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

Temporary residents

Number
Transition	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
From foreign worker	11,638	12,950	9,392	8,139	11,523	13,463	18,298	19,764	26,995	31,001
From foreign student	5,437	6,031	5,636	5,650	7,265	7,962	10,020	10,315	10,764	9,246
From humanitarian population	20,408	17,757	15,875	16,992	21,266	25,938	24,097	20,547	14,526	15,079
From other	9,235	10,244	10,534	11,907	13,430	11,478	13,099	13,746	15,498	14,511
To permanent resident	46,718	46,982	41,437	42,688	53,484	58,841	65,514	64,372	67,783	69,837

Percentage distribution
Transition	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
From foreign worker	24.9	27.6	22.7	19.1	21.5	22.9	27.9	30.7	39.8	44.4
From foreign student	11.6	12.8	13.6	13.2	13.6	13.5	15.3	16.0	15.9	13.2
From humanitarian population	43.7	37.8	38.3	39.8	39.8	44.1	36.8	31.9	21.4	21.6
From other	19.8	21.8	25.4	27.9	25.1	19.5	20.0	21.4	22.9	20.8
To permanent resident	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0