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CANADAFACTS AND FIGURES
IMM IGRAT ION OVERV I EW PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY RES IDENTS
2010
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Table of contents
Foreword
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iii
Permanent residents
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1 Canada – Permanent residents by gender and category, 1986 to 2010
........................................................................
4 Canada – Permanent residents by category
..................................................................................................................
6
Canada – Male permanent residents by category
......................................................................................................
8 Canada – Female permanent residents by category
................................................................................................10
Canada – Permanent residents by category (principal applicants)
..............................................................................12
Canada – Permanent residents by category (spouses and
dependants).....................................................................13
Canada – Permanent residents less than 15 years of age by gender,
age and category ............................................14
Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by age and
category
...........................................................17
Canada – Male permanent residents 15 years of age or older by
age and category ..............................................18
Canada – Female permanent residents 15 years of age or older by age
and category ..........................................19
Canada – Permanent residents by gender and source area
........................................................................................20
Canada – Permanent residents by category and source area
.....................................................................................22
Canada – Permanent residents by age and source area
.............................................................................................24
Canada – Permanent residents by source country
.......................................................................................................27
Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and urban
area
......................................................................30
Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and category
.........................................................................32
Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and language
ability
..............................................................34
Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and source
area
....................................................................36
Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by gender and
marital status ..............................................39
Canada – Permanent residents less than 15 years of age by gender
and years of schooling ....................................40
Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by gender and
level of education........................................41 Canada
– Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by category and
level of education .....................................42 Canada –
Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by source area and
level of education ................................44 Canada –
Permanent residents by category and language ability
...............................................................................46
Canada – Permanent residents by mother tongue
.......................................................................................................48
Canada – Permanent residents by labour market intention, occupation
and skill level ...............................................49
Canada – Skilled workers 15 years of age or older intending to work
by gender and occupational skill level (principal applicants)
.....................................................................................................................................................................50
Temporary residents
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51 Canada – Temporary residents by yearly status, 1986 to 2010
...................................................................................52
Canada – Male temporary residents by yearly status, 1986 to 2010
.......................................................................54
Canada – Female temporary residents by yearly status, 1986 to 2010
...................................................................56
Canada – Temporary residents present on December 1st by gender
and yearly status, 1986 to 2010 .......................58
Canada – Total entries of temporary residents by yearly
sub-status
...........................................................................62
Canada – Temporary residents present on December 1
st by yearly sub-status
..........................................................64
Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by yearly sub-status
...................................................................................66
Canada – Foreign workers present on December 1
st by yearly sub-status
..................................................................68
Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by source country
......................................................................................70
Canada – Foreign workers present on December 1
st by source country
.....................................................................72
Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by province or
territory and urban area
.....................................................74 Canada –
Foreign workers present on December 1
st by province or territory and urban area
....................................76
Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by gender and
occupational skill level
.......................................................78 Canada –
Foreign workers present on December 1
st by gender and occupational skill level
......................................79
Canada – Total entries of foreign students by source country
.....................................................................................80
Canada – Foreign students present on December 1
st by source country
....................................................................83
Canada – Total entries of foreign students by province or
territory and urban area
....................................................86 Canada –
Foreign students present on December 1
st by province or territory and urban area
...................................88
Canada – Total entries of foreign students by gender and level
of
study.....................................................................90
Canada – Foreign students present on December 1
st by gender and level of study
....................................................91
Canada – Total entries of humanitarian population by top source
countries................................................................92
Canada – Humanitarian population present on December 1
st by top source countries
...............................................94
Canada – Total entries of humanitarian population by province or
territory and urban area .......................................96
Canada – Humanitarian population present on December 1
st by province or territory and urban area
.......................98
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Canada – Total entries of humanitarian population by gender and
age
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100 Canada – Humanitarian population present on December 1
st by gender and age
.................................................... 101
Canada – Total entries of refugee claimants by top source
countries
.......................................................................
102 Canada – Refugee claimants present on December 1
st by top source countries
...................................................... 103
Canada – Total entries of refugee claimants by province or
territory and urban area
............................................... 104 Canada –
Refugee claimants present on December 1
st by province or territory and urban
area.............................. 106
Canada – Total entries of refugee claimants by gender and age
..............................................................................
108 Canada – Refugee claimants present on December 1
st by gender and age
.............................................................
109
Canada – Transition of temporary residents by previous yearly
status
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110 Canada – Transition from temporary to permanent resident status
by category .......................................................
112 Canada – Transition from foreign workers to permanent resident
status by category ..............................................
114 Canada – Transition from foreign students to permanent resident
status by category .............................................
115
Glossary of terms and concepts
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117
List of figures
Canada – Permanent residents, 1860 to 2010
..................................................................................................................
2 Canada – Permanent residents as a percentage of Canada’s
population, 1860 to 2010
................................................. 3 Canada –
Permanent residents by category, 1986 to 2010
..............................................................................................
4 Canada – Permanent residents by gender and age, 2010
..............................................................................................
16 Canada – Permanent residents by category and source area, 2010
..............................................................................
21 Canada – Permanent residents by category and source area, 2010
(showing percentage distribution) ........................ 21
Canada – Permanent residents by age and source area, 2010
......................................................................................
26 Canada – Permanent residents by top source countries, 2008-2010
.............................................................................
26 Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and source
area, 2010
............................................................. 38
Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by gender and
marital status, 2010 ....................................... 38
Canada – Permanent residents by category and language ability, 2010
(showing percentage distribution) .................. 46 Canada –
Total entries of temporary residents by yearly status, 1986 to 2010
.............................................................. 60
Canada – Temporary residents present on December 1
st by yearly status, 1986 to 2010
............................................. 60
Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by top source
countries, 2008-2010
............................................................. 61
Canada – Total entries of foreign students by top source countries,
2008-2010
............................................................ 61
Canada – Transition of temporary residents by yearly status
........................................................................................
110 Canada – Transition from temporary to permanent resident status
by previous yearly status ..................................... 111
Canada – Transition from temporary to permanent resident status by
category
........................................................... 111
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Foreword A key mandate of the Research and Evaluation Branch,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is the dissemination of
immigration data. With its annual publication, Facts and Figures:
Immigration Overview–Permanent and Temporary Residents, CIC
provides a broad range of statistical information on admissions to
Canada.
Facts and Figures 2010: Immigration Overview–Permanent and
Temporary Residents presents the annual intake of permanent
residents by category of immigration and of temporary residents by
yearly status from 1986 to 2010. The report also shows the number
of temporary residents present on December 1st of each year for the
same period. The main body of the publication consists of a series
of statistical tables and charts covering the ten-year period from
2001 to 2010. The report is divided into two main sections, one
depicting selected characteristics for permanent residents, and the
other for temporary residents.
All statistical information provided in this publication is
derived from CIC’s administrative data files where transactions
with the department are recorded. In this report, however, the key
reporting unit is the individual rather than the number of visas or
permits issued.
The statistics for admission of permanent residents are provided
for the three main categories of immigration—family class, economic
immigrants and refugees—as well as for other immigrants who do not
qualify in any of these categories. Statistics for temporary
residents are provided for temporary foreign workers, foreign
students, humanitarian (including refugee claimants) and other
temporary residents. Research and Evaluation Branch regroups the
temporary residents on the basis of their “yearly status” which
reflects the main reason for residing in Canada during each
calendar year.
For information on Citizenship and Immigration Canada, its
priorities and activities, publications and reports, as well as
application guides and forms, visit the CIC Web site at
www.cic.gc.ca
The numbers appearing in this report for the period prior to
2010 may differ from those reported in earlier publications. These
differences reflect adjustments to CIC’s administrative data files
that normally occur over time.
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Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 1
Permanent residents Since 2002, Canada’s immigration program has
been based on the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and
its regulations. The IRPA replaces the Immigration Act of 1976 and
defines three basic categories of permanent residents, which
correspond to major program objectives: reuniting families,
contributing to economic development and protecting refugees.
Accordingly, statistical information in this section is presented
for the main categories of permanent residents and refers to
principal applicants and accompanying spouses and dependants
(unless otherwise noted).
The family class is comprised of foreign nationals sponsored by
close relatives or family members in Canada and includes spouses
and partners, dependent children, parents and grandparents.
Economic immigrants are people selected for their skills and
ability to contribute to Canada’s economy, including skilled
workers, business immigrants, provincial and territorial nominees,
and live-in caregivers. The skilled worker component includes
immigrants who are able to demonstrate their ability to enter the
labour market and successfully establish in Canada by meeting
selection criteria that assess factors such as education, English
or French language abilities, and work experience. The business
immigrant component includes those who invest their money in an
approved venture, those who intend to run their own business, or
those who intend to be self-employed. The provincial and
territorial nominees are permanent residents designated by a
province or territory that have entered into agreements with the
Government of Canada to select immigrants who will meet their local
economic needs. While these nominees must meet federal health and
security admission criteria, they are not subject to the skilled
worker selection grid for determining eligibility. Live-in
caregivers are temporary foreign workers who are granted permanent
residence after their participation in the Live-in Caregiver
Program. Initially, live-in caregivers must be qualified to provide
care for children, sick or elderly people, or persons with a
disability. Successful candidates are granted temporary resident
status and a work permit and, after two years, are eligible to
apply for permanent resident status.
Refugees include government-assisted refugees, privately
sponsored refugees, refugees landed in Canada, and dependants of
refugees landed in Canada who live abroad.
On an exceptional basis, the IRPA gives Citizenship and
Immigration Canada the authority to grant permanent resident status
to individuals and families who would not otherwise qualify in any
category—for example, in cases where there are strong humanitarian
and compassionate considerations, or for public policy reasons.
These discretionary provisions provide the flexibility to approve
deserving cases not anticipated in the legislation.
In this section of the report, selected landing and
socio-demographic characteristics are presented for all permanent
residents for the 2001 to 2010 calendar years. Statistical tables
and charts provide gender-based information on immigrant category,
source areas, intended destination in Canada, age at landing, level
of education, marital status, language ability, occupational skill
level and intention to work. Information pertaining to marital
status, level of education, occupational skill level, and intention
to work is presented only for the permanent resident population 15
years of age or older. This age group corresponds to the age
requirements for the labour force population as defined in the
Census of Population. Supplementary tables for the permanent
resident population include statistical information showing the
number of years of schooling for children less than 15 years old,
the major source countries, the level of education for new workers,
the occupation and the skill level.
