Table 2
Immigrants to Canada by category, 1981 to 2011
Year | Economic | Family | Protected persons | OthersNote 1 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | |||||
1981 | 60,238 | 51,359 | 14,981 | 2,063 | 128,641 |
1986 | 35,840 | 42,477 | 19,204 | 1,835 | 99,356 |
1991 | 86,500 | 87,970 | 36,180 | 22,159 | 232,809 |
1992 | 95,790 | 101,113 | 37,167 | 20,722 | 254,792 |
1993 | 105,652 | 112,644 | 24,946 | 13,399 | 256,641 |
1994 | 102,308 | 94,190 | 19,773 | 8,114 | 224,385 |
1995 | 106,626 | 77,386 | 27,800 | 1,054 | 212,866 |
1996 | 125,369 | 68,359 | 28,356 | 3,987 | 226,071 |
1997 | 128,349 | 59,978 | 24,226 | 3,482 | 216,035 |
1998 | 97,909 | 50,896 | 22,797 | 2,593 | 174,195 |
1999 | 109,248 | 55,274 | 24,380 | 1,049 | 189,951 |
2000 | 136,284 | 60,619 | 30,081 | 471 | 227,455 |
2001 | 155,717 | 66,795 | 27,914 | 211 | 250,637 |
2002 | 137,863 | 62,292 | 25,101 | 3,792 | 229,048 |
2003 | 121,047 | 65,123 | 25,982 | 9,197 | 221,349 |
2004 | 133,746 | 62,275 | 32,686 | 7,116 | 235,823 |
2005 | 156,313 | 63,375 | 35,776 | 6,778 | 262,242 |
2006 | 138,249 | 70,518 | 32,499 | 10,375 | 251,641 |
2007 | 131,244 | 66,243 | 27,953 | 11,313 | 236,753 |
2008 | 149,069 | 65,583 | 21,859 | 10,736 | 247,247 |
2009 | 153,491 | 65,208 | 22,850 | 10,623 | 252,172 |
2010 | 186,918 | 60,230 | 24,697 | 8,846 | 280,691 |
2011 | 156,118 | 56,451 | 27,873 | 8,305 | 248,747 |
percentage | |||||
1981 | 46.8 | 39.9 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 100.0 |
1986 | 36.1 | 42.8 | 19.3 | 1.8 | 100.0 |
1991 | 37.2 | 37.8 | 15.5 | 9.5 | 100.0 |
1992 | 37.6 | 39.7 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 100.0 |
1993 | 41.2 | 43.9 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 100.0 |
1994 | 45.6 | 42.0 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 100.0 |
1995 | 50.1 | 36.4 | 13.1 | 0.5 | 100.0 |
1996 | 55.5 | 30.2 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 100.0 |
1997 | 59.4 | 27.8 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 100.0 |
1998 | 56.2 | 29.2 | 13.1 | 1.5 | 100.0 |
1999 | 57.5 | 29.1 | 12.8 | 0.6 | 100.0 |
2000 | 59.9 | 26.7 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 |
2001 | 62.1 | 26.7 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
2002 | 60.2 | 27.2 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 100.0 |
2003 | 54.7 | 29.4 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 100.0 |
2004 | 56.7 | 26.4 | 13.9 | 3.0 | 100.0 |
2005 | 59.6 | 24.2 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 100.0 |
2006 | 54.9 | 28.0 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 100.0 |
2007 | 55.4 | 28.0 | 11.8 | 4.8 | 100.0 |
2008 | 60.3 | 26.5 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 100.0 |
2009 | 60.9 | 25.9 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 100.0 |
2010 | 66.6 | 21.5 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 100.0 |
2011 | 62.8 | 22.7 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 100.0 |
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada. |
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