Immigration Report Card – 1996
Immigration Report Card - 1996
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IMMIGRATION REPORT CARD - 1996 |
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| COMPONENTS | PLANNED LEVEL | ACTUAL LANDINGS | %DIFFERENCE* |
| IMMIGRANTS | |||
| Immediate Family |
47,000 - 51,000 |
43,149 |
-15% |
| Parents and Grandparents |
31,000 - 34,700 |
24,417 |
-30% |
| Total Family |
78,000 - 85,700 |
67,566 |
-21% |
| Skilled Worker |
66,500 - 73,000 |
97,219 |
33% |
| Business |
18,000 - 20,500 |
22,363 |
9% |
| Prov./Terr. Nominees |
1,000 |
231 |
-77% |
| Total Economic |
85,500 - 94,500 |
119,813 |
27% |
| Live-in Caregiver - Pr. Appl. |
3,000 |
3,580 |
19% |
| Live-in Caregiver - Sp. or Dep |
1,000 |
917 |
-8% |
| Deferred Removal Order Class |
3,500 |
3,313 |
-5% |
| Total Other** |
7,500 |
7,810 |
4% |
| REFUGEES | |||
| Government Assisted Refugees |
7,300 |
7,836 |
7% |
| Privately Sponsored Refugees |
2,700 - 4,000 |
3,040 |
-24% |
| Refugees Landed in Canada |
12,000 - 18,000 |
17,216 |
-4% |
| Dependants Abroad*** |
2,000 - 3,000 |
393 |
-87% |
| Total Refugees |
24,000 - 32,300 |
28,485 |
-12% |
| Total Planned |
195,000 - 220,000 |
223,674 |
2% |
| Retirees |
N/A |
145 |
N/A |
| Backlog |
N/A |
231 |
N/A |
| Total |
195,000 - 220,000 |
224,050 |
2% |
| * Where the planned levels are expressed as ranges, the % difference is expressed in terms of the ceiling level of the specified range. |
| **Retirees are no longer considered a separate category and are therefore not included in this category for purposes of planning levels |
| ***Dependants (of a refugee landed in Canada) who live abroad |
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