Due to privacy considerations, some cells in the following
tables have been suppressed and replaced with the notation "--". As
a result, components may not sum to total indicated. In general, we
have suppressed cells containing less than five cases except in
circumstances where, in our judgement, we are not releasing
personal information on an identifiable individual.
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Immigration overview
2 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Permanent residents, 1860 to 2010
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980
1990 2000 2010
Historical highlights 1896 to 1905: the settlement of the West
with an offer of free land results in large numbers of immigrants
from the
United Kingdom, Europe and the United States
1906: Immigration Act
1910: Immigration Act
1913: 400,000 immigrants arrive in Canada
1914 to 1918: immigration slump during World War I
1928: opening of Halifax’s Pier 21, the Atlantic gateway to
Canada
1930s: extremely low levels of immigration during the Depression
years
1940s: during and after World War II, approximately 48,000 war
brides and their 22,000 children arrive in Canada
1950s: Canada receives about one and a half million immigrants
from Europe
1952: Immigration Act
1956 and 1957: Canada accepts 37,500 Hungarian refugees
1962: new immigration regulations are tabled to eliminate all
discrimination based on race, religion and national origin
1967: the government amends Canada's immigration policy and
introduces the point system for the selection of skilled workers
and business immigrants
1968 and 1969: Canada takes in 11,000 Czechoslovakian
refugees
1972: Canada resettles more than 6,175 Ugandan Asians
1973: Canada accepts more than 6,000 Chileans
1975 to 1978: Canada resettles almost 9,000 Indochinese
1978: Immigration Act (1976) came into effect April 10, 1978
1979 and 1980: 60,000 Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian "boat
people" arrive in Canada
1999: Canada accepts more than 7,000 Kosovars
2002: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) came into
force June 28, 2002
2008: Ministerial instructions changed the way the economic
immigrant cases are processed under IRPA.
2008: The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) facilitates access to
permanent residence who have recent Canadian work experience or
have graduated and recently worked in Canada.
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Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 3
Canada – Permanent residents as a percentage of Canada’s
population, 1860 to 2010
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980
1990 2000 2010
YEAR 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869
Number 6,276 13,589 18,294 21,000 24,779 18,958 11,427 10,666
12,765 18,630
% of Population 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5
YEAR 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Number 24,706 27,773 36,578 50,050 39,373 27,382 25,633 27,082
29,807 40,492
% of Population 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.0
YEAR 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Number 38,505 47,991 112,458 133,624 103,824 76,169 69,152
84,526 88,766 91,600
% of Population 0.9 1.1 2.6 3.0 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.9
YEAR 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
Number 75,067 82,165 30,996 29,633 20,829 18,790 16,835 21,716
31,900 44,543
% of Population 1.6 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9
YEAR 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Number 41,681 55,747 89,102 138,660 131,252 141,465 211,653
272,409 143,326 173,694
% of Population 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.5 2.3 2.4 3.5 4.2 2.2 2.6
YEAR 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Number 286,839 331,288 375,756 400,870 150,484 33,665 55,914
72,910 41,845 107,698
% of Population 4.1 4.6 5.1 5.3 1.9 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.3
YEAR 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
Number 138,824 91,728 64,224 133,729 124,164 84,907 135,982
158,886 166,783 164,993
% of Population 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.4 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6
YEAR 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Number 104,806 27,530 20,591 14,382 12,476 11,277 11,643 15,101
17,244 16,994
% of Population 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
YEAR 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Number 11,324 9,329 7,576 8,504 12,801 22,722 71,719 64,127
125,414 95,217
% of Population 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.7
YEAR 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Number 73,912 194,391 164,498 168,868 154,227 109,946 164,857
282,164 124,851 106,928
% of Population 0.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.6
YEAR 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Number 104,111 71,698 74,856 93,151 112,606 146,758 194,743
222,876 183,974 164,531
% of Population 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8
YEAR 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Number 147,713 121,900 122,006 184,200 218,465 187,881 149,429
114,914 86,313 112,093
% of Population 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5
YEAR 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Number 143,140 128,642 121,179 89,192 88,276 84,345 99,354
152,078 161,584 191,547
% of Population 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7
YEAR 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Number 216,452 232,808 254,792 256,641 224,387 212,865 226,071
216,035 174,195 189,951
% of Population 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6
YEAR 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Number 227,455 250,638 229,048 221,349 235,824 262,241 251,642
236,754 247,248 252,172
% of Population 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
YEAR 2010
Number 280,681
% of Population 0.8
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Immigration overview
4 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Permanent residents by gender and category, 1986 to
2010
Category 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996
Family class 18,246 22,973 21,153 26,670 33,665 38,781 43,394
47,267 40,026 32,255 28,121
Economic immigrants 18,605 39,907 40,666 45,733 49,932 43,138
47,813 51,007 50,611 53,721 64,497
Refugees 11,416 12,749 15,820 21,742 24,027 33,298 32,091 17,555
11,285 15,437 15,447
Other immigrants 854 1,277 1,487 1,671 1,733 2,014 2,719 3,850
3,657 477 2,318
Category not stated 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Males 49,121 76,906 79,126 95,817 109,357 117,231 126,017
119,679 105,579 101,890 110,384
Family class 24,135 30,825 30,236 34,273 41,002 49,168 57,715
65,374 54,162 45,123 40,196
Economic immigrants 17,192 34,170 39,535 44,397 47,992 43,355
47,975 54,638 51,694 52,903 60,871
Refugees 7,771 8,707 10,940 15,110 16,189 20,776 20,247 13,038
9,148 12,656 13,027
Other immigrants 981 1,389 1,683 1,896 1,868 2,234 2,825 3,901
3,796 284 1,547
Category not stated 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Females 50,079 75,091 82,394 95,677 107,051 115,533 128,762
136,951 118,800 110,966 115,641
Family class 42,381 53,798 51,389 60,943 74,667 87,949 101,109
112,641 94,188 77,378 68,317
Economic immigrants 35,797 74,077 80,201 90,130 97,924 86,493
95,788 105,645 102,305 106,624 125,368
Refugees 19,187 21,456 26,760 36,852 40,216 54,074 52,338 30,593
20,433 28,093 28,474
Other immigrants 1,835 2,666 3,170 3,567 3,601 4,248 5,544 7,751
7,453 761 3,865
Category not stated 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gender not stated 154 81 64 53 44 44 13 11 8 9 46
Total 99,354 152,078 161,584 191,547 216,452 232,808 254,792
256,641 224,387 212,865 226,071
Category 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996
Family class 37.1 29.9 26.7 27.8 30.8 33.1 34.4 39.5 37.9 31.7
25.5
Economic immigrants 37.9 51.9 51.4 47.7 45.7 36.8 37.9 42.6 47.9
52.7 58.4
Refugees 23.2 16.6 20.0 22.7 22.0 28.4 25.5 14.7 10.7 15.2
14.0
Other immigrants 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.2 3.2 3.5 0.5 2.1
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Males 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0
Family class 48.2 41.1 36.7 35.8 38.3 42.6 44.8 47.7 45.6 40.7
34.8
Economic immigrants 34.3 45.5 48.0 46.4 44.8 37.5 37.3 39.9 43.5
47.7 52.6
Refugees 15.5 11.6 13.3 15.8 15.1 18.0 15.7 9.5 7.7 11.4
11.3
Other immigrants 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.8 3.2 0.3 1.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Females 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0
Family class 42.7 35.4 31.8 31.8 34.5 37.8 39.7 43.9 42.0 36.4
30.2
Economic immigrants 36.0 48.7 49.6 47.1 45.2 37.2 37.6 41.2 45.6
50.1 55.5
Refugees 19.3 14.1 16.6 19.2 18.6 23.2 20.5 11.9 9.1 13.2
12.6
Other immigrants 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.2 3.0 3.3 0.4 1.7
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Gender not stated 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0
Number
Percentage distribution
Canada – Permanent residents by category, 1986 to 2010
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
2010
Family class Economic immigrants Refugees Other immigrants
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Facts and Figures 2010 5
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010
24,080 19,895 21,458 23,292 26,044 24,295 24,870 23,730 25,052
28,516 26,466 26,710 26,976 24,934
66,825 51,401 57,835 72,669 82,540 73,664 63,953 70,081 80,901
71,892 67,846 75,752 78,216 94,959
