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Table 3.4a. Number of immigrants with relatives in Canada, by immigration category, 2001
Number of immigrants with relatives Family Skilled worker principal applicants Skilled worker spouse and dependants Other economic Refugees All immigrants
Total1
41,318
19,913
15,792
4,529
5,876
88,163
1. Based on immigrants who reported having family in Canada.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.

Table 3.4b. Proximity of immigrants' relatives in Canada, by immigration category, 2001
Proximity of relatives Family Skilled worker principal applicants Skilled worker spouse and dependants Other economic Refugees All immigrants
percentage
Same city
95
80
81
80
88
88
Same province
4
9
9
10
7
6
Other province
2
11
10
9
5
5
Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.