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
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.