Socio-economics

From Portraits of English Speaking Quebec

According to 2006 Statistics Canada Census:

8.0% of the Quebec population is unemployed.

14.3 % of Quebec families live below the Low-Income-Cut-Off.

According to 2008-2009 CHSSN Baseline Data Report:

11.8% of Quebec Anglophones were unemployed in 2006.

17.3% of Quebec Anglophones were below the Low-Income-Cut-Off in 2006.

According to a 2005 CROP/CHSSN survey on community vitality, Quebec Anglophones have higher levels of low income when compared to Quebec Francophones, and Anglophones have lower levels of middle to high incomes.

Other Interesting Facts:

Surveys demonstrate that there is an important regional dimension to the socio-economic status of Quebec Anglophones, with greater vulnerabilities in the rural and eastern parts of Quebec.

43.5 % of Quebec Anglophones performed unpaid volunteer work within the past 12 months. According to national studies Quebec has the lowest volunteer rate in Canada and the smallest voluntary core, which means that volunteer work is performed by a small group of people. Even with the lowest volunteer rate in Canada, there are some regions with high levels of volunteering among Quebec Anglophones, for example Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord, and Chaudière-Appalaches.

For more information

Baseline Data Report 2008-2009

CHSSN: Joanne Pocock, Jan Warnke

Regional Reports of Quebec's English-speaking Communities selected 1996-2006 Census Findings.

http://www.chssn.org/Document/Download/BDR_2008-2009_R2.pdf

Social Support Network in Quebec’s English-speaking communities : Building Community Vitality Through Social Capital Strategies.

2005 CROP/CHSSN Survey of Community Vitality : Joanne Pocock

http://www.chssn.org/Document/Download/Social_Capital_Report_202005-2006.pdf

The Vitality of English-speaking Communities of Quebec : From Community Decline to Revival.

Edited by Richard Y. Bourhis Published in Partnership with CEETUM, Université de Montreal and CIRLM, University de Moncton.

The goal of this book is to provide a current portrait of the group vitality of the English-speaking Communities of Quebec.

http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2008/QCM2008_ang.pdf

Quebec Handy Numbers: 2008 Edition

Institut de la statistique du quebec

http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/qcman.htm