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FACTS and FIGURES 2002
Immigration Overview

Immigration by Language Ability

Immigration by Language Ability (Principal Applicants and Dependants)

Immigration by Language Ability (Principal Applicants and Dependants) graph

Immigration by Language Ability (Principal Applicants and Dependants)

LANGUAGE ABILITY	2000		2001		2002
LANGUAGE ABILITY	Num.	%	Num.	%	Num.	%
English	107,791	47.41	114,833	45.84	99,527	43.44
French	10,363	4.56	11,314	4.52	10,648	4.65
Both French and English	9,908	4.36	13,032	5.20	13,720	5.99
Neither	99,284	43.67	111,305	44.44	105,196	45.92
Total	227,346	100	250,484	100	229,091	100

Immigration by Age and Language Ability - Children under 15 Years of Age (Principal
Applicants and Dependants)

AGE	LANGUAGE ABILITY	2000		2001		2002
AGE	LANGUAGE ABILITY	Num.	%	Num.	%	Num.	%
0 to 4 years	English	2,228	1.45	2,174	1.27	1,683	1.10
	French	518	0.34	515	0.30	371	0.24
	Both French and English	48	0.03	59	0.03	59	0.04
	Neither	13,333	8.69	15,975	9.30	15,037	9.83
	Subtotal	16,127	10.51	18,723	10.90	17,150	11.22
5 to 9 years	English	4,541	2.96	5,295	3.08	3,975	2.60
	French	851	0.55	914	0.53	759	0.50
	Both French and English	116	0.08	133	0.08	131	0.09
	Neither	12,412	8.09	13,308	7.75	12,582	8.23
	Subtotal	17,920	11.68	19,650	11.44	17,447	11.41
10 to 14 years	English	5,622	3.66	6,781	3.95	5,145	3.36
	French	807	0.53	853	0.50	688	0.45
	Both French and English	138	0.09	248	0.14	221	0.14
	Neither	10,532	6.86	10,999	6.40	10,316	6.75
	Subtotal	17,099	11.14	18,881	10.99	16,370	10.71
	Total	51,146	100	57,254	100	50,967	100



	Date Published: 2003-06		Important Notices