Statistics Canada has released several data sets of interest. The news yesterday focussed on the increase of immigrants and the type of immigrants Canada is receiving. It’s important to flag the issues that immigrant parents and children are experiencing. An op-ed, anyone?
See the Statistics Canada website for:
Immigration and citizenship highlight tables
Language highlight tables
2006 community profiles.
Customized views of data sets are available and, for our purposes, allow us to look at the numbers of immigrant children coming into Canada. Age breakdowns: 0-4 yrs, 5-9.
Also of interest is mother tongue and language spoken most often at home.