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Foreign WorkersIn the first quarter, the flow of foreign workers changed little compared to the same period of 2003, dropping 1% to 18,034 people. To place the first quarter in perspective, it should be noted that winter flows of foreign workers are generally smaller than in the spring and summer months when Canada attracts seasonal agricultural workers. Source CountriesWhile some changes in rank occurred, the top ten source countries for foreign workers were the same as in the first quarter of 2003. The United States continued to rank as the leading source country, with 3,140 entrants in the first quarter (see table 5). This represented a decline of 15% compared to the same quarter of 2003, and 17% of all foreign worker entrants. Mexico ranked second with 2,562 workers, a 4% increase. Mexico accounted for 14% of entrants for the quarter. The number of foreign workers from Mexico is slowly growing closer to the number from the United States; the gap between the two leading countries narrowed to the above figures from 20% (United States) and 14% (Mexico) in the first quarter of 2003. Australia was the third largest source of foreign workers for the quarter. Canada took in 1,590 workers from Australia, a figure virtually unchanged from the same period in 2003. France ranked fourth overall, sending 1,450 workers, which represented a 23% increase over 2003. The Philippines continued a trend toward increasing prominence in foreign worker numbers, rising from seventh source country last year to fifth in the current quarter. Chart 2: Foreign Workers, Top Five Countries of Origin: Skill LevelsThe number of entrants at different skill levels showed some changes over the first quarter of 2003 (see table 4). Workers at higher skill levels (0: managers, A: professionals, and B: skilled and technical) dropped, while the number of entrants at levels C (intermediate and clerical) and D (elemental and labour) increased. The largest single jump occurred at skill level C, which attracted an additional 601 people in the first quarter, for a total of 5,768. Thirty-two percent of workers were at this level, compared to 28% in the first quarter of 2003. Skill level C workers also continued to constitute the largest single group of foreign worker entrants, followed by skill levels A (4,617) and B (2,135). DestinationQuebec was the only province to increase its intake of foreign workers. The province took in 10% more workers, for a total of 2,978 in the first quarter (see table 6). The city of Montréal was the destination for the greatest number of these entrants (2,120 people, or 71% of the provincial flow). Most of Quebec’s increase occurred at skill level C, a level which increased by 61% over the same quarter of 2003. This increase reflected a larger number of workers who came in under the Live-in Caregiver Program. Some 326 live-in caregivers were destined to Quebec in the first quarter of 2004, compared to only 130 in the same period of last year. The vast majority of the new entrants were from the Philippines. Ontario, host to the largest number of foreign workers, registered a 1% drop, to a total of 8,784 in the first quarter. Toronto sustained a 10% drop, taking in almost 300 fewer workers than the first quarter of 2003. Other parts of the province, such as London, compensated for the Toronto decline. The number of foreign workers headed to British Columbia remained virtually unchanged, with a flow of 3,512 people. Atlantic Canada attracted fewer foreign workers than in the previous year’s quarter, with provincial declines ranging from 17% in New Brunswick to 53% in Prince Edward Island. Generally, the number of workers headed to Atlantic Canada in the winter months is small, so the percentage declines should not be overemphasized. |
Skill Level* | 2003 | 2004 | Difference | ||||||||
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Total | Q1 | YTD | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | YTD | YTD 2004 / YTD 2003 |
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Skill Level 0 | 2,946 | 802 | 802 | 723 | 820 | 601 | 768 | 768 | -4% | ||
Skill Level A | 19,800 | 4,899 | 4,899 | 5,211 | 5,758 | 3,932 | 4,617 | 4,617 | -6% | ||
Skill Level B | 10,844 | 2,359 | 2,359 | 3,709 | 2,989 | 1,787 | 2,135 | 2,135 | -9% | ||
Skill Level C | 26,501 | 5,167 | 5,167 | 10,691 | 9,119 | 1,524 | 5,768 | 5,768 | 12% | ||
Skill Level D | 1,193 | 89 | 89 | 320 | 636 | 148 | 136 | 136 | 53% | ||
Not Stated | 20,867 | 4,850 | 4,850 | 6,200 | 4,529 | 5,288 | 4,610 | 4,610 | -5% | ||
Total | 82,151 | 18,166 | 18,166 | 26,854 | 23,851 | 13,280 | 18,034 | 18,034 | -1% |
* National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Country of Last Permanent Residence | 2003 | 2004 | Difference | ||||||||||
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Total | Rank | Q1 | YTD | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | YTD | Rank | YTD 2004 / YTD 2003 |
