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| Immigration category | Population with credentials | Percentage who checked credentials1 |
|---|---|---|
| number | ||
| Family | 23,264 |
21 |
| Skilled worker principal applicants | 56,647 |
44 |
| Skilled worker spouse and dependants | 33,591 |
24 |
| Other economic | 6,547 |
20 |
| Refugees | 3,893 |
1 |
| All immigrants | 124,587 |
32 |
| 1. Refers to immigrants who reported having their credentials checked within 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. | ||