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2006 Issue 2

New Permanent Residents

Please Note
The data in The Monitor are preliminary figures and will be revised, when all transactions for the year are entered into the Citizenship and Immigration Canada processing systems. There are no citizenship figures in the current issue of The Monitor as Citizenship and Immigration Canada is currently implementing a new global case management system.

In 2005, a total of 262,236 new immigrants landed in Canada, an 11% increase over 2004. Sixty percent of immigrants landed in the economic class, 24% in the family class, and 14% were refugees. Some of the largest category increases occurred among business immigrants (increasing 38%) and provincial nominees (increasing 29%).

Unchanged from 2004, the top three countries of origin were China (42,291), India (33,146) and the Philippines (17,525). Each of these three countries sent more immigrants to Canada in 2005 than in the previous year. China sent 5,862 more immigrants, a 16% increase over 2004. India sent 7,570 more immigrants, representing a 30% increase, and the Philippines sent 4,222 more, a 32% increase.

A more detailed analysis of the permanent resident flow is explored in the 2005 Immigration Overview section of this publication.

Appendix 1
Immigration by Category
(Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants

IMMIGRANTS	2004					2005					Difference
IMMIGRANTS	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total 2004	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total 2005	2005 / 2004
Spouses and partners	10,331	12,649	11,361	9,658	43,999	10,006	11,900	11,913	11,585	45,404	3%
Parents and grandparents	3,856	4,707	2,549	1,620	12,732	1,093	1,525	3,006	6,847	12,471	-2%
Others	1,367	1,459	1,390	1,313	5,529	1,180	1,360	1,571	1,368	5,479	-1%
Total family class	15,554	18,815	15,300	12,591	62,260	12,279	14,785	16,490	19,800	63,354	2%

Skilled workers – principal applicants	10,362	13,296	13,962	10,269	47,889	12,175	16,593	15,145	8,353	52,266	9%
Business immigrants – principal applicants	515	575	958	659	2,707	855	960	1,222	605	3,642	35%
Live-in caregivers – principal applicants	975	1,034	764	523	3,296	856	1,102	849	925	3,732	13%
Provincial/territorial nominees – principal applicants	433	571	562	520	2,086	599	784	812	448	2,643	27%
Total economic class – principal applicants	12,285	15,476	16,246	11,971	55,978	14,485	19,439	18,028	10,331	62,283	11%

Skilled workers – spouses and dependants	13,126	17,969	20,927	13,531	65,553	16,230	24,583	25,059	12,104	77,976	19%
Business immigrants – spouses and dependants	1,339	1,412	2,622	1,683	7,056	2,280	2,548	3,440	1,559	9,827	39%
Live-in caregivers – spouses and dependants	405	242	195	154	996	125	242	229	224	820	-18%
Provincial/territorial nominees – spouses and dependants	796	1,183	1,230	953	4,162	993	1,525	1,817	1,069	5,404	30%
Total economic class – spouses and dependants	15,666	20,806	24,974	16,321	77,767	19,628	28,898	30,545	14,956	94,027	21%

Skilled workers – p.a.,* spouses and dependants	23,488	31,265	34,889	23,800	113,442	28,405	41,176	40,204	20,457	130,242	15%
Business immigrants – p.a.,* spouses and dependants	1,854	1,987	3,580	2,342	9,763	3,135	3,508	4,662	2,164	13,469	38%
Live-in caregivers – p.a.,* spouses and dependants	1,380	1,276	959	677	4,292	981	1,344	1,078	1,149	4,552	6%
Provincial/territorial nominees – p.a.,* spouses and dependants	1,229	1,754	1,792	1,473	6,248	1,592	2,309	2,629	1,517	8,047	29%
Total economic class	27,951	36,282	41,220	28,292	133,745	34,113	48,337	48,573	25,287	156,310	17%