13,486 12,333 13,201 16,124 14,921 13,232 13,791 16,971 18,561
16,687 14,282 11,005 11,596 12,606
1,900 1,353 539 260 107 1,559 3,885 3,382 3,255 5,029 5,376
5,145 5,184 4,498
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3
106,291 84,982 93,033 112,345 123,613 112,750 106,499 114,164
127,770 122,125 113,971 118,612 121,973 137,000
35,847 30,970 33,802 37,321 40,743 37,993 40,250 38,542 38,322
41,999 39,774 38,872 38,228 35,286
61,524 46,508 51,410 63,613 73,176 64,199 57,093 63,666 75,411
66,358 63,399 73,318 75,275 91,954
10,821 10,509 11,196 13,967 12,995 11,881 12,192 15,715 17,214
15,813 13,672 10,853 11,254 12,090
1,500 1,194 492 200 99 2,221 5,312 3,733 3,522 5,344 5,936 5,590
5,442 4,347
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 4
109,692 89,181 96,900 115,101 127,013 116,294 114,848 121,656
134,470 129,515 122,781 128,635 130,199 143,681
59,927 50,865 55,260 60,613 66,787 62,288 65,120 62,272 63,374
70,515 66,240 65,582 65,204 60,220
128,349 97,909 109,245 136,282 155,716 137,863 121,046 133,747
156,312 138,250 131,245 149,070 153,491 186,913
24,307 22,842 24,397 30,091 27,916 25,113 25,983 32,686 35,775
32,500 27,954 21,858 22,850 24,696
3,400 2,547 1,031 460 206 3,780 9,197 7,115 6,777 10,373 11,312
10,735 10,626 8,845
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 7
52 32 18 9 12 4 2 4 1 2 2 1 0 0
216,035 174,195 189,951 227,455 250,638 229,048 221,349 235,824
262,241 251,642 236,754 247,248 252,172 280,681
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010
22.7 23.4 23.1 20.7 21.1 21.5 23.4 20.8 19.6 23.3 23.2 22.5 22.1
18.2
62.9 60.5 62.2 64.7 66.8 65.3 60.1 61.4 63.3 58.9 59.5 63.9 64.1
69.3
12.7 14.5 14.2 14.4 12.1 11.7 12.9 14.9 14.5 13.7 12.5 9.3 9.5
9.2
1.8 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 1.4 3.6 3.0 2.5 4.1 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
32.7 34.7 34.9 32.4 32.1 32.7 35.0 31.7 28.5 32.4 32.4 30.2 29.4
24.6
56.1 52.2 53.1 55.3 57.6 55.2 49.7 52.3 56.1 51.2 51.6 57.0 57.8
64.0
9.9 11.8 11.6 12.1 10.2 10.2 10.6 12.9 12.8 12.2 11.1 8.4 8.6
8.4
1.4 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.9 4.6 3.1 2.6 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 3.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
27.7 29.2 29.1 26.6 26.6 27.2 29.4 26.4 24.2 28.0 28.0 26.5 25.9
21.5
59.4 56.2 57.5 59.9 62.1 60.2 54.7 56.7 59.6 54.9 55.4 60.3 60.9
66.6
11.3 13.1 12.8 13.2 11.1 11.0 11.7 13.9 13.6 12.9 11.8 8.8 9.1
8.8
1.6 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.7 4.2 3.0 2.6 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 3.2
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number
Percentage distribution
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Immigration overview
6 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Permanent residents by category
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 39,403 34,197 39,680 44,227 45,458 45,305
44,912 44,209 43,901 40,764
Sons and daughters 3,932 3,645 3,618 3,037 3,232 3,191 3,338
3,254 3,025 2,955
Parents and grandparents 21,341 22,245 19,385 12,733 12,475
20,005 15,813 16,600 17,178 15,324
Others 2,119 2,205 2,438 2,278 2,209 2,016 2,179 1,519 1,100
1,177
Family class 66,795 62,292 65,121 62,275 63,374 70,517 66,242
65,582 65,204 60,220
Skilled w orkers - p.a.* 58,910 52,974 45,377 47,894 52,269
44,161 41,251 43,361 40,733 48,821
Skilled w orkers - s.d.** 78,321 69,756 59,847 65,557 77,969
61,782 56,601 60,373 55,220 70,536
Canadian experience class - p.a.* 1,775 2,532
Canadian experience class - s.d.** 770 1,385
Entrepreneurs - p.a.* 1,608 1,176 781 668 750 820 580 446 370
291
Entrepreneurs - s.d.** 4,479 3,302 2,197 1,799 2,098 2,273 1,577
1,255 945 796
Self-employed - p.a.* 705 636 446 366 302 320 204 164 181
174
Self-employed - s.d.** 1,451 1,271 981 824 714 632 375 341 358
326
Investors - p.a.* 1,768 1,234 972 1,671 2,591 2,201 2,025 2,832
2,872 3,223
Investors - s.d.** 4,574 3,402 2,723 4,428 7,020 5,830 5,420
7,370 7,434 8,492
Provincial/territorial nominees - p.a.* 410 680 1,417 2,086
2,643 4,672 6,329 8,343 11,801 13,856
Provincial/territorial nominees - s.d.** 864 1,447 3,001 4,162
5,404 8,664 10,765 14,075 18,578 22,572
Live-in caregivers - p.a.* 1,874 1,521 2,230 2,496 3,063 3,547
3,433 6,157 6,273 7,664
Live-in caregivers - s.d.** 753 464 1,075 1,796 1,489 3,348
2,685 4,354 6,181 6,245
Economic immigrants 155,717 137,863 121,047 133,747 156,312
138,250 131,245 149,071 153,491 186,913
Government-assisted refugees 8,697 7,505 7,508 7,411 7,424 7,326
7,572 7,295 7,425 7,264
Privately sponsored refugees 3,576 3,041 3,252 3,116 2,976 3,338
3,588 3,512 5,036 4,833
Refugees landed in Canada 11,897 10,546 11,264 15,901 19,935
15,884 11,696 6,994 7,206 9,041
Refugee dependants 3,749 4,021 3,959 6,259 5,441 5,952 5,098
4,057 3,183 3,558
Refugees 27,919 25,113 25,983 32,687 35,776 32,500 27,954 21,858
22,850 24,696
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC*** 206 -- 79 53 20 23 15 2 4 0
Temporary resident permit holders 0 -- 97 148 123 136 107 113
106 109
H and C**** cases 0 618 2,376 2,984 3,110 4,312 4,346 3,452
3,142 2,900
Other H and C cases outside the family
class / Public Policy 0 3,027 6,645 3,930 3,524 5,902 6,844
7,168 7,374 5,836
Other immigrants 206 3,780 9,197 7,115 6,777 10,373 11,312
10,735 10,626 8,845
Category not stated 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 7
Total 250,638 229,048 221,349 235,824 262,241 251,642 236,754
247,248 252,172 280,681
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Number
-
Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 7
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 15.7 14.9 17.9 18.8 17.3 18.0 19.0 17.9
17.4 14.5
Sons and daughters 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
Parents and grandparents 8.5 9.7 8.8 5.4 4.8 7.9 6.7 6.7 6.8
5.5
Others 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4
Family class 26.6 27.2 29.4 26.4 24.2 28.0 28.0 26.5 25.9
21.5
Skilled w orkers - p.a.* 23.5 23.1 20.5 20.3 19.9 17.5 17.4 17.5
16.2 17.4
Skilled w orkers - s.d.** 31.2 30.5 27.0 27.8 29.7 24.6 23.9
24.4 21.9 25.1
Canadian experience class - p.a.* 0.7 0.9
Canadian experience class - s.d.** 0.3 0.5
Entrepreneurs - p.a.* 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
0.1
Entrepreneurs - s.d.** 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4
0.3
Self-employed - p.a.* 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
0.1
Self-employed - s.d.** 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
0.1
Investors - p.a.* 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1
Investors - s.d.** 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.9 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.9 3.0
Provincial/territorial nominees - p.a.* 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.9
2.7 3.4 4.7 4.9
Provincial/territorial nominees - s.d.** 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.8 2.1 3.4
4.5 5.7 7.4 8.0
Live-in caregivers - p.a.* 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 2.5 2.5
2.7
Live-in caregivers - s.d.** 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.3 1.1 1.8 2.5
2.2
Economic immigrants 62.1 60.2 54.7 56.7 59.6 54.9 55.4 60.3 60.9
66.6
Government-assisted refugees 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.9
2.6
Privately sponsored refugees 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.4 2.0
1.7
Refugees landed in Canada 4.7 4.6 5.1 6.7 7.6 6.3 4.9 2.8 2.9
3.2
Refugee dependants 1.5 1.8 1.8 2.7 2.1 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.3
Refugees 11.1 11.0 11.7 13.9 13.6 12.9 11.8 8.8 9.1 8.8
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC*** 0.1 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Temporary resident permit holders 0.0 -- 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
H and C**** cases 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.0
Other H and C cases outside the family
class / Public Policy 0.0 1.3 3.0 1.7 1.3 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.9
2.1
Other immigrants 0.1 1.7 4.2 3.0 2.6 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 3.2
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
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Percentage distribution
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Immigration overview
8 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Male permanent residents by category
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 14,344 12,175 13,993 16,089 17,113 17,101
17,046 17,191 17,596 16,449
Sons and daughters 2,049 1,888 1,913 1,609 1,666 1,733 1,802
1,738 1,573 1,585
Parents and grandparents 8,927 9,556 8,284 5,366 5,611 8,927
6,838 7,124 7,300 6,371
Others 724 676 680 666 662 755 780 657 507 529
Family class 26,044 24,295 24,870 23,730 25,052 28,516 26,466
26,710 26,976 24,934
Skilled w orkers - p.a.* 44,442 39,640 33,512 34,376 37,069
31,051 28,050 28,539 26,301 31,061
Skilled w orkers - s.d.** 29,323 26,811 23,099 26,117 31,717
25,197 23,610 25,768 23,977 31,540
Canadian experience class - p.a.* 1,042 1,616
Canadian experience class - s.d.** 274 442
Entrepreneurs - p.a.* 1,385 1,037 693 576 631 708 492 393 304
251
Entrepreneurs - s.d.** 1,779 1,311 857 713 842 943 642 513 371
318
Self-employed - p.a.* 576 502 355 292 224 228 143 123 140
134
Self-employed - s.d.** 574 513 373 328 282 271 163 137 133
129
Investors - p.a.* 1,490 1,062 828 1,452 2,204 1,866 1,757 2,380
2,378 2,652
Investors - s.d.** 1,772 1,328 1,069 1,713 2,689 2,256 2,089
2,853 2,942 3,385
Provincial/territorial nominees - p.a.* 315 537 1,113 1,639
2,019 3,569 4,580 6,179 8,599 9,598
Provincial/territorial nominees - s.d.** 326 573 1,240 1,614
