Quebec: 500 000 persoane traiesc din ajutor social
 
In provincia canadiana Quebec, unde emigreaza cei mai multi romani, o jumatate de milion de oameni traiesc din ajutor social. Daca tinem seama ca populatia totala este de 7.1 milioane, nu este greu de tras concluzii privitoare la starea economiei si la sansele ca un nou venit sa-si gaseasca de lucru. Cei aproximativ 5000 emigranti romani la care se adauga alte citeva zeci de mii din alte tari, ingroase an de an rindul celor fara servici.
 
NUMARUL DE PERSOANE (PE PROVINCII SI TERITORII) CARE TRAIESC DIN AJUTOR SOCIAL
PROVINCIA SAU TERITORIUL

31.03.1993

31.03.1994 31.03.1995 31.03.1996 31.03.1997 31.03.1998 31.03.1999 31.03.2000 31.03.2001 31.03.2002 31.03.2003
Newfoundland 68,100 67,400 71,300 72,000 71,900 64,600 59,900 59,400 54,400 52,100 51,200
Prince Edward Island 12,600 13,100 12,400 11,700 11,100 10,900 9,800 8,400 7,900 7,500 7,000
Nova Scotia 98,700 104,100 104,000 103,100 93,700 85,500 80,900 73,700 66,800 61,500 58,300
New Brunswick 78,100 73,500 67,400 67,100 70,600 67,100 61,800 56,300 52,900 50,700 49,300
Quebec 741,400 787,200 802,200 813,200 793,300 725,700 661,300 618,900 576,600 560,800 544,200
Ontario 1,287,000 1,379,300 1,344,600 1,214,600 1,149,600 1,091,300 910,100 802,000 709,200 687,600 673,900
Manitoba 88,000 89,300 85,200 85,800 79,100 72,700 68,700 63,300 60,500 60,100 59,900
Saskatchewan 68,200 81,000 82,200 80,600 79,700 72,500 66,500 63,800 60,900 56,100 53,200
Alberta 196,000 138,500 113,200 105,600 89,800 77,000 71,900 64,800 58,000 53,800 57,800
British Columbia 323,300 353,500 374,300 369,900 321,300 297,400 275,200 262,400 252,900 241,200 180,700
Yukon 2,500 2,400 2,100 1,700 2,000 2,100 1,700 1,400 1,300 1,000 1,100
Northwest Territories 11,100 11,000 12,000 11,800 12,800 10,700 11,300 3,400 2,200 2,100 1,900
Nunavut               7,300e 7,300e 8,100 7,100
CANADA 2,975,000 3,100,300 3,070,900 2,937,100 2,774,900 2,577,500 2,279,100 2,085,100 1,910,900 1,842,600 1,745,600

 
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http://www.ncwcnbes.net/htmdocument/principales/numberwelfare_e.htm