What makes an immigrant's life better?
Canada asked immigrants and residents if they felt proud of the country's achievements.
Canada has much to be proud of — 13 different achievements were highlighted. But the pandemic has made its mark here as well, so the researchers selected only 3 of them related to the coronavirus crisis:
- Canadian health care;
- the democratic system in Canada;
- attitudes towards all groups in society.
Statisticians have drawn an unexpected conclusion: immigrants are more proud of Canada's achievements than its native population.
Judge for yourself.
| Proud: | Immigrants, % | Residents, % |
| the way Canada treats all groups in society | 63 | 43 |
| the country's successes in health care | 79 | 72 |
| the workings of the democratic system in Canada | 81 | 62 |
However, not all immigrants are so enthusiastic. Researchers have noticed that the longer people live in Canada, the less proud they feel.
For example, 78% of those who had lived in the country for less than 5 years expressed their pride. Of those who have lived in Canada for 6 to 10 years, only 65% could say the same. And only 60% of those who immigrated more than 10 years ago said they felt proud. But even these numbers are higher than the survey data for native Canadians.
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