2,109 3,427 4,363 5,578 7,339 9,222
Live-in caregivers - p.a.* 52 43 60 70 108 164 169 331 304
472
Live-in caregivers - s.d.** 506 307 754 1,191 1,007 2,212 1,788
2,958 4,112 4,139
Economic immigrants 82,540 73,664 63,953 70,081 80,901 71,892
67,846 75,752 78,216 94,959
Government-assisted refugees 4,520 3,957 3,910 3,853 3,730 3,813
3,823 3,565 3,678 3,570
Privately sponsored refugees 1,863 1,508 1,682 1,642 1,545 1,798
1,907 1,851 2,618 2,594
Refugees landed in Canada 6,893 6,058 6,427 8,714 10,835 8,431
6,187 3,679 3,795 4,770
Refugee dependants 1,645 1,709 1,772 2,762 2,451 2,645 2,365
1,910 1,505 1,672
Refugees 14,921 13,232 13,791 16,971 18,561 16,687 14,282 11,005
11,596 12,606
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC*** 107 -- 39 31 13 12 8 1 2 0
Temporary resident permit holders 0 -- 41 77 64 69 51 56 48
58
H and C**** cases 0 293 1,083 1,500 1,579 2,131 2,091 1,633
1,498 1,383
Other H and C cases outside the family
class / Public Policy 0 1,189 2,722 1,774 1,599 2,817 3,226
3,455 3,636 3,057
Other immigrants 107 1,559 3,885 3,382 3,255 5,029 5,376 5,145
5,184 4,498
Category not stated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3
Males 123,613 112,750 106,499 114,164 127,770 122,125 113,971
118,612 121,973 137,000
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Number
-
Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 9
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 11.6 10.8 13.1 14.1 13.4 14.0 15.0 14.5
14.4 12.0
Sons and daughters 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2
Parents and grandparents 7.2 8.5 7.8 4.7 4.4 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0
4.7
Others 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4
Family class 21.1 21.5 23.4 20.8 19.6 23.3 23.2 22.5 22.1
18.2
Skilled w orkers - p.a.* 36.0 35.2 31.5 30.1 29.0 25.4 24.6 24.1
21.6 22.7
Skilled w orkers - s.d.** 23.7 23.8 21.7 22.9 24.8 20.6 20.7
21.7 19.7 23.0
Canadian experience class - p.a.* 0.9 1.2
Canadian experience class - s.d.** 0.2 0.3
Entrepreneurs - p.a.* 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
0.2
Entrepreneurs - s.d.** 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3
0.2
Self-employed - p.a.* 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
0.1
Self-employed - s.d.** 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
0.1
Investors - p.a.* 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.9
Investors - s.d.** 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.5 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.5
Provincial/territorial nominees - p.a.* 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.6 2.9
4.0 5.2 7.0 7.0
Provincial/territorial nominees - s.d.** 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.8
3.8 4.7 6.0 6.7
Live-in caregivers - p.a.* 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2
0.3
Live-in caregivers - s.d.** 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.6 2.5 3.4
3.0
Economic immigrants 66.8 65.3 60.1 61.4 63.3 58.9 59.5 63.9 64.1
69.3
Government-assisted refugees 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.0
2.6
Privately sponsored refugees 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.6 2.1
1.9
Refugees landed in Canada 5.6 5.4 6.0 7.6 8.5 6.9 5.4 3.1 3.1
3.5
Refugee dependants 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.2
Refugees 12.1 11.7 12.9 14.9 14.5 13.7 12.5 9.3 9.5 9.2
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC*** 0.1 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Temporary resident permit holders 0.0 -- 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
H and C**** cases 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.0
Other H and C cases outside the family
class / Public Policy 0.0 1.1 2.6 1.6 1.3 2.3 2.8 2.9 3.0
2.2
Other immigrants 0.1 1.4 3.6 3.0 2.5 4.1 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Males 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
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Percentage distribution
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Immigration overview
10 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Female permanent residents by category
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 25,059 22,021 25,687 28,137 28,345 28,203
27,864 27,018 26,305 24,315
Sons and daughters 1,883 1,757 1,705 1,428 1,566 1,458 1,536
1,516 1,452 1,370
Parents and grandparents 12,413 12,689 11,101 7,367 6,864 11,078
8,975 9,476 9,878 8,953
Others 1,388 1,526 1,757 1,610 1,547 1,260 1,399 862 593 648
Family class 40,743 37,993 40,250 38,542 38,322 41,999 39,774
38,872 38,228 35,286
Skilled w orkers - p.a.* 14,467 13,334 11,864 13,518 15,200
13,110 13,201 14,822 14,432 17,760
Skilled w orkers - s.d.** 48,998 42,945 36,748 39,440 46,252
36,585 32,991 34,604 31,243 38,996
Canadian experience class - p.a.* 733 916
Canadian experience class - s.d.** 496 943
Entrepreneurs - p.a.* 223 139 88 92 119 112 88 53 66 40
Entrepreneurs - s.d.** 2,700 1,991 1,340 1,086 1,256 1,330 935
742 574 478
Self-employed - p.a.* 129 134 91 74 78 92 61 41 41 40
Self-employed - s.d.** 877 758 608 496 432 361 212 204 225
197
Investors - p.a.* 278 172 144 219 387 335 268 452 494 571
Investors - s.d.** 2,802 2,074 1,654 2,715 4,331 3,574 3,331
4,517 4,492 5,107
Provincial/territorial nominees - p.a.* 95 143 304 447 624 1,103
1,749 2,164 3,202 4,258
Provincial/territorial nominees - s.d.** 538 874 1,761 2,548
3,295 5,237 6,402 8,497 11,239 13,350
Live-in caregivers - p.a.* 1,822 1,478 2,170 2,426 2,955 3,383
3,264 5,826 5,969 7,192
Live-in caregivers - s.d.** 247 157 321 605 482 1,136 897 1,396
2,069 2,106
Economic immigrants 73,176 64,199 57,093 63,666 75,411 66,358
63,399 73,318 75,275 91,954
Government-assisted refugees 4,177 3,548 3,598 3,558 3,694 3,513
3,749 3,730 3,747 3,694
Privately sponsored refugees 1,710 1,533 1,570 1,473 1,431 1,540
1,681 1,661 2,418 2,239
Refugees landed in Canada 5,004 4,488 4,837 7,187 9,099 7,453
5,509 3,315 3,411 4,271
Refugee dependants 2,104 2,312 2,187 3,497 2,990 3,307 2,733
2,147 1,678 1,886
Refugees 12,995 11,881 12,192 15,715 17,214 15,813 13,672 10,853
11,254 12,090
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC*** 99 -- 40 22 7 11 7 1 2 0
Temporary resident permit holders 0 -- 56 71 59 67 56 57 58
51
H and C**** cases 0 325 1,293 1,484 1,531 2,181 2,255 1,819
1,644 1,517
Other H and C cases outside the family
class / Public Policy 0 1,838 3,923 2,156 1,925 3,085 3,618
3,713 3,738 2,779
Other immigrants 99 2,221 5,312 3,733 3,522 5,344 5,936 5,590
5,442 4,347
Category not stated 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 4
Females 127,013 116,294 114,848 121,656 134,470 129,515 122,781
128,635 130,199 143,681
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Number
-
Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 11
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 19.7 18.9 22.4 23.1 21.1 21.8 22.7 21.0
20.2 16.9
Sons and daughters 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0
Parents and grandparents 9.8 10.9 9.7 6.1 5.1 8.6 7.3 7.4 7.6
6.2
Others 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5
Family class 32.1 32.7 35.0 31.7 28.5 32.4 32.4 30.2 29.4
24.6
Skilled w orkers - p.a.* 11.4 11.5 10.3 11.1 11.3 10.1 10.8 11.5
11.1 12.4
Skilled w orkers - s.d.** 38.6 36.9 32.0 32.4 34.4 28.2 26.9
26.9 24.0 27.1
Canadian experience class - p.a.* 0.6 0.6
Canadian experience class - s.d.** 0.4 0.7
Entrepreneurs - p.a.* 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
0.0
Entrepreneurs - s.d.** 2.1 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4
0.3
Self-employed - p.a.* 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Self-employed - s.d.** 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
0.1
Investors - p.a.* 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4
Investors - s.d.** 2.2 1.8 1.4 2.2 3.2 2.8 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.6
Provincial/territorial nominees - p.a.* 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.9
1.4 1.7 2.5 3.0
Provincial/territorial nominees - s.d.** 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.1 2.5 4.0
5.2 6.6 8.6 9.3
Live-in caregivers - p.a.* 1.4 1.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.7 4.5 4.6
5.0
Live-in caregivers - s.d.** 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.6
1.5
Economic immigrants 57.6 55.2 49.7 52.3 56.1 51.2 51.6 57.0 57.8
64.0
Government-assisted refugees 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.1 2.9 2.9
2.6
Privately sponsored refugees 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.9
1.6
Refugees landed in Canada 3.9 3.9 4.2 5.9 6.8 5.8 4.5 2.6 2.6
3.0
Refugee dependants 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.9 2.2 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.3 1.3
Refugees 10.2 10.2 10.6 12.9 12.8 12.2 11.1 8.4 8.6 8.4
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC*** 0.1 -- 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Temporary resident permit holders 0.0 -- 0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
H and C**** cases 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.1
Other H and C cases outside the family
class / Public Policy 0.0 1.6 3.4 1.8 1.4 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.9
1.9
Other immigrants 0.1 1.9 4.6 3.1 2.6 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 3.0
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Females 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
*Principal applicants *** Deferred removal orders class and
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Percentage distribution
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Immigration overview
