Immigration boosts population growth
ShareStatCan release - Canada’s population grew by 0.19% in the fourth quarter of 2008, the fastest fourth-quarter growth rate since 1992. The increase in population continues to be steadier in the western part of the country, notably in Alberta. As of January 1, 2009, Canada’s population was an estimated 33,504,700, up 63,400 from October 1, 2008. The increased pace in population growth can be explained by a marked increase in net international... [Read More...]
CIC publishes detailed stats once again
Share I’m glad to see that Citizenship and Immigration Canada is once again publishing complete immigration statistics as it has for the last 20 years. CIC under Diane Finley has stopped publishing detailed immigration numbers, especially missing were those of source countries. (see previous post) Jason Kenney replaced Finley as the CIC minister after the election. One of the first questions he was asked was whether he would reinstall transparency,... [Read More...]
Immigration trend in reverse: Asia down, Europe up
ShareIs the current government really receptive to new immigrants in the way they present to us? New stats obtained by Ming Pao shows an emerging, peculiar trend of immigrant landings since the Tories took office in 2006. First of all, for at least the last 25 years, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has been very transparent in publishing immigration stats. Detailed breakdowns on numbers – such as source countries, destinations, types of immigrants... [Read More...]
BC has highest use of non-official languages at work
ShareStatCan release – In 2006, employment rates for both immigrants and Canadian born increased from those of 2001. The census also shows that BC remains to be the province with highest use of languages other than English or French at work. Employment rates for immigrants and Canadian born increased between 2001 and 2006, particularly in the core working-age group, those aged 25 to 54. The employment rate for core working-age immigrants increased... [Read More...]
China is No.1 sender of immigrants to Vancouver
ShareProfile of Vancouver CMA StatCan release – The population of foreign-born people in the census metropolitan area (CMA) of Vancouver increased five times faster than its Canadian-born population between 2001 and 2006, according to the census. The census counted 831,300 foreign-born people in the Vancouver CMA, up about 92,700 from 2001. Between the two censuses, the foreign-born population in Vancouver increased by 12.6%, compared with the... [Read More...]
Second generation Canadian women earns more
ShareSecond generation immigrants’ daughters earn a much higher hourly and annual salary than their counterparts with Canadian-born parents, a Statistics Canada study says. This study, published in the October 2007 edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, focuses on second-generation Canadians aged 17 to 29—young men and women born in Canada to two immigrant parents between 1967 and 1982. Taking education levels into account, the study... [Read More...]
Processing times for immigration Oct 2006 to Sep 2007
Share ALL CATEGORIES 30% ofcases finalizedin: 50% ofcases finalizedin: 70% ofcases finalizedin: 80% ofcases finalizedin: (months) (months) (months) (months) All Asia 6 12 48 64 Beijing 3 8 40 62 Hong Kong 6 8 24 46 New Delhi 5 13 67 69 Seoul 10 27 30 31 Singapore 4 7 16 38 Sydney 5 7 21 28 Taipei 6 26 30 31 SKILLED WORKERS 30% ofcases finalizedin: 50% ofcases finalizedin: 70% ofcases finalizedin: 80%... [Read More...]
Processing times for immigration July 2006 to June 2007
Share SKILLED WORKERS 30% of cases finalized in: 50% of cases finalized in: 70% of cases finalized in: 80% of cases finalized in: (months) (months) (months) (months) Beijing 58 62 65 68 Hong Kong 57 64 69 72 Kuala Lumpur 35 36 38 41 Manila 59 61 62 64 New Delhi 66 68 70 71 Seoul 26 28 30 31 Singapore 39 44 49 52 Sydney 24 27 29 31 Taipei 26 27 28 30 All Asia 59 64 67 69 BUSINESS 30% of cases... [Read More...]
Amanda Zhao’s murder — Backgrounder
ShareVisiting parents demand justice in Zhao’s slaying (Oct 8, 2008 CBC) Parents of slain Chinese girl slam Canada for inaction (Oct 8, 2008 Globe and Mail) Parents of murdered Chinese girl visit BC to press politicians to act (Oct 8, 2008 The Canadian Press) Family of murdered student Amanda Zhao arrives in Vancouver (Oct 8, 2008 Georgia Straight) Parents seek justice for daughter (Oct 8, 2008 Toronto Star) A father’s plea for justice... [Read More...]
By 2031, half of Greater Vancouver’s residents will be immigrants
ShareVancouver Sun – If you think Greater Vancouver is ethnically diverse now, wait until 2031, when about one out of two people in the region will have been born outside of Canada. This is the region’s demographic future if current trends — strong immigration flows from Asia and a low Canadian birth rate — continue over the next two decades, according to a new Statistics Canada report. “In 2031, about 50% of the population... [Read More...]
