Appendix B: Categories of Immigrants 2005 – 2012
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2005 |
2012 |
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| Immigrant Category (Entries) |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Change 2012-2005 |
| Total Economic class |
156,313 |
34.6% |
160,819 |
27.9% |
-6.7% |
| Total Family class |
63,373 |
14.0% |
65,008 |
11.3% |
-2.7% |
| Total Protected Persons (refugees) |
35,775 |
7.9% |
23,094 |
4.0% |
-3.9% |
| Total Other |
6781 |
1.5% |
8966 |
1.6% |
0.1% |
| Total Permanent Residents |
262,242 |
58.0% |
257,887 |
44.8% |
-13.3% |
| Temporary Foreign Workers |
122,365 |
27.1% |
213,573 |
37.1% |
10.0% |
| International Students |
67,406 |
14.9% |
104,810 |
18.2% |
3.3% |
| Total Temporary Residents |
189,771 |
42.0% |
318,383 |
55.2% |
13.3% |
| Total Permanent and Temporary Residents |
452,013 |
100.0% |
576,270 |
100.0% |
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Source: CIC Annual Immigration Reports, Facts and figures 2012: Immigration overview, Permanent and temporary residents. Some simplification of the detailed CIC statistics for readability purposes. The graph shows permanent residents being largely flat, with the growth in temporary residents.
Multicultural Meanderings 