Contents:

• Communiqué: New Canadians participate, despite obstacles
• Full Report (PDF format, 1.5 MB)
• Executive Summary
• Powerpoint Slideshow (PDF format, 2.5 MB)
• Fact Sheet #1: Patterns in Participation, Engagement, and Informal Caring
• Fact Sheet #2: Profile of Volunteering
• Canadian Story #1: Building a Life in Canada
• Canadian Story #2: Organizing Ourselves
• Canadian Story #3: Finding a New Direction
• Canadian Story #4: Keeping Faith
• Appendix 1: The Changing Face of Canadian Immigrants, using 2001 Census data
• Appendix 2: Portrait of Canadian Immigrants, using 2000 NSGVP data
• Appendix 3: Data Sources
• Letter to the editor, March 3 2006
• Selected Charts
  • Chart 1: Volunteer rate and average hours volunteered, by length of time in Canada, 2000
  • Chart 2: Volunteer rate and average hours volunteered, by age group, 2000
  • Chart 3: Volunteer rate and average hours volunteered, by level of education, 2000
  • Chart 4: Donor rate and average donation, by length of time in Canada, 2000
  • Chart 5: Donor rate by age group, 2000
  • Chart 6: Membership rate by level of education, 2000
  • Chart 7: Voting rate by age group, 2000

MEDIA COVERAGE

• Hamilton Spectator: Immigrants face many barriers to volunteering

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