12 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Permanent residents by category (principal
applicants)
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 34,273 29,434 33,859 38,312 39,766 39,455
39,760 39,634 39,082 36,338
Sons and daughters 3,523 3,215 3,260 2,855 3,082 3,011 3,209
3,111 2,911 2,865
Parents and grandparents 11,076 11,439 9,927 6,706 5,729 9,588
8,011 8,520 9,022 8,253
Others 2,047 2,136 2,392 2,220 2,160 1,932 2,082 1,461 1,061
1,126
Family class 50,919 46,224 49,438 50,093 50,737 53,986 53,062
52,726 52,076 48,582
Skilled w orkers 58,910 52,974 45,377 47,894 52,269 44,161
41,251 43,361 40,733 48,821
Canadian experience class 1,775 2,532
Entrepreneurs 1,608 1,176 781 668 750 820 580 446 370 291
Self-employed 705 636 446 366 302 320 204 164 181 174
Investors 1,768 1,234 972 1,671 2,591 2,201 2,025 2,832 2,872
3,223
Provincial/territorial nominees 410 680 1,417 2,086 2,643 4,672
6,329 8,343 11,801 13,856
Live-in caregivers 1,874 1,521 2,230 2,496 3,063 3,547 3,433
6,157 6,273 7,664
Economic immigrants 65,275 58,221 51,223 55,181 61,618 55,721
53,822 61,303 64,005 76,561
Government-assisted refugees 3,392 3,021 3,007 2,813 2,683 2,762
2,789 2,770 2,883 2,820
Privately sponsored refugees 1,654 1,343 1,611 1,436 1,449 1,545
1,627 1,560 2,194 2,109
Refugees landed in Canada 8,391 7,483 8,412 11,181 13,776 10,646
8,023 4,880 5,206 6,309
Refugee dependants 1,405 1,535 1,650 2,630 2,179 2,444 2,262
1,894 1,467 1,403
Refugees 14,842 13,382 14,680 18,060 20,087 17,397 14,701 11,104
11,750 12,641
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC* 109 -- 50 34 13 11 7 2 4 0
Temporary resident permit holders 0 -- 73 114 88 96 80 90 92
87
H and C** cases 0 463 1,691 2,062 2,046 2,462 2,546 2,022 1,907
1,827
Other H and C cases outside the
family class / Public Policy 0 2,929 6,284 3,468 3,179 5,374
6,287 6,611 6,693 5,215
Other immigrants 109 3,476 8,098 5,678 5,326 7,943 8,920 8,725
8,696 7,129
Category not stated 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Total 131,146 121,303 123,440 129,012 137,768 135,048 130,505
133,859 136,527 144,918
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 26.1 24.3 27.4 29.7 28.9 29.2 30.5 29.6
28.6 25.1
Sons and daughters 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0
Parents and grandparents 8.4 9.4 8.0 5.2 4.2 7.1 6.1 6.4 6.6
5.7
Others 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.8
Family class 38.8 38.1 40.1 38.8 36.8 40.0 40.7 39.4 38.1
33.5
Skilled w orkers 44.9 43.7 36.8 37.1 37.9 32.7 31.6 32.4 29.8
33.7
Canadian experience class 1.3 1.7
Entrepreneurs 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2
Self-employed 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Investors 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.2
Provincial/territorial nominees 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.9 3.5 4.8 6.2
8.6 9.6
Live-in caregivers 1.4 1.3 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.6 4.6 4.6 5.3
Economic immigrants 49.8 48.0 41.5 42.8 44.7 41.3 41.2 45.8 46.9
52.8
Government-assisted refugees 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1
1.9
Privately sponsored refugees 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.6
1.5
Refugees landed in Canada 6.4 6.2 6.8 8.7 10.0 7.9 6.1 3.6 3.8
4.4
Refugee dependants 1.1 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0
Refugees 11.3 11.0 11.9 14.0 14.6 12.9 11.3 8.3 8.6 8.7
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC* 0.1 -- 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Temporary resident permit holders 0.0 -- 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
0.1 0.1
H and C** cases 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.3
Other H and C cases outside the
family class / Public Policy 0.0 2.4 5.1 2.7 2.3 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.9
3.6
Other immigrants 0.1 2.9 6.6 4.4 3.9 5.9 6.8 6.5 6.4 4.9
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
* Deferred removal orders class and post-determination refugee
claimants in Canada **Humanitarian and Compassionate
Number
Percentage distribution
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Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 13
Canada – Permanent residents by category (spouses and
dependants)
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 5,130 4,763 5,821 5,915 5,692 5,850 5,152
4,575 4,819 4,426
Sons and daughters 409 430 358 182 150 180 129 143 114 90
Parents and grandparents 10,265 10,806 9,458 6,027 6,746 10,417
7,802 8,080 8,156 7,071
Others 72 69 46 58 49 84 97 58 39 51
Family class 15,876 16,068 15,683 12,182 12,637 16,531 13,180
12,856 13,128 11,638
Skilled w orkers 78,321 69,756 59,847 65,557 77,969 61,782
56,601 60,373 55,220 70,536
Canadian experience class 770 1,385
Entrepreneurs 4,479 3,302 2,197 1,799 2,098 2,273 1,577 1,255
945 796
Self-employed 1,451 1,271 981 824 714 632 375 341 358 326
Investors 4,574 3,402 2,723 4,428 7,020 5,830 5,420 7,370 7,434
8,492
Provincial/territorial nominees 864 1,447 3,001 4,162 5,404
8,664 10,765 14,075 18,578 22,572
Live-in caregivers 753 464 1,075 1,796 1,489 3,348 2,685 4,354
6,181 6,245
Economic immigrants 90,442 79,642 69,824 78,566 94,694 82,529
77,423 87,768 89,486 110,352
Government-assisted refugees 5,305 4,484 4,501 4,598 4,741 4,564
4,783 4,525 4,542 4,444
Privately sponsored refugees 1,922 1,698 1,641 1,680 1,527 1,793
1,961 1,952 2,842 2,724
Refugees landed in Canada 3,506 3,063 2,852 4,720 6,159 5,238
3,673 2,114 2,000 2,732
Refugee dependants 2,344 2,486 2,309 3,629 3,262 3,508 2,836
2,163 1,716 2,155
Refugees 13,077 11,731 11,303 14,627 15,689 15,103 13,253 10,754
11,100 12,055
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC* 97 -- 29 19 7 12 8 0 0 0
Temporary resident permit holders 0 -- 24 34 35 40 27 23 14
22
H and C** cases 0 155 685 922 1,064 1,850 1,800 1,430 1,235
1,073
Other H and C cases outside the
family class / Public policy 0 98 361 462 345 528 557 557 681
621
Other immigrants 97 304 1,099 1,437 1,451 2,430 2,392 2,010
1,930 1,716
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2
Total 119,492 107,745 97,909 106,812 124,473 116,594 106,249
113,389 115,645 135,763
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spouses and partners 4.3 4.4 5.9 5.5 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.0 4.2 3.3
Sons and daughters 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Parents and grandparents 8.6 10.0 9.7 5.6 5.4 8.9 7.3 7.1 7.1
5.2
Others 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Family class 13.3 14.9 16.0 11.4 10.2 14.2 12.4 11.3 11.4
8.6
Skilled w orkers 65.5 64.7 61.1 61.4 62.6 53.0 53.3 53.2 47.7
52.0
Canadian experience class 0.7 1.0
Entrepreneurs 3.7 3.1 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.6
Self-employed 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2
Investors 3.8 3.2 2.8 4.1 5.6 5.0 5.1 6.5 6.4 6.3
Provincial/territorial nominees 0.7 1.3 3.1 3.9 4.3 7.4 10.1
12.4 16.1 16.6
Live-in caregivers 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.7 1.2 2.9 2.5 3.8 5.3 4.6
Economic immigrants 75.7 73.9 71.3 73.6 76.1 70.8 72.9 77.4 77.4
81.3
Government-assisted refugees 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.5 4.0 3.9
3.3
Privately sponsored refugees 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.5
2.0
Refugees landed in Canada 2.9 2.8 2.9 4.4 4.9 4.5 3.5 1.9 1.7
2.0
Refugee dependants 2.0 2.3 2.4 3.4 2.6 3.0 2.7 1.9 1.5 1.6
Refugees 10.9 10.9 11.5 13.7 12.6 13.0 12.5 9.5 9.6 8.9
Retirees, DROC and PDRCC* 0.1 -- 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
Temporary resident permit holders 0.0 -- 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
H and C** cases 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.1 0.8
Other H and C cases outside the
family class / Public policy 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
0.5
Other immigrants 0.1 0.3 1.1 1.3 1.2 2.1 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
* Deferred removal orders class and post-determination refugee
claimants in Canada **Humanitarian and Compassionate
Number
Percentage distribution
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Immigration overview
14 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Permanent residents less than 15 years of age by
gender, age and category
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Family class 1,276 1,331 1,565 1,348 1,235 1,446 1,457 1,345
1,285 1,183
Economic immigrants 6,968 6,420 5,362 5,885 6,826 5,868 5,537
6,124 6,081 8,344
Refugees 918 793 711 888 928 894 886 700 744 795
Other immigrants 1 6 76 103 102 123 93 116 92 58
0 to 4 years of age 9,163 8,550 7,714 8,224 9,091 8,331 7,973
8,285 8,202 10,380
Family class 985 909 1,116 914 960 886 784 735 680 673
Economic immigrants 7,677 6,912 5,805 6,425 7,778 6,445 5,961
6,788 7,082 8,954
Refugees 1,513 1,256 1,273 1,690 1,726 1,597 1,374 1,112 1,139
1,197
Other immigrants 6 22 110 154 140 226 201 208 144 145
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
5 to 9 years of age 10,181 9,099 8,304 9,183 10,605 9,155 8,320
8,843 9,046 10,969
Family class 1,405 1,272 1,246 1,135 1,201 1,193 1,119 984 932
911
Economic immigrants 6,740 5,877 4,941 5,466 6,753 5,986 5,513
6,415 6,357 7,733
Refugees 1,594 1,465 1,394 1,731 1,817 1,750 1,552 1,296 1,251
1,270
Other immigrants 17 41 158 225 209 285 354 231 263 213
10 to 14 years of age 9,756 8,655 7,739 8,557 9,980 9,214 8,538
8,926 8,803 10,127
Family class 3,666 3,512 3,927 3,397 3,396 3,525 3,360 3,064
2,897 2,767
Economic immigrants 21,385 19,209 16,108 17,776 21,357 18,299
17,011 19,327 19,520 25,031
Refugees 4,025 3,514 3,378 4,309 4,471 4,241 3,812 3,108 3,134
