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Hire Immigrants Ottawa presents….
The 2014 Employer Council of Champions
Trivia Contest“Not So Trivial”
1. Between 2006 and 2011, which of the following was the fastest growing age group in Ottawa?
A. 20-24 year olds
B. 40-44 year olds
C. 60-64 year olds
2. Approximately how many people in Ottawa will turn 65 this year?
A. 10,000
B. 12,000
C. 14,000
3. How many immigrants have settled in Ottawa over the past ten years?
A. 52,000
B. 63,000
C. 74,000
4. What percentage of Ottawa’s population was born in a country other than Canada?
A. 18%
B. 23%
C. 29%
5. Between 2001 and 2011, immigrants represented what percentage of Ottawa’s net labour force growth?
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 100%
6. Of all the people in Ottawa’s labour force with a post-secondary education, what percentage are immigrants?
A. 12%
B. 22%
C. 27%
7. Of all the people in Ottawa’s labour force with an earned doctorate, what percentage are immigrants?
A. 25%
B. 38%
C. 57%
8. What percentage of Ottawa’s STEM labour force are immigrants? (i.e. people with specialization in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
A. 28%
B. 37%
C. 72%
9. True or false: The Top 5 places of Birth for recent immigrants to Ottawa (last 10 years) are: China, Philippines, Haiti, India, the United States
A. True
B. False
10. After English and French, what it the most common language spoken in Ottawa?
A. Arabic
B. Chinese Languages
C. Spanish
Bonus Question!
A. True
B. False
True or False:
The unemployment rate of university educated immigrants who came to Ottawa in the last five years is 3 times higher than the unemployment rate of Ottawa’s Canadian-born degree holders