Where are all the childcare spaces?
How high is youth unemployment?
Are immigrants paid enough?

Immigrant Income - In 2005, the median family income for immigrants that arrived in Greater Victoria between 2001 and 2004 was $47,544. This is significantly less than the median income of non-immigrant families at $72,216, but is up from $40,039 in 2000.

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Children in Care - In the Capital Region in 2007, there were 11.1 children in government care for every 1,000 children under the age of 19, down from 11.7 in 2006. This compares to 10.0 children in care per thousand in BC overall.

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Childcare - In January 2008, there were 17,325 children 5 years and under in the Capital Region, over three times more than the 5,161 registered child care spaces.

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Youth Unemployment - Unemployment for youth aged 15 to 24 in Greater Victoria in 2007 was 5.3%, down significantly from 7.4% in 2006 and 9.2% in 2005. This also compares favourably with youth unemployment in the province at 7.6% and in Canada at 11.2%.

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Net Migration - Greater Victoria’s population grew by 2,393 people in 2005. On a net basis, 968 came from outside Canada, 1,292 came from outside of the province, and 133 came from within the province. This compares with population growth of 2,900 in 2004. Of which on a net basis, 1,028 came from outside Canada, 1,913 came from outside of the province, and 41 left for elsewhere in the province.

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Low Birth Weight Babies
> Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Age of All Migrants to Greater Victoria, 2005
> Source: Statistics Canada