3,262
Other immigrants 24 69 344 482 451 634 648 555 499 416
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Males 29,100 26,304 23,757 25,964 29,676 26,700 24,831 26,054
26,051 31,476
Family class 1,932 2,027 2,399 2,185 2,062 1,767 1,903 1,425
1,304 1,187
Economic immigrants 6,751 5,866 5,012 5,376 6,172 5,416 5,151
5,794 5,715 7,805
Refugees 875 707 708 857 903 796 801 706 686 746
Other immigrants 0 8 78 101 98 101 96 122 81 58
0 to 4 years of age 9,558 8,608 8,197 8,519 9,235 8,080 7,951
8,047 7,786 9,796
Family class 1,001 904 981 910 919 828 805 694 644 650
Economic immigrants 7,119 6,207 5,428 5,812 6,940 5,894 5,532
6,243 6,505 8,338
Refugees 1,350 1,198 1,172 1,563 1,583 1,483 1,307 1,063 1,048
1,126
Other immigrants 6 24 105 151 158 207 234 220 170 109
5 to 9 years of age 9,476 8,333 7,686 8,436 9,600 8,412 7,878
8,220 8,367 10,223
Family class 1,427 1,251 1,192 1,109 1,066 1,116 1,023 980 886
822
Economic immigrants 6,197 5,158 4,387 5,030 6,083 5,138 4,885
5,580 5,838 6,943
Refugees 1,510 1,279 1,268 1,657 1,707 1,595 1,414 1,181 1,130
1,184
Other immigrants 13 26 148 192 226 275 288 241 229 206
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 to 14 years of age 9,147 7,714 6,995 7,988 9,082 8,124 7,610
7,983 8,083 9,155
Family class 4,360 4,182 4,572 4,204 4,047 3,711 3,731 3,099
2,834 2,659
Economic immigrants 20,067 17,231 14,827 16,218 19,195 16,448
15,568 17,617 18,058 23,086
Refugees 3,735 3,184 3,148 4,077 4,193 3,874 3,522 2,950 2,864
3,056
Other immigrants 19 58 331 444 482 583 618 583 480 373
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Females 28,181 24,655 22,878 24,943 27,917 24,616 23,439 24,250
24,236 29,174
Family class 3,208 3,358 3,964 3,533 3,297 3,213 3,360 2,770
2,589 2,370
Economic immigrants 13,719 12,286 10,374 11,261 12,998 11,284
10,688 11,918 11,796 16,149
Refugees 1,793 1,500 1,419 1,745 1,831 1,690 1,687 1,406 1,430
1,541
Other immigrants 1 14 154 204 200 224 189 238 173 116
0 to 4 years of age 18,721 17,158 15,911 16,743 18,326 16,411
15,924 16,332 15,988 20,176
Family class 1,986 1,813 2,097 1,824 1,879 1,714 1,589 1,429
1,324 1,323
Economic immigrants 14,796 13,119 11,233 12,237 14,718 12,339
11,493 13,031 13,587 17,292
Refugees 2,863 2,454 2,445 3,253 3,309 3,080 2,681 2,175 2,187
2,323
Other immigrants 12 46 215 305 298 433 435 428 314 254
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
5 to 9 years of age 19,657 17,432 15,990 17,619 20,205 17,567
16,198 17,063 17,413 21,192
Family class 2,832 2,523 2,438 2,244 2,267 2,309 2,142 1,964
1,818 1,733
Economic immigrants 12,937 11,035 9,328 10,496 12,836 11,124
10,398 11,995 12,195 14,676
Refugees 3,104 2,744 2,662 3,388 3,524 3,345 2,966 2,477 2,381
2,454
Other immigrants 30 67 306 417 435 560 642 472 492 419
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 to 14 years of age 18,903 16,369 14,734 16,545 19,062 17,338
16,148 16,909 16,886 19,282
Family class 8,026 7,694 8,499 7,601 7,443 7,236 7,091 6,163
5,731 5,426
Economic immigrants 41,452 36,440 30,935 33,994 40,552 34,747
32,579 36,944 37,578 48,117
Refugees 7,760 6,698 6,526 8,386 8,664 8,115 7,334 6,058 5,998
6,318
Other immigrants 43 127 675 926 933 1,217 1,266 1,138 979
789
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Gender not stated 9 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Total 57,290 50,962 46,636 50,909 57,593 51,318 48,270 50,304
50,287 60,650
Number
-
Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 15
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Family class 13.9 15.6 20.3 16.4 13.6 17.4 18.3 16.2 15.7
11.4
Economic immigrants 76.0 75.1 69.5 71.6 75.1 70.4 69.4 73.9 74.1
80.4
Refugees 10.0 9.3 9.2 10.8 10.2 10.7 11.1 8.4 9.1 7.7
Other immigrants 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.6
0 to 4 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 9.7 10.0 13.4 10.0 9.1 9.7 9.4 8.3 7.5 6.1
Economic immigrants 75.4 76.0 69.9 70.0 73.3 70.4 71.6 76.8 78.3
81.6
Refugees 14.9 13.8 15.3 18.4 16.3 17.4 16.5 12.6 12.6 10.9
Other immigrants 0.1 0.2 1.3 1.7 1.3 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.6 1.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 to 9 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 14.4 14.7 16.1 13.3 12.0 12.9 13.1 11.0 10.6
9.0
Economic immigrants 69.1 67.9 63.8 63.9 67.7 65.0 64.6 71.9 72.2
76.4
Refugees 16.3 16.9 18.0 20.2 18.2 19.0 18.2 14.5 14.2 12.5
Other immigrants 0.2 0.5 2.0 2.6 2.1 3.1 4.1 2.6 3.0 2.1
10 to 14 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 12.6 13.4 16.5 13.1 11.4 13.2 13.5 11.8 11.1
8.8
Economic immigrants 73.5 73.0 67.8 68.5 72.0 68.5 68.5 74.2 74.9
79.5
Refugees 13.8 13.4 14.2 16.6 15.1 15.9 15.4 11.9 12.0 10.4
Other immigrants 0.1 0.3 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.4 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Males 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
Family class 20.2 23.5 29.3 25.6 22.3 21.9 23.9 17.7 16.7
12.1
Economic immigrants 70.6 68.1 61.1 63.1 66.8 67.0 64.8 72.0 73.4
79.7
Refugees 9.2 8.2 8.6 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.1 8.8 8.8 7.6
Other immigrants 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.0 0.6
0 to 4 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 10.6 10.8 12.8 10.8 9.6 9.8 10.2 8.4 7.7 6.4
Economic immigrants 75.1 74.5 70.6 68.9 72.3 70.1 70.2 75.9 77.7
81.6
Refugees 14.2 14.4 15.2 18.5 16.5 17.6 16.6 12.9 12.5 11.0
Other immigrants 0.1 0.3 1.4 1.8 1.6 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.0 1.1
5 to 9 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 15.6 16.2 17.0 13.9 11.7 13.7 13.4 12.3 11.0
9.0
Economic immigrants 67.7 66.9 62.7 63.0 67.0 63.2 64.2 69.9 72.2
75.8
Refugees 16.5 16.6 18.1 20.7 18.8 19.6 18.6 14.8 14.0 12.9
Other immigrants 0.1 0.3 2.1 2.4 2.5 3.4 3.8 3.0 2.8 2.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10 to 14 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 15.5 17.0 20.0 16.9 14.5 15.1 15.9 12.8 11.7
9.1
Economic immigrants 71.2 69.9 64.8 65.0 68.8 66.8 66.4 72.6 74.5
79.1
Refugees 13.3 12.9 13.8 16.3 15.0 15.7 15.0 12.2 11.8 10.5
Other immigrants 0.1 0.2 1.4 1.8 1.7 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Females 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
Family class 17.1 19.6 24.9 21.1 18.0 19.6 21.1 17.0 16.2
11.7
Economic immigrants 73.3 71.6 65.2 67.3 70.9 68.8 67.1 73.0 73.8
80.0
Refugees 9.6 8.7 8.9 10.4 10.0 10.3 10.6 8.6 8.9 7.6
Other immigrants 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.1 0.6
0 to 4 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 10.1 10.4 13.1 10.4 9.3 9.8 9.8 8.4 7.6 6.2
Economic immigrants 75.3 75.3 70.3 69.5 72.8 70.2 71.0 76.4 78.0
81.6
Refugees 14.6 14.1 15.3 18.5 16.4 17.5 16.6 12.7 12.6 11.0
Other immigrants 0.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.5 2.5 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.2
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 to 9 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 15.0 15.4 16.5 13.6 11.9 13.3 13.3 11.6 10.8
9.0
Economic immigrants 68.4 67.4 63.3 63.4 67.3 64.2 64.4 70.9 72.2
76.1
Refugees 16.4 16.8 18.1 20.5 18.5 19.3 18.4 14.6 14.1 12.7
Other immigrants 0.2 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.3 3.2 4.0 2.8 2.9 2.2
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10 to 14 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 14.0 15.1 18.2 14.9 12.9 14.1 14.7 12.3 11.4
8.9
Economic immigrants 72.4 71.5 66.3 66.8 70.4 67.7 67.5 73.4 74.7
79.3
Refugees 13.5 13.1 14.0 16.5 15.0 15.8 15.2 12.0 11.9 10.4
Other immigrants 0.1 0.2 1.4 1.8 1.6 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gender not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
Percentage distribution
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Immigration overview
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Canada – Permanent residents by gender and age, 2010
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0
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8
10
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20
22
24
26
28
30
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34
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38
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52
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58
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64
66
68
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72
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76
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82
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Male Female
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Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 17
Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by age and
category
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Family class 15,233 14,019 16,044 15,343 16,281 16,804 15,332
14,361 13,500 11,632
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 1,646 1,456 1,107 1,089 1,077 1,286
1,688 1,770 1,926 1,931
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 11,482 10,250 9,224 11,333 14,885
13,913 12,995 14,773 15,412 17,166
Refugees 5,956 5,362 5,348 7,101 7,359 7,101 6,157 4,856 4,955
5,102
Other immigrants 41 519 1,296 1,007 972 1,569 1,709 1,664 1,550
1,221
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 to 24 years of age 34,358 31,606 33,019 35,873 40,574 40,673
37,881 37,425 37,343 37,052
Family class 24,359 20,845 23,162 26,108 27,396 27,862 27,934
28,406 28,426 27,240
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 56,505 50,442 44,637 47,470 51,613
45,727 43,531 49,392 51,892 62,825
