Skilled Principal Applicants and Sk

Skilled Principal Applicants and Skilled Spouses and Dependents in all elderly groups had a 10
percent higher incidence than seen in Figure 6. Other Economic immigrants and Retired
immigrants had an even higher incidence that began near 70 and 85 percent, respectively, and
remained above 60 and 70 percent by the 20-year mark. Immigrants in the economic categories
and the retired category also reported higher annual investment income. All immigrants in these
categories reported investment income at least equal to $10 000 in the initial years after landing.
For Skilled Principal Applicants and Skilled Spouses and Dependents this amount dropped
below $5 000 at the 10-year mark and remained there through the 20-year mark. However, Other
Economic and Retired immigrants continued to report annual investment income above $10 000
through the 20-year mark.
Other family immigrants had an incidence and an average investment income comparable to that
seen overall. The one difference is that short-term elderly in this category had an incidence
approximately 10 percent higher than that seen for short-tern elders in Figure 6. Average
investment income for all three elderly groups was in line with the averages reported for the
entire elderly population.
Parents and Grandparents and Refugees, again, had different results. For elderly in these two
categories incidence was noticeably lower than that seen in Figure 6. Average investment income
reported was also lower than the amount illustrated in Figure A6 in the Appendix. On average,
Parents and Grandparents in all three elderly groups reported annual investment income below
$5 000 and Refugees reported less than $2 000 in investment income each year.
Figure 8 presents the incidence of provincial supplements for elderly immigrants in tax year
2000. There is evidence of a positive relationship between age at landing and the incidence of
provincial supplements for two out of the three elderly groups. There is also evidence of a