CHINESE immigrants to Canada find the pace of life too slow - particularly if they are from Hong Kong - and most are not optimistic about the country's economic development, a recent survey has found.
The survey of 1,500 Chinese living in Toronto and Vancouver has found immigrants are initially frustrated with life in Canada. Two-thirds feel Canada's high taxes discourage hard work.
The same proportion of those who had arrived during the economically depressed years following the 1987 stock market crash said they found it almost impossible to get a satisfying job.
Despite this, more than two-thirds of newly-arrived immigrants consider Canada's quality of life one of the best in the world. And the longer immigrants live there, the more they like it.
The survey by DJC Research found Chinese immigrants were younger, wealthier and better educated than the average Canadian.
And with Chinese having become the third most important language in Canada, after English and French, Chinese immigrants are an important part of the community - particularly as consumers.