ARCHIVED – Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration, 2005

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Table of Contents

Message From the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Introduction to the Report

Section 1. Canadian Immigration: Building Canada’s Future

• A Vision for Building Canada’s Future
• Canada’s Immigration Program
• Critical Partnerships
• Canada’s Immigration Plan for 2006
  • Table 1: Immigration Levels Plan 2006

Section 2. Federal-Provincial/Territorial Partnerships

Section 3. Selecting Foreign Nationals as Permanent and Temporary Residents

• 3.1 Selecting Permanent Residents
  • Economic Class Immigrants
  • Family Class Immigrants
  • Permanent Resident Status on Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
  • 3.1.1 Statistical Overview of Permanent Residents Admitted in 2004 and 2005
    • Table 3: New Permanent Residents in 2004, by Immigration Category
    • Table 4: Permanent Residents in the Economic Class in 2004, by Principal Applicant and Dependants
    • Table 5-A: Permanent Residents Admitted in 2004, by Top 10 Source Countries
    • Table 5-B: Permanent Residents Admitted in 2004, by Source Area
    • Table 6: Permanent Residents Admitted in 2004, by Destination and Immigration Category
    • Table 7: Knowledge of Official Languages Among Permanent Residents Admitted in 2004, by Immigration Class
  • Immigration Targets for 2005
    • Table 8: New Permanent Residents Admitted in 2005 (January to June)
• 3.2 Selecting Temporary Residents
  • Foreign Workers
  • Foreign Students
  • Visitors
  • Temporary Resident Permits
    • Table 9: Temporary Resident Permits Issued from January 1 to December 31, 2004, to Persons Seeking to Enter Canada and Found to Be Inadmissible under IRPA

Section 4. Maintaining Canada’s Humanitarian Tradition

• Canada’s Role in International Protection
• Resettlement of Refugees from Abroad
• Protection for Individuals Who Make Refugee Protection Claims in Canada
• 4.1 Statistical Overview of Protected Persons Landed in 2004
  • Table 10: Protected Persons Landed in 2004

Section 5. Integrating Newcomers

• Settlement Services for Newcomers
• Canadian Citizenship
• Special Initiatives to Facilitate Integration into the Labour Market
• Immigrants for Francophone Minority Communities
• Promotional Activities
• Canada’s Action Plan Against Racism

Section 6. Gender-based Analysis of the Impact of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

• Implementing a Strategic Framework for Gender-Based Analysis at CIC
• 6.1 Overview of Key Immigration Statistics by Gender
  • Table 11: New Permanent Residents in 2004, by Immigration Class and Gender
  • Table 12: 2004 Permanent Residents in the Economic Class, by Principal Applicants versus Spouses/Dependants and by Gender

Section 7. Conclusion and Key Challenges for the Future

Annexes

• Annex A: Section 94 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• Annex B: Glossary

For additional copies, contact

Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1
Fax: (613) 954-2221

© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005
Cat. no. Ci1-2005E-HTML
ISBN 0-662-41598-1