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Table B. Immigrants' top ten countries of last permanent residence, by immigration category, 2001

Table B1. All immigrants, top ten countries of last permanent residence
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
18
2 India
14
3 Philippines
6
4 Pakistan
5
5 United States
4
6 South Korea
4
7 Romania
3
8 Iran
2
9 United Kingdom
2
10 France
2
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 B2. Family, top ten countries of last permanent residence
Rank Country Percentage
1 India
28
2 China
10
3 Philippines
8
4 Pakistan
5
5 United States
4
6 Sri Lanka
4
7 Guyana
2
8 Jamaica
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 B3. Skilled worker principal applicants, top ten countries of last permanent residence
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
22
2 India
10
3 Philippines
5
4 United States
5
5 Pakistan
4
6 South Korea
4
7 France
4
8 Romania
3
9 Morocco
3
10 Algeria
2
Total
62
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 B4. Skilled worker spouse and dependants, top ten countries of last permanent residence
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
22
2 India
9
3 South Korea
7
4 Philippines
6
5 Pakistan
5
6 United States
5
7 Romania
4
8 United Arab Emirates
3
9 Iran
2
10 Russia
2
Total
65
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 B5. All skilled workers, top ten countries of last permanent residence
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
22
2 India
9
3 Philippines
6
4 South Korea
5
5 United States
5
6 Pakistan
5
7 Romania
4
8 France
3
9 Morocco
2
10 Iran
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 B6. Other economic, top four countries of last permanent residence
Rank Country Percentage
1 China
22
2 South Korea
15
3 Taiwan
6
4 Iran
6
Total
49
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 B7. Refugees, top ten countries of last permanent residence
Rank Country Percentage
1 Pakistan
14
2 India
10
3 Turkey
7
4 Bosnia-Hercegovina
6
5 Yugoslavia
5
6 Colombia
5
7 Kenya
4
8 Sri Lanka
4
9 Iran
3
10 Egypt
3
Total
61
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.