Facts and figures 2008 – Immigration overview: Permanent and temporary residents

Temporary residents

Number
Transition	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
From foreign worker	10,760	11,574	12,866	9,302	8,047	11,397	13,357	18,056	19,364	26,317
From foreign student	5,353	5,362	5,901	5,511	5,486	7,121	7,824	9,835	10,010	10,357
From humanitarian population	15,920	20,386	17,742	15,855	16,984	21,256	25,935	24,092	20,544	14,519
From other	8,709	9,134	10,116	10,432	11,806	13,301	11,393	12,920	13,477	15,117
To permanent resident	40,742	46,456	46,625	41,100	42,323	53,075	58,509	64,903	63,395	66,310

Percentage distribution
Transition	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
From foreign worker	26.4	24.9	27.6	22.6	19.0	21.5	22.8	27.8	30.5	39.7
From foreign student	13.1	11.5	12.7	13.4	13.0	13.4	13.4	15.2	15.8	15.6
From humanitarian population	39.1	43.9	38.1	38.6	40.1	40.0	44.3	37.1	32.4	21.9
From other	21.4	19.7	21.7	25.4	27.9	25.1	19.5	19.9	21.3	22.8
To permanent resident	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0