Post-determination refugee claimants	13	13	12	8	46	4	5	3	2	14	-70%
Deferred removal order class	2	1	1	3	7	-	2	4	-	6	-14%
Total other	15	14	13	11	53	4	7	7	2	20	-62%
Total immigrants	43,520	55,111	56,533	40,894	196,058	46,396	63,129	65,070	45,089	219,684	12%

Government-assisted refugees	1,733	1,915	1,983	1,780	7,411	1,651	1,799	2,038	1,928	7,416	0%
Privately sponsored refugees	880	1,037	625	573	3,115	515	772	1,032	657	2,976	-4%
Refugees landed in Canada (asylum)	5,181	5,519	2,962	2,239	15,901	5,319	5,550	4,833	4,233	19,935	25%
Dependants abroad of refugees landed in Canada	1,508	1,722	1,823	1,206	6,259	1,093	1,341	1,428	1,579	5,441	-13%
Total refugees	9,302	10,193	7,393	5,798	32,686	8,578	9,462	9,331	8,397	35,768	9%
Total immigrants and refugees	52,822	65,304	63,926	46,692	228,744	54,974	72,591	74,401	53,486	255,452	12%

Permit holders applying for permanent residence	31	43	36	38	148	22	33	23	45	123	-17%
Humanitarian and compassionate cases / Public policy	2,059	1,894	1,616	1,362	6,931	1,442	1,846	1,516	1,849	6,653	-4%
Category not stated	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	8
Backlog	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Total	54,912	67,242	65,578	48,092	235,824	56,438	74,470	75,947	55,381	262,236	11%

* p.a. = principal applicants
** Other = Post-determination refugee claimants and deferred removal order class

Appendix 2
Immigration by Top Source Countries
(Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants)

Country of Last Permanent Residence	2004						2005						Difference
Country of Last Permanent Residence	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total 2004	2004 Rank	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total 2005	2005 Rank	2005 / 2004
China, People's Republic of	9,409	10,199	9,358	7,463	36,429	1	10,843	11,684	11,160	8,604	42,291	1	16%
India	5,047	7,254	7,506	5,769	25,576	2	5,469	10,327	9,143	8,207	33,146	2	30%
Philippines	3,113	4,159	3,604	2,427	13,303	3	2,808	5,677	5,353	3,687	17,525	3	32%
Pakistan	2,806	4,066	3,423	2,500	12,795	4	2,685	3,827	4,187	2,877	13,576	4	6%
United States	1,832	2,071	1,867	1,737	7,507	5	2,233	2,553	2,514	1,962	9,262	5	23%
Colombia	1,139	1,290	1,094	915	4,438	11	1,283	1,275	1,911	1,562	6,031	6	36%
United Kingdom	1,320	1,739	1,710	1,293	6,062	7	1,354	1,555	1,685	1,271	5,865	7	-3%
South Korea	1,033	1,325	1,695	1,284	5,337	9	1,732	1,523	1,564	1,000	5,819	8	9%
Iran	1,500	1,739	1,872	952	6,063	6	1,039	1,384	1,846	1,233	5,502	9	-9%
France	1,021	1,404	1,585	1,018	5,028	10	1,243	1,699	1,594	894	5,430	10	8%
Total - 2005 YTD Top Ten Only	28,220	35,246	33,714	25,358	122,538		30,689	41,504	40,957	31,297	144,447		18%
Total - Other Countries	26,692	31,996	31,864	22,734	113,286		25,749	32,966	34,990	24,084	117,789		4%
Total	54,912	67,242	65,578	48,092	235,824		56,438	74,470	75,947	55,381	262,236		11%

Appendix 3
Immigration by Destination
(Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants)

