Abstract
As immigration continues to be the main factor in Canada’s recent population growth, the number and proportion of Canada’s immigrant families have also increased, to almost one-fifth of all families in Canada by 2006. We begin with a comparison of immigrant families with non-immigrant families on several sociodemographic characteristics including family type and size and home language to show similarities and differences. Next, we highlight diversity of immigrant families along selected characteristics including place of birth, period of immigration, and socioeconomic characteristics such as education and employment. Finally, we identify some challenges for immigrant families and topics for future research, and conduct a more detailed analysis of low-income or poor immigrant families.
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Lee, Sharon M. and Edmonston, Barry
(2013)
"Canada’s Immigrant Families: Growth, Diversity and Challenges,"
Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster Discussion Paper Series/ Un Réseau stratégique de connaissances Changements de population et parcours de vie Document de travail: Vol. 1:
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1, Article 4.
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https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/pclc/vol1/iss1/4
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