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Facts and figures 2008 – Immigration overview:
Permanent and temporary residents
Permanent residents
Canada – Permanent residents by category (spouses and dependants)
| Category | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouses and partners | 4,422 | 4,394 | 5,130 | 4,762 | 5,819 | 5,912 | 5,690 | 5,850 | 5,148 | 4,568 |
| Sons and daughters | 465 | 449 | 411 | 431 | 358 | 182 | 150 | 180 | 129 | 144 |
| Parents and grandparents | 6,858 | 8,453 | 10,265 | 10,803 | 9,458 | 6,027 | 6,746 | 10,417 | 7,802 | 8,079 |
| Others | 75 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 46 | 58 | 49 | 84 | 97 | 58 |
| Family class | 11,820 | 13,364 | 15,878 | 16,065 | 15,681 | 12,179 | 12,635 | 16,531 | 13,176 | 12,849 |
| Skilled workers | 50,950 | 66,468 | 78,323 | 69,756 | 59,847 | 65,557 | 77,969 | 61,783 | 56,601 | 60,376 |
| Entrepreneurs | 4,486 | 4,529 | 4,479 | 3,302 | 2,197 | 1,800 | 2,099 | 2,277 | 1,579 | 1,258 |
| Self-employed | 1,766 | 1,732 | 1,451 | 1,271 | 981 | 824 | 713 | 632 | 373 | 341 |
| Investors | 3,127 | 3,561 | 4,574 | 3,402 | 2,723 | 4,428 | 7,020 | 5,826 | 5,420 | 7,366 |
| Provincial/territorial nominees | 326 | 884 | 864 | 1,447 | 3,001 | 4,162 | 5,404 | 8,664 | 10,765 | 14,075 |
| Live-in caregivers | 1,302 | 1,023 | 751 | 464 | 1,074 | 1,796 | 1,489 | 3,348 | 2,684 | 4,354 |
| Economic immigrants | 61,957 | 78,197 | 90,442 | 79,642 | 69,823 | 78,567 | 94,694 | 82,530 | 77,422 | 87,770 |
| Government-assisted refugees | 4,515 | 6,391 | 5,305 | 4,484 | 4,501 | 4,598 | 4,741 | 4,565 | 4,784 | 4,525 |
| Privately sponsored refugees | 1,339 | 1,517 | 1,922 | 1,701 | 1,641 | 1,680 | 1,527 | 1,792 | 1,961 | 1,952 |
| Refugees landed in Canada |
3,678 | 4,045 | 3,506 | 3,063 | 2,852 | 4,720 | 6,159 | 5,239 | 3,674 | 2,114 |
| Refugee dependants | 1,761 | 2,157 | 2,344 | 2,486 | 2,310 | 3,629 | 3,262 | 3,506 | 2,835 | 2,164 |
| Refugees | 11,293 | 14,110 | 13,077 | 11,734 | 11,304 | 14,627 | 15,689 | 15,102 | 13,254 | 10,755 |
| Retirees, DROC and PDRCC*** | 470 | 200 | 97 | — | 29 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Temporary resident permit holders | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 27 | 23 |
| H and C** cases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 684 | 922 | 1,064 | 1,850 | 1,800 | 1,428 |
| Other H and C cases outside the family class / Public Policy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 363 | 465 | 347 | 528 | 561 | 562 |
| Other immigrants | 470 | 200 | 97 | 304 | 1,100 | 1,440 | 1,453 | 2,430 | 2,396 | 2,013 |
| Category not stated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 85,540 | 105,871 | 119,494 | 107,745 | 97,908 | 106,813 | 124,473 | 116,594 | 106,249 | 113,388 |
| Category | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouses and partners | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| Sons and daughters | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Parents and grandparents | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Others | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Family class | 13.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 11.3 |
| Skilled workers | 59.6 | 62.8 | 65.5 | 64.7 | 61.1 | 61.4 | 62.6 | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.2 |
| Entrepreneurs | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Self-employed | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Investors | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| Provincial/territorial nominees | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 12.4 |
| Live-in caregivers | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| Economic immigrants | 72.4 | 73.9 | 75.7 | 73.9 | 71.3 | 73.6 | 76.1 | 70.8 | 72.9 | 77.4 |
| Government-assisted refugees | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Privately sponsored refugees | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Refugees landed in Canada |
4.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Refugee dependants | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Refugees | 13.2 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 9.5 |
| Retirees, DROC and PDRCC*** | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | 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 | 0.0 |
| H and C** cases | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Other H and C cases outside the family class / Public Policy |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Other immigrants | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 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 and post-determination refugee claimants in Canada
****Humanitarian and Compassionate
