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Table A. Immigrants' top ten countries of birth, by immigration category, 2001

Table A1. All immigrants, top ten countries of birth
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
20
2 India
16
3 Philippines
7
4 Pakistan
5
5 South Korea
4
6 Romania
3
7 Iran
3
8 Russia
2
9 Sri Lanka
2
10 Morocco
2
Total
63
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 A2. Family, top ten countries of birth
Rank Country Percentage
1 India
28
2 China
12
3 Philippines
8
4 Pakistan
5
5 Sri Lanka
4
6 Jamaica
2
7 United States
2
8 Guyana
2
9 Iran
2
10 Lebanon
2
Total
66
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 A3. Skilled worker principal applicants, top ten countries of birth
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
24
2 India
14
3 Philippines
7
4 Pakistan
5
5 South Korea
4
6 Romania
4
7 France
3
8 Morocco
3
9 Algeria
3
10 Iran
2
Total
69
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 A4. Skilled worker spouse and dependants, top ten countries of birth
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
25
2 India
12
3 Philippines
7
4 S. Korea
7
5 Pakistan
6
6 Romania
5E
7 Russia
4E
8 Ukraine
2E
9 Iran
2E
10 Bangladesh
2E
Total
72
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 A5. All skilled workers, top ten countries of birth
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
25
2 India
13
3 Philippines
7
4 Pakistan
6
5 South Korea
5
6 Romania
4
7 Russia
3
8 Morocco
3
9 Iran
2
10 Algeria
2
Total
69
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 A6. Other economic, top five countries of birth
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
25
2 S. Korea
16
3 Taiwan
7E
4 Iran
7E
5 Pakistan
5E
Total
60
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 A7. Refugees, top ten countries of birth
Rank Country Percentage
1 Afghanistan
23
2 Iraq
8
3 Iran
8
4 Sudan
7
5 Bosnia-Hercegovina
7
6 Colombia
5
7 Sri Lanka
5
8 Croatia
4
9 Yugoslavia
4
10 Sierra Leone
3
Total
74
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.