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2006 Issue 2

Foreign Workers

Foreign worker flows increased by six percent in 2005, totalling 99,141. As a result, all skill levels noted an increase in overall numbers from 2004. Workers at the managerial level (skill level 0), showed the smallest increase (only four percent for the year). Workers at skill level A (professional workers) increased by 1,500 and skill level B (skilled and technical workers) increased by 1,600 in 2005, representing respective increases of eight percent and 15% over 2004. Foreign workers at skill level C (which includes most seasonal agricultural workers) again formed the largest group, with 31,039 workers in 2005, an eight percent increase over the 2004 flow. Workers at skill level D (elemental and labour) had the largest increase (57%) over the 2004 flow. However, since this group is relatively small, this translated into only 651 more workers.

The U.S. remained the leading source country, with 16,332 foreign workers, followed by Mexico, with 12,610. The flow of foreign workers from France increased by 16% (roughly 1,000 workers) and became the third-ranked source country for 2005. The United Kingdom (third-ranked source country in 2004) sent four percent fewer foreign workers to Canada in 2005 and slipped to the fourth highest source of foreign workers.

Appendix 4
Foreign Worker Flows by Skill Level

Skill Level*	2004					2005					Difference
Skill Level*	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total 2004	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total 2005	2005 / 2004
Skill Level 0	768	879	935	715	3,297	833	910	963	718	3,424	4%
Skill Level A	4,587	5,262	5,676	3,934	19,459	4,705	5,892	5,976	4,412	20,985	8%
Skill Level B	2,116	3,580	3,344	1,807	10,847	2,083	4,022	3,888	2,457	12,450	15%
Skill Level C	5,759	11,403	9,406	2,057	28,625	6,730	12,273	9,558	2,478	31,039	8%
Skill Level D	135	390	438	170	1,133	155	784	532	313	1,784	57%
Not Stated	5,798	8,394	7,769	8,159	30,120	6,293	8,586	7,089	7,491	29,459	-2%
Total	19,163	29,908	27,568	16,842	93,481	20,799	32,467	28,006	17,869	99,141	6%

* National Occupational Classification

Appendix 5
Foreign Worker Flows by Top Ten Source Countries

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
United States	3,386	4,775	4,798	3,248	16,207	1	3,169	4,833	5,057	3,273	16,332	1	1%
Mexico	2,618	5,843	2,870	163	11,494	2	3,021	6,264	3,052	273	12,610	2	10%
France	1,494	2,361	1,673	1,019	6,547	5	1,678	2,755	1,870	1,279	7,582	5	16%
United Kingdom	1,259	1,883	1,943	2,469	7,554	3	1,382	1,834	1,757	2,290	7,263	3	-4%
Australia	1,615	1,311	1,142	3,109	7,177	4	1,518	1,465	1,226	2,839	7,048	4	-2%
Jamaica	971	2,133	2,763	68	5,935	6	1,116	2,260	2,692	70	6,138	6	3%
Philippines	1,306	1,372	1,707	1,341	5,726	7	1,340	1,562	1,624	1,502	6,028	7	5%
Japan	1,216	2,304	1,521	393	5,434	8	1,644	2,651	1,304	284	5,883	8	8%
India	703	615	1,029	668	3,015	9	890	800	830	753	3,273	9	9%
Germany	465	602	910	389	2,366	10	602	637	918	445	2,602	10	10%
Total - 2005 YTD Top Ten Only	15,033	23,199	20,356	12,867	71,455		16,360	25,061	20,330	13,008	74,759		5%
Total - Other Countries	4,130	6,709	7,212	3,975	22,026		4,439	7,406	7,676	4,861	24,382		11%
Total	19,163	29,908	27,568	16,842	93,481		20,799	32,467	28,006	17,869	99,141		6%

