Immigration Report Card – 1996
| IMMIGRATION REPORT CARD – 1996 | |||
| 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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