Immigrants are more concerned about healthcare issues
Statistics Canada analyzed the social and economic concerns of immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to people born in Canada. In terms of health issues, immigrants were more likely than those born in Canada to report that they were “very” or “extremely” concerned about their own health (49% versus 33%). Similarly, they were more concerned than Canadian-born individuals about the health of family members (69% versus 50%). Immigrants were just as concerned as people born in Canada about other health problems, such as an overload of the health system. In the 2016 census, immigrants accounted for 21.9% of the total Canadian population. Immigrants were also more concerned about maintaining social ties (44% versus 30%) and their ability to support each other during and after the pandemic. In addition, immigrants were almost twice as likely as people born in Canada to be concerned about the possibility of domestic violence (12% versus 7%).
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