Canadian Race Relations Foundation

This report, published by Statistics Canada in autumn 2004, explores such issues as geriatric care, French immersion, demand for immigrants and student loans. Each article is supported by data collected by Statistics Canada. The first article looks at the people who provide care for the elderly in order to better understand how caregivers can be assisted. The findings of this article are very significant because we learn that seniors are not only the receivers of care but also active caregivers. In the second article, French immersion is viewed in conjunction with reading achievement, to see if students in French immersion have a higher rate of reading achievement than non-immersion students. The third article looks at how immigrants fare when it comes to finding employment in Canada and how many of them choose to stay or leave. Finally, the issue of student loans is explored looking at the graduating class of 2000. Quoting from the article Immigrants in Demand- Staying or Leaving?:"This article uses longitudinal data