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FACTSand FIGURES 2001

Immigration Overview

  

IMMIGRATION BY LANGUAGE ABILITY
(Principal Applicants and Dependants)

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IMMIGRATION BY LANGUAGE ABILITY
(Principal Applicants and Dependants)

 
   1999
 2000
 2001
LANGUAGE ABILITY # % # % # %
English 92,600 48.76 107,779 47.41 114,775 45.85
French 9,540 5.02 10,362 4.56 11,315 4.52
Both French and English 7,646 4.03 9,904 4.36 13,027 5.20
Neither 80,136 42.19 99,268 43.67 111,229 44.43
Total 189,922 100 227,313 100 250,346 100

 

LANGUAGE ABILITY - CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE
(Principal Applicants and Dependants)

 
   1999
 2000
 2001
AGE LANGUAGE ABILITY # % # % # %
0 to 4 years English 2,012 1.58 2,228 1.45 2,172 1.27
  French 497 0.39 518 0.34 515 0.30
  Both French and English 37 0.03 48 0.03 59 0.03
  Neither 10,560 8.27 13,331 8.69 15,967 9.30
  Subtotal 13,106 10.27 16,125 10.51 18,713 10.90
5 to 9 years English 3,797 2.97 4,541 2.96 5,294 3.08
  French 752 0.59 851 0.55 914 0.53
  Both French and English 95 0.07 116 0.08 133 0.08
  Neither 10,123 7.93 12,409 8.09 13,299 7.75
  Subtotal 14,767 11.57 17,917 11.68 19,640 11.44
10 to 14 years English 4,549 3.56 5,622 3.66 6,780 3.95
  French 659 0.52 807 0.53 853 0.50
  Both French and English 123 0.10 138 0.09 248 0.14
  Neither 9,349 7.32 10,532 6.86 10,992 6.40
  Subtotal 14,680 11.50 17,099 11.15 18,873 10.99
  Total 42,553 100 51,141 100 57,226 100
 
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