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 33,918 29,721 26,555 29,124 33,545
28,270 26,123 29,119 29,364 36,973
Refugees 11,269 10,111 10,883 13,422 15,267 13,056 10,832 8,053
8,358 9,261
Other immigrants 81 2,339 5,318 3,627 3,407 5,549 6,287 5,820
6,007 4,846
Category not stated 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
25 to 44 years of age 126,133 113,458 110,556 119,751 131,229
120,465 114,708 120,790 124,047 141,151
Family class 13,577 13,859 11,855 8,817 9,375 12,905 10,751
10,932 11,357 10,009
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 6,876 6,152 5,395 6,526 8,829 8,571
8,453 9,979 10,029 11,642
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 3,612 3,240 3,092 4,113 5,698 5,597
5,702 6,889 7,093 8,075
Refugees 2,516 2,516 2,819 3,286 3,909 3,715 3,127 2,467 2,877
3,306
Other immigrants 35 552 1,288 1,028 966 1,489 1,510 1,506 1,598
1,563
45 to 64 years of age 26,616 26,319 24,449 23,770 28,777 32,277
29,543 31,773 32,954 34,595
Family class 5,592 5,872 5,560 4,404 2,879 5,708 5,134 5,720
6,190 5,913
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 190 127 67 66 68 95 115 112 114
109
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 36 35 35 32 45 44 59 93 83 75
Refugees 417 426 407 492 577 513 504 424 662 709
Other immigrants 6 243 620 527 499 549 540 607 492 426
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
65 years of age or more 6,241 6,703 6,689 5,521 4,068 6,909
6,352 6,956 7,541 7,233
Family class 58,761 54,595 56,621 54,672 55,931 63,279 59,151
59,419 59,473 54,794
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 65,217 58,177 51,206 55,151 61,587
55,679 53,787 61,253 63,961 76,507
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 49,048 43,246 38,906 44,602 54,173
47,824 44,879 50,874 51,952 62,289
Refugees 20,158 18,415 19,457 24,301 27,112 24,385 20,620 15,800
16,852 18,378
Other immigrants 163 3,653 8,522 6,189 5,844 9,156 10,046 9,597
9,647 8,056
Category not stated 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7
Total 193,348 178,086 174,713 184,915 204,648 200,324 188,484
196,944 201,885 220,031
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Family class 44.3 44.4 48.6 42.8 40.1 41.3 40.5 38.4 36.2
31.4
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 4.8 4.6 3.4 3.0 2.7 3.2 4.5 4.7 5.2
5.2
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 33.4 32.4 27.9 31.6 36.7 34.2 34.3
39.5 41.3 46.3
Refugees 17.3 17.0 16.2 19.8 18.1 17.5 16.3 13.0 13.3 13.8
Other immigrants 0.1 1.6 3.9 2.8 2.4 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.2 3.3
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15 to 24 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 19.3 18.4 21.0 21.8 20.9 23.1 24.4 23.5 22.9
19.3
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 44.8 44.5 40.4 39.6 39.3 38.0 37.9
40.9 41.8 44.5
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 26.9 26.2 24.0 24.3 25.6 23.5 22.8
24.1 23.7 26.2
Refugees 8.9 8.9 9.8 11.2 11.6 10.8 9.4 6.7 6.7 6.6
Other immigrants 0.1 2.1 4.8 3.0 2.6 4.6 5.5 4.8 4.8 3.4
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
25 to 44 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 51.0 52.7 48.5 37.1 32.6 40.0 36.4 34.4 34.5
28.9
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 25.8 23.4 22.1 27.5 30.7 26.6 28.6
31.4 30.4 33.7
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 13.6 12.3 12.6 17.3 19.8 17.3 19.3
21.7 21.5 23.3
Refugees 9.5 9.6 11.5 13.8 13.6 11.5 10.6 7.8 8.7 9.6
Other immigrants 0.1 2.1 5.3 4.3 3.4 4.6 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.5
45 to 64 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 89.6 87.6 83.1 79.8 70.8 82.6 80.8 82.2 82.1
81.8
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 3.0 1.9 1.0 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.5
1.5
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.1
1.0
Refugees 6.7 6.4 6.1 8.9 14.2 7.4 7.9 6.1 8.8 9.8
Other immigrants 0.1 3.6 9.3 9.5 12.3 7.9 8.5 8.7 6.5 5.9
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
65 years of age or more 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 30.4 30.7 32.4 29.6 27.3 31.6 31.4 30.2 29.5
24.9
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 33.7 32.7 29.3 29.8 30.1 27.8 28.5
31.1 31.7 34.8
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 25.4 24.3 22.3 24.1 26.5 23.9 23.8
25.8 25.7 28.3
Refugees 10.4 10.3 11.1 13.1 13.2 12.2 10.9 8.0 8.3 8.4
Other immigrants 0.1 2.1 4.9 3.3 2.9 4.6 5.3 4.9 4.8 3.7
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
*Principal applicants **Spouses and dependants
Number
Percentage distribution
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Immigration overview
18 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Male permanent residents 15 years of age or older by
age and category
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Family class 5,360 4,897 5,473 5,021 5,524 6,059 5,220 4,919
4,639 4,033
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 945 832 671 611 553 711 881 886
1,020 1,069
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 5,476 4,920 4,480 5,552 7,410 6,961
6,637 7,490 7,808 8,655
Refugees 3,270 2,864 2,865 3,706 3,806 3,734 3,238 2,510 2,557
2,670
Other immigrants 22 179 514 487 487 732 790 775 693 601
15 to 24 years of age 15,073 13,692 14,003 15,377 17,780 18,197
16,766 16,580 16,717 17,028
Family class 9,353 7,720 8,424 9,866 10,759 11,016 11,104 11,758
12,163 11,590
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 41,663 36,901 31,607 32,581 34,918
30,368 27,948 29,737 30,974 36,712
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 6,231 5,642 5,711 6,839 7,785 6,965
6,847 8,259 8,795 11,859
Refugees 6,171 5,479 5,920 7,054 8,094 6,698 5,497 4,042 4,306
4,811
Other immigrants 39 1,025 2,334 1,826 1,770 2,842 3,113 2,949
3,062 2,588
Category not stated 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
25 to 44 years of age 63,458 56,767 53,996 58,166 63,326 57,889
54,510 56,745 59,300 67,562
Family class 5,183 5,454 4,480 3,390 3,921 5,157 4,282 4,290
4,435 3,901
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 5,539 5,005 4,227 5,146 6,713 6,402
6,242 7,201 6,968 7,888
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 1,205 1,081 1,084 1,506 2,077 2,076
2,156 2,708 3,004 3,615
Refugees 1,302 1,216 1,476 1,686 1,973 1,817 1,521 1,174 1,324
1,569
Other immigrants 20 216 520 436 417 658 660 718 775 746
45 to 64 years of age 13,249 12,972 11,787 12,164 15,101 16,110
14,861 16,091 16,506 17,719
Family class 2,482 2,712 2,566 2,056 1,452 2,759 2,500 2,679
2,842 2,643
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 80 56 47 48 54 80 97 92 84 87
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 16 18 18 22 34 30 27 52 43 43
Refugees 153 159 152 216 217 197 214 171 275 294
Other immigrants 2 70 173 151 130 163 165 148 155 147
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
65 years of age or more 2,733 3,015 2,956 2,493 1,887 3,229
3,003 3,142 3,399 3,215
Family class 22,378 20,783 20,943 20,333 21,656 24,991 23,106
23,646 24,079 22,167
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 48,227 42,794 36,552 38,386 42,238
37,561 35,168 37,916 39,046 45,756
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 12,928 11,661 11,293 13,919 17,306
16,032 15,667 18,509 19,650 24,172
Refugees 10,896 9,718 10,413 12,662 14,090 12,446 10,470 7,897
8,462 9,344
Other immigrants 83 1,490 3,541 2,900 2,804 4,395 4,728 4,590
4,685 4,082
Category not stated 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Males 94,513 86,446 82,742 88,200 98,094 95,425 89,140 92,558
95,922 105,524
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Family class 35.6 35.8 39.1 32.7 31.1 33.3 31.1 29.7 27.8
23.7
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 6.3 6.1 4.8 4.0 3.1 3.9 5.3 5.3 6.1
6.3
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 36.3 35.9 32.0 36.1 41.7 38.3 39.6
45.2 46.7 50.8
Refugees 21.7 20.9 20.5 24.1 21.4 20.5 19.3 15.1 15.3 15.7
Other immigrants 0.1 1.3 3.7 3.2 2.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.1 3.5
15 to 24 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 14.7 13.6 15.6 17.0 17.0 19.0 20.4 20.7 20.5
17.2
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 65.7 65.0 58.5 56.0 55.1 52.5 51.3
52.4 52.2 54.3
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 9.8 9.9 10.6 11.8 12.3 12.0 12.6
14.6 14.8 17.6
Refugees 9.7 9.7 11.0 12.1 12.8 11.6 10.1 7.1 7.3 7.1
Other immigrants 0.1 1.8 4.3 3.1 2.8 4.9 5.7 5.2 5.2 3.8
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
25 to 44 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 39.1 42.0 38.0 27.9 26.0 32.0 28.8 26.7 26.9
22.0
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 41.8 38.6 35.9 42.3 44.5 39.7 42.0
44.8 42.2 44.5
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 9.1 8.3 9.2 12.4 13.8 12.9 14.5
16.8 18.2 20.4
Refugees 9.8 9.4 12.5 13.9 13.1 11.3 10.2 7.3 8.0 8.9
Other immigrants 0.2 1.7 4.4 3.6 2.8 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.2
45 to 64 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 90.8 90.0 86.8 82.5 76.9 85.4 83.3 85.3 83.6
82.2
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 2.9 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.9 2.5 3.2 2.9 2.5
2.7
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.7 1.3
1.3
Refugees 5.6 5.3 5.1 8.7 11.5 6.1 7.1 5.4 8.1 9.1
Other immigrants 0.1 2.3 5.9 6.1 6.9 5.0 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.6
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
65 years of age or more 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 23.7 24.0 25.3 23.1 22.1 26.2 25.9 25.5 25.1
21.0
