Data table for Chart 2
The number of temporary foreign workers admitted to Canada has been rising faster than the number of people admitted temporarily for other reasons
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Reason for admission | Number of persons admitted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
Other | 104,782 | 92,170 | 90,769 | 86,307 | 87,869 | 78,133 | 79,579 | 84,793 | 78,590 | 70,425 | 63,941 | 61567 | 63964 | 62319 | 64363 | 65439 | 71882 | 82084 | 84653 | 87832 | 85241 | 89069 | 86771 | 87188 | 89022 |
Humanitarian | 5,029 | 9,196 | 11,105 | 20,902 | 23,500 | 16,187 | 77,596 | 40,754 | 34,448 | 38,562 | 21,964 | 22489 | 25830 | 25487 | 24100 | 24869 | 37958 | 37849 | 45223 | 34619 | 32453 | 25993 | 20283 | 23572 | 29167 |
Students | 28,717 | 26,832 | 26,591 | 27,650 | 30,152 | 36,514 | 43,039 | 47,932 | 51,379 | 52,954 | 50,877 | 47431 | 39979 | 46588 | 48924 | 48043 | 58423 | 69108 | 80919 | 76951 | 69718 | 66120 | 67867 | 71800 | 74009 |
Workers | 63,441 | 65,176 | 72,124 | 80,101 | 86,641 | 99,358 | 99,831 | 112,295 | 109,422 | 108,866 | 100,963 | 96125 | 88514 | 89824 | 95132 | 100520 | 107221 | 116651 | 119775 | 111011 | 103426 | 112720 | 122848 | 139279 | 165198 |
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Facts and Figures, 2007. |
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