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For more information, please contact us. &' 9<%$=%>%%$<?%$$<"$@"%$@$B%<*>>#$ 9<$<%=%<$$<?+$&@$<G##!$$%$"%!"$@!$$%$"%@ $<$"<"%$$<"$'$"$$<%H"$%=J$<?%N#'$Q"< GJ &%9<$JQNU%JG"%!<#<%%@$<!"#!$$%$"%&'%@ $<%%"$$<@B$@$<%H"$UJ$<$<%=%?$$<?W'% !$X>YG%<>@$B%<*>>#$@$<%##%$%$$">>$% %=%@$<%$$<#<$$<$@$<%H"$ Statistical Portrait of the French-Speaking Immigrant Population Outside Quebec (1991 to 2006) Table of contents Summary ..................................................................................................................................................................6 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................................8 Criteria for the definition of French-speaking immigrant outside Quebec ............................................................9 French-speaking immigrants living outside Quebec...............................................................................................11 Demographic weight...........................................................................................................................................11 Geographic distribution.......................................................................................................................................13 Distribution in Four Census Metropolitan Areas.....................................................................................................17 Geographic origins of French-speaking immigrants...............................................................................................30 Country or region of birth....................................................................................................................................30 Visible minority groups............................................................................................................................................37 Period when permanent residence was obtained ..............................................................................................40 Age structure ..........................................................................................................................................................41 Interprovincial migration..........................................................................................................................................45 Interprovincial migration of French-speaking immigrants living outside Quebec ...............................................45 Interprovincial migration to Quebec and net migration.......................................................................................51 Origins of Francophone immigrants who migrated between provinces .............................................................52 Linguistic behaviours at home and at work ............................................................................................................55 Language spoken at home .................................................................................................................................56 Language spoken at work ..................................................................................................................................58 Regional differences...........................................................................................................................................60 Couples in which at least one partner is a Francophone immigrant and the intergenerational transmission of language .................................................................................................................................................................63 Couples in which at least one partner is a Francophone immigrant ..................................................................64 Homogamy and mixed couples ..........................................................................................................................65 Intergenerational transmission of French ...........................................................................................................68 Education and diplomas .........................................................................................................................................72 Diploma or degree obtained according to highest level of schooling .................................................................72 Place where highest diploma or degree was obtained.......................................................................................75 Field of study ......................................................................................................................................................79 Regional variations in university education ........................................................................................................80 Participation in the labour force ..............................................................................................................................82 Labour force participation rate and unemployment rate.....................................................................................82 Regional variations in participation and unemployment .....................................................................................86 Multivariate analysis of labour force participation and unemployment...............................................................90 Conclusion 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