Canada - Permanent Residents from Asia and Pacific by Top Source Countries
| Source countries |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| |
Number |
| China, People's Republic of |
13,309 |
17,533 |
18,526 |
19,789 |
29,138 |
36,746 |
40,363 |
33,294 |
36,236 |
36,411 |
| India |
16,261 |
21,291 |
19,615 |
15,376 |
17,452 |
26,126 |
27,906 |
28,838 |
24,589 |
25,569 |
| Pakistan |
15,160 |
13,158 |
10,872 |
8,185 |
9,202 |
10,119 |
12,927 |
11,011 |
11,986 |
13,301 |
| Philippines |
4,002 |
7,761 |
11,239 |
8,091 |
9,303 |
14,199 |
15,353 |
14,169 |
12,351 |
12,796 |
| Korea, Republic of |
3,467 |
3,157 |
4,001 |
4,917 |
7,216 |
7,638 |
9,608 |
7,334 |
7,088 |
5,337 |
| Sri Lanka |
8,938 |
6,159 |
5,071 |
3,329 |
4,726 |
5,849 |
5,519 |
4,966 |
4,448 |
4,134 |
| Afghanistan |
1,391 |
2,010 |
2,115 |
1,583 |
2,112 |
2,845 |
3,182 |
2,964 |
3,011 |
2,527 |
| Bangladesh |
1,773 |
2,448 |
2,929 |
1,945 |
1,825 |
2,715 |
3,393 |
2,616 |
1,893 |
2,374 |
| Taiwan |
7,690 |
13,225 |
13,324 |
7,193 |
5,481 |
3,534 |
3,114 |
2,910 |
2,124 |
1,992 |
| Vietnam, Socialist Republic of |
3,963 |
2,487 |
1,787 |
1,628 |
1,397 |
1,800 |
2,097 |
2,282 |
1,686 |
1,802 |
| Hong Kong |
31,769 |
29,988 |
22,250 |
8,087 |
3,670 |
2,865 |
1,965 |
1,541 |
1,469 |
1,544 |
| Top 10 source countries |
106,332 |
117,207 |
109,942 |
78,540 |
90,125 |
112,636 |
123,462 |
110,384 |
105,412 |
106,243 |
| Other countries |
6,562 |
7,610 |
7,158 |
5,679 |
6,440 |
8,101 |
9,484 |
8,650 |
8,286 |
8,302 |
| Total |
112,894 |
124,817 |
117,100 |
84,219 |
96,565 |
120,737 |
132,946 |
119,034 |
113,698 |
114,545 |
| Source countries |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| |
Percentage distribution |
| China, People's Republic of |
11.8 |
14.1 |
15.8 |
23.5 |
30.2 |
30.4 |
30.4 |
28.0 |
31.9 |
31.8 |
| India |
14.4 |
17.1 |
16.8 |
18.3 |
18.1 |
21.6 |
21.0 |
24.2 |
21.6 |
22.3 |
| Pakistan |
13.4 |
10.5 |
9.3 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
8.4 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
10.5 |
11.6 |
| Philippines |
3.5 |
6.2 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
11.8 |
11.6 |
11.9 |
10.9 |
11.2 |
| Korea, Republic of |
3.1 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
4.7 |
| Sri Lanka |
7.9 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
| Afghanistan |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
| Bangladesh |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
| Taiwan |
6.8 |
10.6 |
11.4 |
8.5 |
5.7 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
| Vietnam, Socialist Republic of |
3.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| Hong Kong |
28.1 |
24.0 |
19.0 |
9.6 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| Top 10 source countries |
94.2 |
93.9 |
93.9 |
93.3 |
93.3 |
93.3 |
92.9 |
92.7 |
92.7 |
92.8 |
| Other countries |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Source countries |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| |
Rank |
| China, People's Republic of |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| India |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Pakistan |
3 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Philippines |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Korea, Republic of |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Sri Lanka |
5 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Afghanistan |
11 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Bangladesh |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
| Taiwan |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
| Vietnam, Socialist Republic of |
8 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Hong Kong |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
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