Wher edoI mmi gr ant sLi vei nCanada
I fy ouwantt oat t r ac ti mmi gr ant st oy ourt own,y ouneedt ounder s t andwhatex ac t l yt heyar el ook i ngf or .That ’ s whyi mmi gr antmobi l i t ydat ai ss oi mpor t ant–i tl et sy ouk nowwhi c har easi mmi gr ant sl i k emos tandwhatt hey f i ndat t r ac t i v et her e.For t unat el y ,St at i s t i cCanadahasac c es st ot hi sk i ndofdat at hr ought he2020Longi t udi nal I mmi gr at i onDat abas e. I t ’ st her ef or enot s ur pr i s i ngt hat t heyus edt hi sdat af ort hei rr ec ent s t udyonwhi c hCanadi anc i t i esandpr ov i nc es hav et hehi ghes t r et ent i onr at esf ori mmi gr ant s . Fort hi ss t udy , t heyf oc us edoni mmi gr ant swhomov edt oCanada i n2014.
Edmont on,Vancouver ,andTor ont oemer gemostpopul arci t i esf orI mmi gr ant st o l i ve I nt er es t i ngl y , i mmi gr ant swhomov edi nt oVanc ouv eri n2014hadar et ent i onr at eof al i t t l eov er86% wi t hi n5y ear s ofadmi s s i oni nt oCanada–t hehi ghes ti nt hec ount r y .Thi si nf or mat i onwasf oundbyc ompar i ngt henumberof i mmi gr ant swhomov edi nt oVanc ouv erwhent heyc amet oCanadai n2014wi t ht henumberwhoar es t i l lf i l i ng t ax est her e. So,an86% r et ent i onr at emeanst hat86ofev er y100i mmi gr ant swhoc amet oVanc ouv eri n2014ar es t i l l f i l i ng t ax est her e.I nt er es t i ngl y ,t hi si st heex ac tr et ent i onr at eofT or ont o–t hes ec ondhi ghes ti nt hec ount r y . Andt hi s i sc l os el yf ol l owedbyEdmont on’ sr et ent i onr at ewhi c hi s85%. Wheni tc omest oAt l ant i cCanadat hough,t her et ent i onr at ewentdownt o58%,wi t hNov aSc ot i ahav i ngt he hi ghes tr at e–63%.
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Ont ar i o,Br i t i shCol umbi a,andAl ber t aemer gemostpopul arpr ovi nces Ac c or di ngt ot heSt at i s t i c sCanadas t udy ,near l y86% ofi mmi gr ant ss t ayi nt hei rpr ov i nc eofadmi s s i on.I nt er es t i ngl y ,Ont ar i ohast hehi ghes tr et ent i onr at e–al mos t94%.I ti sc l os el yf ol l owedbyBr i t i s hCol umbi aand Al ber t a,whi c hhav er et ent i onr at esofal mos t90% and89% r es pec t i v el y . I t ’ sal s owor t hnot i ngt hati mmi gr ant swhohav ef ami l ymember si napr ov i nc ear emor el i k el yt os t ayi ni t .I n f ac t ,i mmi gr ant swhoar es pons or edbyf ami l ymember shav eaf i v ey earr et ent i onr at eofmor et han93%.On t heot herhand,ec onomi c c l as si mmi gr ant sandr ef ugeeshav er et ent i onr at esof82% and86% r es pec t i v el y . Anot heri nt er es t i ngt hi ngt hatt hes t udyr ev eal edi st hati t ’ seas i erf ori mmi gr ant st omov ei nt hef i r s tf ewy ear s af t ert heyar eadmi t t ed.Fori ns t anc e,whi l et he5y earr et ent i onr at ef orCanadi ani mmi gr ant swasf oundt obe 88%,t he10y earonewas86%.Howev er ,t her et ent i onr at esbyi mmi gr at i onc l as sandpr ov i nc ewer es i mi l ar f orbot ht i mef r ames . Thel eadi ngpr ov i nc esf ort he10y eart i mef r amewer es t i l l t hes ame–Ont ar i o,Br i t i s hCol umbi aandAl ber t a. Thei rr et ent i onr at eswer e91. 5%,87. 3%,and86. 1% r es pec t i v el y .Andwheni tc omest oAt l ant i cpr ov i nc es , Nov aSc ot i ar ank edhi ghagai n,wi t har et ent i onr at eof58%. Asf orr ef ugeesorpeopl ewhower eonawor kper mi t pr i ort oi mmi gr at i ngt oCanada, t hei rr et ent i onr at eswer e 92% and88. 3% r es pec t i v el y .What ’ smor e?Mos toft hes epeopl es t ay edi nt hei rr egi onofadmi s s i on.
I t ’ scommonf ori mmi gr ant st ost ayi nt her egi ont heywor kedi nbef or ebecomi nga per manentr esi dent I ft her e’ sonet hi ngy ous houl dk nowabouti mmi gr ant swi t hpr i orCanadi anex per i enc e,i t ’ st hatt heypr ef ert o s t ayi nt her egi onwher et heywor k edors t udi ed.Fori ns t anc e,mos ti mmi gr ant swi t hpr i orwor kex per i enc e whobec ameper manentr es i dent si n2014s t ay edi nt her egi ont hatt heywer eadmi t t edt o. Ev enr ef ugeeswi t hpr i orwor kex per i enc ewer emor el i k el yt os t ayi nt her egi ont hatt heywer eadmi t t edt o– t heyhav ear et ent i onr at eof93%.Ont heot herhand,i mmi gr ant swhor el i edwhol l yonwor kper mi t sbef or e ac qui r i ngCanadi anper manentr es i denc ehadar et ent i onr at eofal i t t l eov er90%. Thos ewhohadbot hs t udyandwor kex per i enc ei nt her egi onhadar et ent i onr at eof81% whi l et hos ewho onl yhads t udyper mi t sbef or ebec omi ngper manentr es i dent shav ea79% r et ent i onr at e.
Fami l i ar i t yi skeywheni tcomest owher eI mmi gr ant sl i vei nCanada Wheni tc omesdownt oi t ,peopl el i k el i v i ngi nf ami l i arpl ac es–t hel ongert heys t ayi napl ac et hehar deri t i sf ort hem t ol eav e.Soi fy ouwantt oboos ty ourar ea’ si mmi gr antr et ent i onr at e,y ourbes tbeti st omak ei t c omf or t abl ef orf i r s t t i mev i s i t or s .Ul t i mat el y ,t hes ear et hepeopl emor el i k el yt oboos ty ourt own’ snumber s !
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