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Project Team

Alfia Sorokina, Principal Researcher

Paul Chung, Research Assistant

Clara Jimeno, Research Director

Advisory Committee

Ana Mercedes Guerra

Chelby Daigle

George Wright

Maria Beatriz Hennessy

This project is funded by and the Government of Canada (Social Development Partnerships Program). The opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily affect those of the Government of Canada (Social Development Partnerships Program).

This report is also funded by United Way of Ottawa as part of the Social Planning Council Community Research Collaborative (CRC).

Report completed in May 2012

ISBN #1-895732-79-4

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SNAPSHOT OF THE TOTAL SECOND GENERATION

Population by Generation Status

Second Generation Population by Age Group

Ethnic origin of All Second Generation

Ethnic GroupsComprising the Largest Number of All Second Generation

Educational Attainment All Second Generation

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Five Top Fields of Postsecondary Education All Second Generation

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Knowledge of Official Languages All Second Generation

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Labour Market Indicators All Second Generation

Employment by Industry (Sectors), Occupation and Work Type All Second Generation

Five Most Important Sectors of Occupation All Second Generation

Five Most Important Categories of Occupations All Second Generation

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Five Most Important Sub-categories of Occupation All Second Generation

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Work Type All Second Generation

Median Employment Incomeby Type of Work All Second Generation

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Income Outcomes and Poverty All Second Generation

Income LevelAll Second Generation

Income Level (From All Sources) Second Generation 15 Years and Over, City of Ottawa, 2005
Income / General Population / Second Generation / % of Total
General Population / Second Generation
Total / 658,495 / 109545 / 100.0% / 100.0%
Without Income / 30,130 / 6,235 / 4.6% / 5.7%
Under $10,000 / 118,450 / 20,375 / 18.0% / 18.6%
$10,000-$19,000 / 100,875 / 14,270 / 15.3% / 13.0%
$20,000-$29,000 / 73,080 / 10755 / 11.1% / 9.8%
$30,000-$39,999 / 69,000 / 11,025 / 10.5% / 10.1%
$40,000-$49,000 / 60,320 / 9,910 / 9.2% / 9.0%
$50,000-$59,000 / 50,620 / 9,015 / 7.7% / 8.2%
$60,000 + / 156,015 / 27,955 / 23.7% / 25.5%
Source: Profile Second Generation and PC Census, City of Ottawa, Statistics Canada, 2006 census

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Definition of Poverty

2005 Low-Income Cutt-offs For Ottawa (LICO)

2005 Low-Income Cut-offs For Ottawa (500,000 population and over)
Family Size / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
2005 Low Income
Cut Offs Before Tax / 20,778 / 25,867 / 31,801 / 38,610 / 43,791 / 49,389 / 54,987
2005 Low Income Cut Offs After Tax / 17,219 / 20,956 / 26,095 / 32,556 / 37,071 / 41,113 / 45,155
Source: StatisticsCanada, Catalogue No.75F002MIE

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ASSETS AND CHALLENGES OF SECOND GENERATION VISIBLE MINORITY GROUPS

Second Generation Visible Minority Groups

The Assets of Visible Minority Groups

Educational Attainment of All Visible Minority Population (includes both immigrants and Canadian-born)

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Knowledge of Official Languages Visible Minority Population (includes both immigrants and Canadian-born)

Labour Market Outcomes

Higher Unemployment Rates Visible Minority Population (includes both immigrants and Canadian-born)

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Significant Income Disadvantages and Incidence of Poverty of Visible Minority Groups

Total Median Income (From All Sources) Second Generation Visible Minority Groups

Total Median Income (From All Sources) Second Generation Visible Minority Groups with a University Degree

Incidence of Poverty of All Visible Minority Population (includes both immigrants and Canadian-born)

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KEY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TOSOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EXCLUSION OF SECOND GENERATION RACIALIZED GROUPS

Inter-Generational Impact of Immigrant Integration Challenges

First and Second Generation Total Median Income (From All Sources)of Second Generation by Visible Minority Status

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Total Median Income (From All Sources) of First and Second Generation with University Education by Visible Minority Status

WOMEN IN THE SECOND GENERATION

All Second Generation

Fields of Postsecondary Education by Sex All Second Generation

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Labour Market Indicators All Second Generation by Sex

Participation and Unemployment Rate

Participation and Unemployment Rates by Presence of Children

Industry Sectors for Occupation All Second Generation by Sex

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Occupations

Five Most Important Categories of Occupation All Second Generationby Sex

Five Most Important Sub-categories of Occupation All Second Generationby Sex

Employment Median Income All Second Generation by Sex

Total MedianIncome (From All Sources) All Second Generation by Sex

Income Level (From All Sources) All Second Generation by Sex

Visible Minority Second Generation

Total Median Income (From All Sources) of Second Generation Four Largest Visible Minority Groupsby Sex

Total Median Income (From All Sources) Second Generation Visible Minority With University Education by Sex

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Total Median Income (From All Sources) First and Second Generation Visible Minorities with University Education by Sex

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