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United States | 15,403 | 1 | 3,677 | 3,677 | 4,314 | 4,390 | 3,022 | 3,140 | 3,140 | 1 | -15% | ||
Mexico | 11,075 | 2 | 2,466 | 2,466 | 5,474 | 3,043 | 92 | 2,562 | 2,562 | 2 | 4% | ||
Australia | 5,910 | 3 | 1,594 | 1,594 | 1,300 | 915 | 2,101 | 1,590 | 1,590 | 3 | 0% | ||
France | 4,798 | 8 | 1,182 | 1,182 | 1,972 | 1,132 | 512 | 1,450 | 1,450 | 4 | 23% | ||
Philippines | 4,877 | 7 | 1,155 | 1,155 | 1,371 | 1,324 | 1,027 | 1,269 | 1,269 | 5 | 10% | ||
Japan | 5,426 | 6 | 1,155 | 1,155 | 2,030 | 1,319 | 922 | 1,229 | 1,229 | 6 | 6% | ||
United Kingdom | 5,859 | 5 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,456 | 1,409 | 1,744 | 1,158 | 1,158 | 7 | -7% | ||
Jamaica | 5,901 | 4 | 810 | 810 | 2,089 | 2,953 | 49 | 967 | 967 | 8 | 19% | ||
India | 2,103 | 9 | 426 | 426 | 633 | 566 | 478 | 626 | 626 | 9 | 47% | ||
Germany | 1,864 | 10 | 435 | 435 | 457 | 711 | 261 | 442 | 442 | 10 | 2% | ||
Total – Top Ten Only | 63,216 | 14,150 | 14,150 | 21,096 | 17,762 | 10,208 | 14,433 | 14,433 | 2% | ||||
Total – Other Countries | 18,935 | 4,016 | 4,016 | 5,758 | 6,089 | 3,072 | 3,601 | 3,601 | -10% | ||||
Total | 82,151 | 18,166 | 18,166 | 26,854 | 23,851 | 13,280 | 18,034 | 18,034 | -1% |
Province Census Metropolitan Area |
2003 | 2004 | Difference | ||||||||
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Total | Q1 | YTD | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | YTD | YTD 2004 / YTD 2003 |
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St. John’s | 218 | 53 | 53 | 87 | 42 | 36 | 21 | 21 | -60% | ||
Other Newfoundland | 1,203 | 309 | 309 | 265 | 346 | 283 | 213 | 213 | -31% | ||
Total Newfoundland | 1,421 | 362 | 362 | 352 | 388 | 319 | 234 | 234 | -35% | ||
Total Prince Edward Island | 113 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 54 | 11 | 9 | 9 | -53% | ||
Halifax | 856 | 163 | 163 | 388 | 208 | 97 | 154 | 154 | -6% | ||
Other Nova Scotia | 398 | 65 | 65 | 107 | 189 | 37 | 30 | 30 | -54% | ||
Total Nova Scotia | 1,254 | 228 | 228 | 495 | 397 | 134 | 184 | 184 | -19% | ||
Saint John | 97 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 14 | -39% | ||
Other New Brunswick | 412 | 86 | 86 | 129 | 107 | 90 | 77 | 77 | -10% | ||
Total New Brunswick | 509 | 109 | 109 | 148 | 139 | 113 | 91 | 91 | -17% | ||
Québec | 1,018 | 255 | 255 | 359 | 283 | 121 | 272 | 272 | 7% | ||
Montréal | 8,702 | 1,894 | 1,894 | 3,259 | 2,287 | 1,262 | 2,120 | 2,120 | 12% | ||
Ottawa – Gatineau (QC) | 71 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 57% | ||
Other Quebec | 3,061 | 535 | 535 | 1,495 | 810 | 221 | 564 | 564 | 5% | ||
Total Quebec | 12,852 | 2,698 | 2,698 | 5,143 | 3,397 | 1,614 | 2,978 | 2,978 | 10% | ||
Ottawa – Gatineau (ON) | 1,796 | 443 | 443 | 535 | 513 | 305 | 431 | 431 | -3% | ||
Toronto | 11,527 | 3,056 | 3,056 | 3,091 | 3,105 | 2,275 | 2,763 | 2,763 | -10% | ||
Hamilton | 527 | 139 | 139 | 140 | 178 | 70 | 113 | 113 | -19% | ||
London | 563 | 108 | 108 | 171 | 173 | 111 | 132 | 132 | 22% | ||
Other Ontario | 25,099 | 5,123 | 5,123 | 9,054 | 9,193 | 1,729 | 5,345 | 5,345 | 4% | ||
Total Ontario | 39,512 | 8,869 | 8,869 | 12,991 | 13,162 | 4,490 | 8,784 | 8,784 | -1% | ||
Winnipeg | 795 | 188 | 188 | 256 | 228 | 123 | 182 | 182 | -3% | ||
Other Manitoba | 458 | 87 | 87 | 162 | 145 | 64 | 94 | 94 | 8% | ||
Total Manitoba | 1,253 | 275 | 275 | 418 | 373 | 187 | 276 | 276 | 0% | ||
Regina | 194 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 56 | 42 | 30 | 30 | -32% | ||
Saskatoon | 262 | 55 | 55 | 81 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 15% | ||
Other Saskatchewan | 448 | 76 | 76 | 143 | 146 | 83 | 67 | 67 | -12% | ||
Total Saskatchewan | 904 | 175 | 175 | 276 | 264 | 189 | 160 | 160 | -9% | ||
Calgary | 2,610 | 650 | 650 | 741 | 672 | 547 | 669 | 669 | 3% | ||
Edmonton | 1,490 | 372 | 372 | 413 | 451 | 254 | 307 | 307 | -17% | ||
Other Alberta | 2,916 | 739 | 739 | 782 | 629 | 766 | 675 | 675 | -9% | ||
Total Alberta | 7,016 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,936 | 1,752 | 1,567 | 1,651 | 1,651 | -6% | ||
Vancouver | 11,912 | 2,632 | 2,632 | 3,673 | 2,822 | 2,785 | 2,628 | 2,628 | 0% | ||
Victoria | 186 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 59 | 35 | 32 | 32 | -35% | ||
Other British Columbia | 4,314 | 844 | 844 | 1,040 | 867 | 1,563 | 852 | 852 | 1% | ||
Total British Columbia | 16,412 | 3,525 | 3,525 | 4,756 | 3,748 | 4,383 | 3,512 | 3,512 | 0% | ||
Total Territories | 257 | 48 | 48 | 75 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 47 | -2% | ||
Not Stated | 648 | 97 | 97 | 235 | 104 | 212 | 108 | 108 | 11% | ||
Total | 82,151 | 18,166 | 18,166 | 26,854 | 23,851 | 13,280 | 18,034 | 18,034 | -1% |
Note: Destination coding is often amended after a record is entered in the
administrative system. As a result, the number of people destined for a census
metropolitan area is understated for the current quarter.
Date Published: 2004-09-17 | Important Notices |