Remittances "the money immigrants send to family members in their country of origin" are now centre stage in development and immigrant research. Yet, in spite of this interest, research on the characteristics of remittance senders in Canada remains quite limited, in large part because of the...

Dans la presente etude, on examine les strategies de gestion du revenu des couples canadiens dont au moins un des conjoints ou partenaires est age de 45 ans et plus a l'aide des donnees de l'Enquete sociale generale de 2007. On tache de determiner dans quelle mesure les couples optent pour...

In this study, the income management strategies of Canadian couples are examined using data from the 2007 General Social Survey. The extent to which "older" couples, in which at least one spouse or partner is aged 45 or older, employ an allocative, pooled, or separate strategy is explored....

In spite of much anecdotal evidence and some case studies regarding the size and characteristics of the inter-provincial workforce in Alberta, comprehensive information remains scarce. This is due in part to the many challenges faced in trying to enumerate a mobile population. Drawing on...

En depit des nombreuses donnees anecdotiques et de certaines etudes de cas au sujet de la taille et des caracteristiques de la main-d'oeuvre interprovinciale en Alberta, les renseignements detailles demeurent limites. Cette situation est attribuable en partie aux nombreuses difficultes associees...

Studies of immigrant well-being primarily focus on economic outcomes. However, immigrants often cite a desire to improve their general quality of life as their main motivation for migrating. This study compares life satisfaction among recent immigrants in Canada with life satisfaction in their...

This study documents the prevalence and nature of re-employment among workers who left long-term jobs in paid employment at age 50 or older. The analysis is based on a 28-year administrative panel dataset, the Longitudinal Worker File, capitalizing on its large sample size and detailed...

La presente etude rend compte de la prevalence et de la nature du reemploi chez les travailleurs qui ont quitte un emploi a long terme a titre de salaries a l'age de 50 ans et plus. L'analyse est fondee sur le Fichier de donnees longitudinales sur la main-d'oeuvre, un ensemble de donnees de...

The Canadian Financial Capability Survey (CFCS), released by Statistics Canada in December 2009, was designed to collect information about Canadians' knowledge, abilities, and behaviours concerning financial decision-making. In addition to information on approaches to money management and...