One half of recent immigrants are 25 to 44 years of age, and 15 per cent are children under 15. Six out of seven persons who immigrated between 1991 and 1996 reported being able to conduct a conversation in English or French. For almost two-thirds of the most recent immigrants the language most often spoken at home is neither English nor French, but a foreign language. The level of education of recent immigrants in Regina is slightly higher than that of the Canadian-born in the case of men, and similar in the case of women. Recent immigrants contribute more than evenly to the number of physical scientists, engineers and health professionals.
Recent immigrants pursue studies at a high rate.
Very few recent immigrants, including seniors, live alone. Recent immigrant families are also somewhat larger than Canadian-born families. One-half of families of recent immigrants consist of a recent immigrant couple with or without children. Households consisting of recent immigrants with or without other Canadians make up 3 per cent of all households in Regina. Households of immigrants who landed during the 1990s account for close to one-half of these recent immigrant households and 1.7 per cent of all households.