Facts and figures 2009 – Immigration overview:
Permanent and temporary residents

Table of contents

Foreword

Permanent residents

• Canada – Permanent residents by gender and category, 1985 to 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents by category
  • Canada – Male permanent residents by category
  • Canada – Female permanent residents by category
• Canada – Permanent residents by category (principal applicants)
• Canada – Permanent residents by category (spouses and dependants)
• Canada – Permanent residents less than 15 years of age by gender, age and category
• Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by age and category
  • Canada – Male permanent residents 15 years of age or older by age and category
  • Canada – Female permanent residents 15 years of age or older by age and category
• Canada – Permanent residents by gender and source area
• Canada – Permanent residents by category and source area
• Canada – Permanent residents by age and source area
• Canada – Permanent residents by source country
• Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and category
• Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and language ability
• Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and source area
• Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by gender and marital status
• Canada – Permanent residents less than 15 years of age by gender and years of schooling
• Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by gender and level of education
• Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by category and level of education
• Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by source area and level of education
• Canada – Permanent residents by category and language ability
• Canada – Permanent residents by mother tongue
• Canada – Permanent residents by labour market intention, occupation and skill level
• Canada – Skilled workers 15 years of age or older intending to work by gender and occupational skill level (principal applicants)

Temporary residents

• Canada – Temporary residents by yearly status, 1985 to 2009
  • Canada – Male temporary residents by yearly status, 1985 to 2009
  • Canada – Female temporary residents by yearly status, 1985 to 2009
• Canada – Temporary residents present on December 1^st by gender and yearly status, 1985 to 2009
• Canada – Total entries of temporary residents by yearly sub-status
• Canada – Temporary residents present on December 1st by yearly sub-status
• Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by yearly sub-status
• Canada – Foreign workers present on December 1st by yearly sub-status
• Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by source country
• Canada – Foreign workers present on December 1^st by source country
• Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Foreign workers present on December 1^st by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by gender and occupational skill level
• Canada – Foreign workers present on December 1^st by gender and occupational skill level
• Canada – Total entries of foreign students by source country
• Canada – Foreign students present on December 1^st by source country
• Canada – Total entries of foreign students by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Foreign students present on December 1^st by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Total entries of foreign students by gender and level of study
• Canada – Foreign students present on December 1^st by gender and level of study
• Canada – Total entries of humanitarian population by top source countries
• Canada – Humanitarian population present on December 1^st by top source countries
• Canada – Total entries of humanitarian population by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Humanitarian population present on December 1^st by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Total entries of humanitarian population by gender and age
• Canada – Humanitarian population present on December 1^st by gender and age
• Canada – Total entries of refugee claimants by top source countries
• Canada – Refugee claimants present on December 1^st by top source countries
• Canada – Total entries of refugee claimants by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Refugee claimants present on December 1^st by province or territory and urban area
• Canada – Total entries of refugee claimants by gender and age
• Canada – Refugee claimants present on December 1^st by gender and age
• Canada – Transition of temporary residents by previous yearly status
• Canada – Transition of temporary residents to permanent resident status

Glossary of terms and concepts

List of figures

• Canada – Permanent residents, 1860 to 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents as a percentage of Canada’s population, 1860 to 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents by category, 1985 to 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents by gender and age, 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents by category and source area, 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents by category and source area, 2009 (showing percentage distribution)
• Canada – Permanent residents by age and source area, 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents by top 10 source countries, 2007–2009
• Canada – Permanent residents by province or territory and source area, 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents 15 years of age or older by marital status, 2009
• Canada – Permanent residents by category and language ability, 2009 (showing percentage distribution)
• Canada – Total entries of temporary residents by yearly status, 1985 to 2009
• Canada – Temporary residents present on December 1^st by yearly status, 1985 to 2009
• Canada – Total entries of foreign workers by top 10 source countries, 2007–2009
• Canada – Total entries of foreign students by top 10 source country, 2007–2009
• Canada – Transition of temporary residents by previous yearly status
• Canada – Transition of temporary residents to permanent resident status

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