1. DRAFT – Oct 2009
Questions about where to live and work?
The Community Finder Tool can help you!
Canada is the second largest country in the world by land area. The Canadian population of over 33
million people lives in thousands of cities and towns across the vast country. Newcomers have many
choices of where to live and work. Finding the right place may take time.
Housing costs vary greatly across Canada and depend on location (city, town or rural area) and type
of home (e.g., apartment or house). Where you choose to live will impact your occupational
prospects, job opportunities and salary.
The Working in Canada Community Finder Tool can help you choose a place to live and work based
on labour market and community characteristics.
3 questions to help you:
1) What is your occupation?
Enter the name of your occupation. There are 520 options (NOC codes).
2) In which language do you want to work?
Canada has two official languages – English and French.
3) Do you want to live in a large or small community?
Select communities with different population sizes to find the best location for you.
Results can be refined by:
Occupational Demand
Select good, fair, or limited prospects to discover where your occupation is in demand.
Housing Affordability
By comparing local wages of the client’s occupation to local housing costs, communities are ordered
from most affordable to least (housing costs expressed as a % of gross income).
The Working in Canada Community Finder Tool
is coming soon to WorkinginCanada.gc.ca.
Working in Canada is part of the Going to Canada –
Immigration Portal Initiative.
questions@WorkinginCanada.gc.ca

2. DRAFT – Oct 2009
Sample Community Report
Toronto, Ontario Niagara, Ontario
(Census Metropolitan Area) (Regional Municipality)
Your Situation Your Situation
Occupation: Registered Nurse Occupation: Registered Nurse
Prospects: Good Local Job Prospects: Good
Wages: $32.30/hour (2007) Local Wages: $31.04/hour (2007)
Gross Annual Income: $64,600 (2007) Gross Annual Income: $62,080 (2007)
There are currently 0 jobs available on Job Bank. There are currently 0 jobs available on Job Bank.
Housing Affordability: ($2,120.90/5383) Housing Affordability: ($851.00/5173)
= 39.4% of gross monthly income spent on housing = 16.45% of gross monthly income spent on housing
Rental Affordability: ($1,010.00/5383) Rental Affordability: ($711.00/5173)
= 18.8% of gross monthly income spent on housing = 13.74% of gross monthly income spent on housing
Community Profile Community Profile
Overview: Insert small descriptive paragraph about Toronto here. Overview: Insert small descriptive paragraph about Niagara here.
Provincial Web site: http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/index.asp Provincial Web site: http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/index.asp
Municipal Web site: http://www.toronto.ca/immigration/ Municipal Web site: http://www.niagaraimmigration.ca
Population (2006): 5,113,149 Primary schools: Yes Population (2006): 427,421 Primary schools: Yes
Population (2001): 4,682,897 Secondary schools: Yes Population (2001): 410,574 Secondary schools: Yes
Land Area (sq. km): 5,903.6 Universities & Colleges: Yes Land Area (sq. km): 1,854.2 Universities & Colleges: Yes
Population Density (per sq. km): Hospitals: Yes Population Density (per sq. Hospitals: Yes
3,972.4 Immigrant Serving Agencies: km): 230.5 Immigrant Serving Agencies: Yes
Rural Communities: No Yes Rural Communities: Yes Public Transportation: Yes
Official Language Minority Public Transportation: Yes Official Language Minority Local Airport(s):
Communities: No Local Airport(s): Communities: No ‐Niagara District
‐Toronto City Centre ‐Lester B. Pearson International
‐Lester B. Pearson International ‐Niagara Falls International (U.S.)
Demographic Information Demographic Information
Median Population Age: 37.5 Median Population Age: 41.9
Immigrant Population: 2,320,165 (45.38% of Population (2006)) Immigrant Population: 75,835 (17.74% of Population (2006))
Recent immigrants (2001‐2006): 447,925 Recent immigrants (2001‐2006): 7,890
Aboriginal population: 26,575 (0.5%) Aboriginal population: 6,930 (1.6%)
Language (Mother tongue): English (54.1%), Chinese (8.1%), Italian Language (Mother tongue): English (71.9%), French (3.2%), Italian
(3.7%), Spanish (2.1%), Portuguese (2.1%), …Full List:… (3.1%), German (1.8%), Dutch (1.0%), …Full list:…
Housing Housing
Average value of owned dwelling: $403,112 Average value of owned dwelling: $218,694
Average monthly payments for housing: $2,120.90 Average monthly payments for housing: $851.00
Average monthly payment for rental: $1,010.00 Average monthly payment for rental: $711.00
Local Labour Market Local Labour Market
Median Income of all residents of Toronto: $64,128 (2005) Median Income of all residents of Niagara: $54,497 (2005)
Labour force activity per NOC skill type: Labour force activity per NOC skill type:
Level 0 Management = (320,600/5,113,149) = 6.27% of total pop Level 0 Management = (20,045/427,421) = 4.69% of total pop
Level 1 Business, finance, administration = 11.55% Level 1 Business, finance, administration = 8.32%
Level 4 Health occupations = 2.43% Level 4 Health occupations = 2.98%