Province Census Metropolitan Area	2004					2005					Difference
Province Census Metropolitan Area	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total 2004	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total 2005	2005 / 2004
St. John's	106	127	138	53	424	110	112	79	96	397	-6%
Other Newfoundland and Labrador	45	32	38	40	155	37	13	29	20	99	-36%
Total Newfoundland and Labrador	151	159	176	93	579	147	125	108	116	496	-14%
Total Prince Edward Island	82	89	53	86	310	72	101	98	59	330	6%
Halifax	299	341	446	269	1,355	245	353	546	344	1,488	10%
Other Nova Scotia	94	118	100	103	415	83	109	134	115	441	6%
Total Nova Scotia	393	459	546	372	1,770	328	462	680	459	1,929	9%
Saint John	39	39	46	63	187	51	62	127	72	312	67%
Other New Brunswick	143	193	153	119	608	127	244	240	169	780	28%
Total New Brunswick	182	232	199	182	795	178	306	367	241	1,092	37%
Québec	503	557	574	496	2,130	427	560	617	439	2,043	-4%
Montréal	8,976	10,566	10,693	7,642	37,877	8,057	10,883	11,135	7,092	37,167	-2%
Gatineau	210	305	264	240	1,019	201	238	354	213	1,006	-1%
Other Quebec	653	898	888	780	3,219	662	811	943	676	3,092	-4%
Total Quebec	10,342	12,326	12,419	9,158	44,245	9,347	12,492	13,049	8,420	43,308	-2%
Ottawa	1,488	1,839	1,822	1,226	6,375	1,400	1,749	1,907	1,333	6,389	0%
Toronto	22,948	29,187	27,625	20,107	99,867	23,191	32,873	32,230	24,496	112,790	13%
Hamilton	947	1,188	1,183	771	4,089	920	1,288	1,409	926	4,543	11%
London	553	669	612	494	2,328	798	774	1,042	599	3,213	38%
Other Ontario	2,785	3,463	3,488	2,701	12,437	2,956	3,804	3,951	2,887	13,598	9%
Total Ontario	28,721	36,346	34,730	25,299	125,096	29,265	40,488	40,539	30,241	140,533	12%
Winnipeg	1,250	1,806	1,622	1,232	5,910	1,267	1,867	1,757	1,291	6,182	5%
Other Manitoba	280	428	440	368	1,516	401	489	735	290	1,915	26%
Total Manitoba	1,530	2,234	2,062	1,600	7,426	1,668	2,356	2,492	1,581	8,097	9%
Regina	159	223	134	140	656	172	192	168	100	632	-4%
Saskatoon	175	239	201	187	802	197	273	180	182	832	4%
Other Saskatchewan	102	122	137	123	484	163	178	173	128	642	33%
Total Saskatchewan	436	584	472	450	1,942	532	643	521	410	2,106	8%
Calgary	2,315	2,683	2,588	1,857	9,443	2,527	2,975	3,283	2,400	11,185	18%
Edmonton	1,268	1,326	1,423	1,039	5,056	1,311	1,746	1,694	1,262	6,013	19%
Other Alberta	489	597	510	378	1,974	518	570	612	501	2,201	11%
Total Alberta	4,072	4,606	4,521	3,274	16,473	4,356	5,291	5,589	4,163	19,399	18%
Vancouver	7,890	9,011	9,138	6,643	32,682	9,352	10,906	10,940	8,236	39,434	21%
Victoria	245	242	323	258	1,068	307	323	337	233	1,200	12%
Other British Columbia	828	902	901	641	3,272	845	937	1,166	1,185	4,133	26%
Total British Columbia	8,963	10,155	10,362	7,542	37,022	10,504	12,166	12,443	9,654	44,767	21%
Total Territories	40	51	35	33	159	40	38	47	35	160	1%
Not Stated	-	1	3	3	7	1	2	14	2	19	171%
Total	54,912	67,242	65,578	48,092	235,824	56,438	74,470	75,947	55,381	262,236	11%

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.

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	Date Published: 2006-09-14		Important Notices

New Permanent Residents

Appendix 1 Immigration by Category (Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants

Appendix 2 Immigration by Top Source Countries (Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants)

Appendix 3 Immigration by Destination (Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants)

Appendix 1
Immigration by Category
(Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants

Appendix 2
Immigration by Top Source Countries
(Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants)

Appendix 3
Immigration by Destination
(Principal Applicants, Spouses and Dependants)