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Foreword
A key mandate of the Research and Evaluation Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is the dissemination of immigration data. With its annual publication, Facts and Figures: Immigration Overview–Permanent and Temporary Residents, CIC provides a broad range of statistical information on admissions to Canada.
Facts and Figures 2010: Immigration Overview–Permanent and Temporary Residents presents the annual intake of permanent residents by category of immigration and of temporary residents by yearly status from 1986 to 2010. The report also shows the number of temporary residents present on December 1st of each year for the same period. The main body of the publication consists of a series of statistical tables and charts covering the ten-year period from 2001 to 2010. The report is divided into two main sections, one depicting selected characteristics for permanent residents, and the other for temporary residents.
All statistical information provided in this publication is derived from CIC’s administrative data files where transactions with the department are recorded. In this report, however, the key reporting unit is the individual rather than the number of visas or permits issued.
The statistics for admission of permanent residents are provided for the three main categories of immigration—family class, economic immigrants and refugees—as well as for other immigrants who do not qualify in any of these categories. Statistics for temporary residents are provided for temporary foreign workers, foreign students, humanitarian (including refugee claimants) and other temporary residents. Research and Evaluation Branch regroups the temporary residents on the basis of their “yearly status” which reflects the main reason for residing in Canada during each calendar year.
For information on Citizenship and Immigration Canada, its priorities and activities, publications and reports, as well as application guides and forms, visit the CIC Web site at www.cic.gc.ca.
The numbers appearing in this report for the period prior to 2010 may differ from those reported in earlier publications. These differences reflect adjustments to CIC’s administrative data files that normally occur over time.
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