. Cat. no. MP22-20E/6-2005E-PDF ISBN 0-662-39069-5 Aussi disponible en français sous le titre Les immigrants récents des régions métropolitaines : Edmonton – un profil comparatif d’après le recensement de 2001. RECENT IMMIGRANTS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS Edmonton 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................................................................................................................................................................VII HIGHLIGHTS.................................................................................................................................................................X PART A: IMMIGRANTS AND RECENT IMMIGRANTS ...................................................................................1 165,200 immigrants in the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area ........................................................................1 A stable share of the population ..............................................................................................................................2 Four out of ten immigrants landed after 1985........................................................................................................2 A decreasing share of Alberta's immigrants ...........................................................................................................3 65,200 recent immigrants—7% of the Edmonton CMA population......................................................................3 Four out of five eligible recent immigrants have become Canadian citizens........................................................4 PART B: WHO ARE THE RECENT IMMIGRANTS? .........................................................................................6 ORIGIN, IMMIGRATION CATEGORY AND RELIGION ..................................................................................................6 Asian origins are prevalent among recent immigrants ..........................................................................................6 Edmonton’s share of Canada’s recent immigrants varies by country of birth .....................................................7 Many economic immigrants among very recent immigrants .................................................................................8 Religions changing with countries of origin ...........................................................................................................9 AGE AND GENDER .......................................................................................................................................................10 One-half of recent immigrants are adults 25 to 44 years old ..............................................................................10 More women than men...........................................................................................................................................12 LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION .....................................................................................................................................13 Nine in ten very recent immigrants speak English or French..............................................................................13 Three in five very recent immigrants speak a foreign language at home............................................................14 Many university degrees among very recent immigrants.....................................................................................15 Recent immigrants add to Edmonton’s pool of scientists and engineers ............................................................18 Recent immigrants more likely to attend school...................................................................................................19 PART C: FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS...........................................................................................................20 FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD AFFILIATION OF INDIVIDUALS ......................................................................................20 Nine out of ten recent immigrants live with relatives ...........................................................................................20 Recent immigrants more likely to live in extended families .................................................................................21 FAMILIES .....................................................................................................................................................................23 One in ten families is a recent immigrant family..................................................................................................23 Recent immigrant families more likely to have children in the home..................................................................24 Older recent immigrant families have more children living at home..................................................................24 In majority of recent immigrant families both spouses are recent immigrants...................................................25 HOUSEHOLDS ..............................................................................................................................................................27 One in twelve households is a recent immigrant household ................................................................................27 Recent immigrant households more likely to be larger than a nuclear family....................................................27 Recent immigrant households tend to be large.....................................................................................................29 More care of children.............................................................................................................................................30 PART D: PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMY ...............................................................................................31 PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOUR MARKET ...............................................................................................................31 Labour force participation lower the more recent the arrival.............................................................................31 Pattern of adjustment similar for most levels of education..................................................................................34 Knowledge of English important for labour force participation .........................................................................36 Unemployment higher during initial years ...........................................................................................................38 Share of men and women with jobs increases with length of stay .......................................................................42 THE JOBS OF RECENT IMMIGRANTS..........................................................................................................................43 Part-time jobs more common for very recent immigrants aged 25 to 64............................................................43 - i - Many recent immigrants in sales and services, health and science occupations ............................................... 45 Many recent immigrants in manufacturing and hospitality sectors .................................................................... 47 Skill requirements of jobs of recent immigrants generally lower........................................................................ 50 Education of recent immigrants not fully utilized................................................................................................. 52 PART E: INCOME...................................................................................................................................................... 54 SOURCES AND LEVEL OF INCOME ............................................................................................................................. 54 Sources of income vary by time in Canada........................................................................................................... 54 Average income increases with length of stay...................................................................................................... 55 Earnings of recent immigrants who worked mostly full-time lower than average ............................................. 56 Transfer payments a larger share of household income of non-seniors .............................................................57 THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME ................................................................................................................................58