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Permanent residents
Canada – Permanent residents by category (spouses and dependants)
* Deferred removal orders class and post-determination refugee claimants in Canada
**Humanitarian and Compassionate
| Category | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouses and partners | 5,130 | 4,763 | 5,821 | 5,915 | 5,692 | 5,850 | 5,152 | 4,575 | 4,819 | 4,426 |
| Sons and daughters | 409 | 430 | 358 | 182 | 150 | 180 | 129 | 143 | 114 | 90 |
| Parents and grandparents | 10,265 | 10,806 | 9,458 | 6,027 | 6,746 | 10,417 | 7,802 | 8,080 | 8,156 | 7,071 |
| Others | 72 | 69 | 46 | 58 | 49 | 84 | 97 | 58 | 39 | 51 |
| Family class | 15,876 | 16,068 | 15,683 | 12,182 | 12,637 | 16,531 | 13,180 | 12,856 | 13,128 | 11,638 |
| Skilled workers | 78,321 | 69,756 | 59,847 | 65,557 | 77,969 | 61,782 | 56,601 | 60,373 | 55,220 | 70,536 |
| Canadian experience class | 770 | 1,385 | ||||||||
| Entrepreneurs | 4,479 | 3,302 | 2,197 | 1,799 | 2,098 | 2,273 | 1,577 | 1,255 | 945 | 796 |
| Self-employed | 1,451 | 1,271 | 981 | 824 | 714 | 632 | 375 | 341 | 358 | 326 |
| Investors | 4,574 | 3,402 | 2,723 | 4,428 | 7,020 | 5,830 | 5,420 | 7,370 | 7,434 | 8,492 |
| Provincial/territorial nominees | 864 | 1,447 | 3,001 | 4,162 | 5,404 | 8,664 | 10,765 | 14,075 | 18,578 | 22,572 |
| Live-in caregivers | 753 | 464 | 1,075 | 1,796 | 1,489 | 3,348 | 2,685 | 4,354 | 6,181 | 6,245 |
| Economic immigrants | 90,442 | 79,642 | 69,824 | 78,566 | 94,694 | 82,529 | 77,423 | 87,768 | 89,486 | 110,352 |
| Government-assisted refugees | 5,305 | 4,484 | 4,501 | 4,598 | 4,741 | 4,564 | 4,783 | 4,525 | 4,542 | 4,444 |
| Privately sponsored refugees | 1,922 | 1,698 | 1,641 | 1,680 | 1,527 | 1,793 | 1,961 | 1,952 | 2,842 | 2,724 |
| Refugees landed in Canada | 3,506 | 3,063 | 2,852 | 4,720 | 6,159 | 5,238 | 3,673 | 2,114 | 2,000 | 2,732 |
| Refugee dependants | 2,344 | 2,486 | 2,309 | 3,629 | 3,262 | 3,508 | 2,836 | 2,163 | 1,716 | 2,155 |
| Refugees | 13,077 | 11,731 | 11,303 | 14,627 | 15,689 | 15,103 | 13,253 | 10,754 | 11,100 | 12,055 |
| Retirees, DROC and PDRCC* | 97 | -- | 29 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temporary resident permit holders | 0 | -- | 24 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 22 |
| H and C** cases | 0 | 155 | 685 | 922 | 1,064 | 1,850 | 1,800 | 1,430 | 1,235 | 1,073 |
| Other H and C cases outside the family class / Public policy | 0 | 98 | 361 | 462 | 345 | 528 | 557 | 557 | 681 | 621 |
| Other immigrants | 97 | 304 | 1,099 | 1,437 | 1,451 | 2,430 | 2,392 | 2,010 | 1,930 | 1,716 |
| Category not stated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 119,492 | 107,745 | 97,909 | 106,812 | 124,473 | 116,594 | 106,249 | 113,389 | 115,645 | 135,763 |
* Deferred removal orders class and post-determination refugee claimants in Canada
**Humanitarian and Compassionate
| Category | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouses and partners | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Sons and daughters | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Parents and grandparents | 8.6 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 5.2 |
| Others | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Family class | 13.3 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 8.6 |
| Skilled workers | 65.5 | 64.7 | 61.1 | 61.4 | 62.6 | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.2 | 47.7 | 52.0 |
| Canadian experience class | 0.7 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Entrepreneurs | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Self-employed | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Investors | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Provincial/territorial nominees | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 16.6 |
| Live-in caregivers | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Economic immigrants | 75.7 | 73.9 | 71.3 | 73.6 | 76.1 | 70.8 | 72.9 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 81.3 |
| Government-assisted refugees | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Privately sponsored refugees | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Refugees landed in Canada | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Refugee dependants | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Refugees | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Retirees, DROC and PDRCC* | 0.1 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 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 |
| H and C** cases | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Other H and C cases outside the family class / Public policy | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Other immigrants | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 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 |
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