The socio-demographic characteristics of four groups of immigrant women in Quebec province are examined. The data are from official Canadian sources and from 76 interviews carried out in 1981 with women from Colombia, Greece, Haiti, and Portugal. Factors considered include spatial distribution, age distribution, marital status, educational status, language, employment and unemployment, occupation, and income.

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