Appendix 6
Foreign Worker Flows by Destination

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	23	59	25	31	138	47	22	48	23	140	1%
Other Newfoundland and Labrador	216	309	291	142	958	258	337	275	142	1,012	6%
Total Newfoundland and Labrador	239	368	316	173	1,096	305	359	323	165	1,152	5%
Total Prince Edward Island	10	20	28	18	76	10	22	91	11	134	76%
Halifax	179	369	213	77	838	112	154	216	100	582	-31%
Other Nova Scotia	33	322	171	83	609	64	164	249	97	574	-6%
Total Nova Scotia	212	691	384	160	1,447	176	318	465	197	1,156	-20%
Saint John	15	24	32	21	92	24	30	34	48	136	48%
Other New Brunswick	94	135	155	86	470	129	187	131	88	535	14%
Total New Brunswick	109	159	187	107	562	153	217	165	136	671	19%
Québec	286	422	255	134	1,097	267	496	308	116	1,187	8%
Montréal	2,217	3,675	2,659	1,639	10,190	2,104	3,510	2,386	1,723	9,723	-5%
Gatineau	34	36	29	14	113	28	28	43	18	117	4%
Other Quebec	595	1,767	888	238	3,488	736	2,126	1,092	389	4,343	25%
Total Quebec	3,132	5,900	3,831	2,025	14,888	3,135	6,160	3,829	2,246	15,370	3%
Ottawa	480	541	504	346	1,871	505	531	832	394	2,262	21%
Toronto	3,101	3,576	3,452	2,684	12,813	2,917	3,728	3,316	2,567	12,528	-2%
Hamilton	146	168	166	141	621	117	155	136	148	556	-10%
London	142	159	235	105	641	115	136	144	92	487	-24%
Other Ontario	5,448	10,016	9,786	2,030	27,280	5,911	10,189	9,762	2,244	28,106	3%
Total Ontario	9,317	14,460	14,143	5,306	43,226	9,565	14,739	14,190	5,445	43,939	2%
Winnipeg	209	312	284	160	965	179	295	299	224	997	3%
Other Manitoba	104	155	184	170	613	73	358	210	143	784	28%
Total Manitoba	313	467	468	330	1,578	252	653	509	367	1,781	13%
Regina	40	76	67	38	221	32	77	94	51	254	15%
Saskatoon	69	129	133	64	395	104	135	124	72	435	10%
Other Saskatchewan	73	129	195	78	475	105	220	244	104	673	42%
Total Saskatchewan	182	334	395	180	1,091	241	432	462	227	1,362	25%
Calgary	722	844	859	831	3,256	832	975	952	886	3,645	12%
Edmonton	341	442	494	338	1,615	384	535	421	330	1,670	3%
Other Alberta	711	794	906	1,136	3,547	830	1,078	1,174	1,541	4,623	30%
Total Alberta	1,774	2,080	2,259	2,305	8,418	2,046	2,588	2,547	2,757	9,938	18%
Vancouver	2,769	4,039	3,779	3,337	13,924	3,248	4,521	3,133	3,034	13,936	0%
Victoria	39	44	342	116	541	86	283	224	193	786	45%
Other British Columbia	912	1,122	1,310	2,621	5,965	1,431	1,941	1,810	3,013	8,195	37%
Total British Columbia	3,720	5,205	5,431	6,074	20,430	4,765	6,745	5,167	6,240	22,917	12%
Total Territories	47	69	38	29	183	46	78	117	33	274	50%
Not Stated	108	155	88	135	486	105	156	141	45	447	-8%
Total	19,163	29,908	27,568	16,842	93,481	20,799	32,467	28,006	17,869	99,141	6%

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

Foreign Workers

Appendix 4 Foreign Worker Flows by Skill Level

Appendix 5 Foreign Worker Flows by Top Ten Source Countries

Appendix 6 Foreign Worker Flows by Destination

Appendix 4
Foreign Worker Flows by Skill Level

Appendix 5
Foreign Worker Flows by Top Ten Source Countries

Appendix 6
Foreign Worker Flows by Destination