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 51.0 49.5 44.2 43.5 43.1 39.4 39.5
41.0 40.7 43.4
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 13.7 13.5 13.6 15.8 17.6 16.8 17.6
20.0 20.5 22.9
Refugees 11.5 11.2 12.6 14.4 14.4 13.0 11.7 8.5 8.8 8.9
Other immigrants 0.1 1.7 4.3 3.3 2.9 4.6 5.3 5.0 4.9 3.9
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Males 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
*Principal applicants **Spouses and dependants
Number
Percentage distribution
-
Permanent residents
Facts and Figures 2010 19
Canada – Female permanent residents 15 years of age or older by
age and category
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Family class 9,873 9,122 10,571 10,322 10,757 10,745 10,111
9,442 8,861 7,599
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 701 624 436 478 524 575 807 884 906
862
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 6,006 5,330 4,744 5,781 7,475 6,952
6,358 7,282 7,604 8,511
Refugees 2,686 2,498 2,483 3,395 3,553 3,367 2,919 2,346 2,398
2,432
Other immigrants 19 340 782 520 485 837 919 889 857 620
Category not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 to 24 years of age 19,285 17,914 19,016 20,496 22,794 22,476
21,114 20,844 20,626 20,024
Family class 15,006 13,124 14,738 16,241 16,637 16,846 16,829
16,648 16,263 15,650
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 14,841 13,541 13,029 14,889 16,695
15,359 15,583 19,655 20,918 26,113
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 27,687 24,079 20,844 22,285 25,760
21,305 19,276 20,860 20,569 25,114
Refugees 5,097 4,632 4,963 6,367 7,172 6,358 5,335 4,011 4,052
4,450
Other immigrants 42 1,314 2,984 1,801 1,637 2,707 3,174 2,871
2,945 2,258
Category not stated 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
25 to 44 years of age 62,673 56,690 56,559 61,583 67,902 62,576
60,197 64,045 64,747 73,589
Family class 8,394 8,405 7,375 5,427 5,454 7,748 6,469 6,642
6,922 6,108
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 1,337 1,147 1,168 1,380 2,116 2,169
2,211 2,778 3,061 3,754
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 2,407 2,159 2,008 2,607 3,621 3,521
3,546 4,181 4,089 4,460
Refugees 1,213 1,300 1,343 1,600 1,936 1,898 1,606 1,293 1,553
1,737
Other immigrants 15 336 768 592 549 831 850 788 823 817
45 to 64 years of age 13,366 13,347 12,662 11,606 13,676 16,167
14,682 15,682 16,448 16,876
Family class 3,110 3,160 2,994 2,348 1,427 2,949 2,634 3,041
3,348 3,270
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 110 71 20 18 14 15 18 20 30 22
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 20 17 17 10 11 14 32 41 40 32
Refugees 264 267 255 276 360 316 290 253 387 415
Other immigrants 4 173 447 376 369 386 375 459 337 279
65 years of age or more 3,508 3,688 3,733 3,028 2,181 3,680
3,349 3,814 4,142 4,018
Family class 36,383 33,811 35,678 34,338 34,275 38,288 36,043
35,773 35,394 32,627
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 16,989 15,383 14,653 16,765 19,349
18,118 18,619 23,337 24,915 30,751
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 36,120 31,585 27,613 30,683 36,867
31,792 29,212 32,364 32,302 38,117
Refugees 9,260 8,697 9,044 11,638 13,021 11,939 10,150 7,903
8,390 9,034
Other immigrants 80 2,163 4,981 3,289 3,040 4,761 5,318 5,007
4,962 3,974
Category not stated 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Females 98,832 91,639 91,970 96,713 106,553 104,899 99,342
104,385 105,963 114,507
Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Family class 51.2 50.9 55.6 50.4 47.2 47.8 47.9 45.3 43.0
37.9
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 3.8 4.2 4.4
4.3
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 31.1 29.8 24.9 28.2 32.8 30.9 30.1
34.9 36.9 42.5
Refugees 13.9 13.9 13.1 16.6 15.6 15.0 13.8 11.3 11.6 12.1
Other immigrants 0.1 1.9 4.1 2.5 2.1 3.7 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.1
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15 to 24 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 23.9 23.2 26.1 26.4 24.5 26.9 28.0 26.0 25.1
21.3
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 23.7 23.9 23.0 24.2 24.6 24.5 25.9
30.7 32.3 35.5
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 44.2 42.5 36.9 36.2 37.9 34.0 32.0
32.6 31.8 34.1
Refugees 8.1 8.2 8.8 10.3 10.6 10.2 8.9 6.3 6.3 6.0
Other immigrants 0.1 2.3 5.3 2.9 2.4 4.3 5.3 4.5 4.5 3.1
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
25 to 44 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 62.8 63.0 58.2 46.8 39.9 47.9 44.1 42.4 42.1
36.2
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 10.0 8.6 9.2 11.9 15.5 13.4 15.1
17.7 18.6 22.2
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 18.0 16.2 15.9 22.5 26.5 21.8 24.2
26.7 24.9 26.4
Refugees 9.1 9.7 10.6 13.8 14.2 11.7 10.9 8.2 9.4 10.3
Other immigrants 0.1 2.5 6.1 5.1 4.0 5.1 5.8 5.0 5.0 4.8
45 to 64 years of age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 88.7 85.7 80.2 77.5 65.4 80.1 78.7 79.7 80.8
81.4
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 3.1 1.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7
0.5
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.1 1.0
0.8
Refugees 7.5 7.2 6.8 9.1 16.5 8.6 8.7 6.6 9.3 10.3
Other immigrants 0.1 4.7 12.0 12.4 16.9 10.5 11.2 12.0 8.1
6.9
65 years of age or more 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Family class 36.8 36.9 38.8 35.5 32.2 36.5 36.3 34.3 33.4
28.5
Economic immigrants - p.a.* 17.2 16.8 15.9 17.3 18.2 17.3 18.7
22.4 23.5 26.9
Economic immigrants - s.d.** 36.5 34.5 30.0 31.7 34.6 30.3 29.4
31.0 30.5 33.3
Refugees 9.4 9.5 9.8 12.0 12.2 11.4 10.2 7.6 7.9 7.9
Other immigrants 0.1 2.4 5.4 3.4 2.9 4.5 5.4 4.8 4.7 3.5
Category not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Females 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
*Principal applicants **Spouses and dependants
Number
Percentage distribution
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Immigration overview
20 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canada – Permanent residents by gender and source area
Source area 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010
Africa and the Middle East 25,421 24,620 22,612 25,169 25,117
26,576 24,738 25,716 28,361 34,399
Asia and Pacif ic 64,697 57,262 53,159 53,861 65,637 59,137
51,960 54,042 54,228 63,145
South and Central America 9,279 9,056 9,457 10,535 11,651 11,652
12,315 12,715 12,858 13,513
United States 2,650 2,414 2,792 3,604 4,424 5,400 5,107 5,509
4,822 4,578
Europe and the United Kingdom 21,544 19,385 18,476 20,971 20,898
19,306 19,786 20,588 21,688 21,336
Source area not stated 22 13 3 24 43 54 65 42 16 29
Males 123,613 112,750 106,499 114,164 127,770 122,125 113,971
118,612 121,973 137,000
Africa and the Middle East 22,815 21,720 21,062 24,362 24,161
25,284 23,824 25,596 27,792 32,294
Asia and Pacif ic 68,240 61,792 60,567 60,706 72,413 67,331
60,694 63,439 62,944 71,861
South and Central America 10,932 10,413 10,892 11,719 12,991
12,652 13,575 13,780 13,918 14,842
United States 3,259 2,880 3,221 3,903 4,839 5,542 5,342 5,707
4,901 4,665
Europe and the United Kingdom 21,748 19,481 19,094 20,931 20,008
18,638 19,284 20,061 20,623 19,983
Source area not stated 19 8 12 35 58 68 62 52 21 36
Females 127,013 116,294 114,848 121,656 134,470 129,515 122,781
128,635 130,199 143,681
Africa and the Middle East 48,236 46,340 43,674 49,531 49,278
51,860 48,562 51,312 56,153 66,693
Asia and Pacif ic 132,937 119,054 113,726 114,567 138,050
126,468 112,654 117,481 117,172 135,006
South and Central America 20,211 19,469 20,349 22,254 24,642
24,304 25,890 26,495 26,776 28,355
United States 5,909 5,294 6,013 7,507 9,263 10,942 10,449 11,216
9,723 9,243
Europe and the United Kingdom 43,292 38,866 37,570 41,902 40,906
37,944 39,070 40,649 42,311 41,319
Source area not stated 41 21 15 59 101 122 127 94 37 65
Gender not stated 12 4 2 4 1 2 2 1 0 0
Total 250,638 229,048 221,349 235,824 262,241 251,642 236,754
247,248 252,172 280,681
Source area 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010
Africa and the Middle East 20.6 21.8 21.2 22.0 19.7 21.8 21.7
21.7 23.3 25.1
Asia and Pacif ic 52.3 50.8 49.9 47.2 51.4 48.4 45.6 45.6 44.5
46.1
South and Central America 7.5 8.0 8.9 9.2 9.1 9.5 10.8 10.7 10.5
9.9
United States 2.1 2.1 2.6 3.2 3.5 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.0 3.3
Europe and the United Kingdom 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.4 16.4 15.8 17.4
17.4 17.8 15.6
Source area not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0
Males 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
Africa and the Middle East 18.0 18.7 18.3 20.0 18.0 19.5 19.4
19.9 21.3 22.5
Asia and Pacif ic 53.7 53.1 52.7 49.9 53.9 52.0 49.4 49.3 48.3
50.0
South and Central America 8.6 9.0 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 11.1 10.7 10.7
10.3
United States 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.3 4.4 4.4 3.8 3.2
Europe and the United Kingdom 17.1 16.8 16.6 17.2 14.9 14.4 15.7
15.6 15.8 13.9
Source area not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0
Females 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
Africa and the Middle East 19.2 20.2 19.7 21.0 18.8 20.6 20.5
20.8 22.3 23.8
Asia and Pacif ic 53.0 52.0 51.4 48.6 52.6 50.3 47.6 47.5 46.5
48.1
South and Central America 8.1 8.5 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.7 10.9 10.7 10.6
10.1
United States 2.4 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 3.9 3.3
Europe and the United Kingdom 17.3 17.0 17.0 17.8 15.6 15.1 16.5
16.4 16.8 14.7
Source area not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0
Gender not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 10
