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A Stronger Canada 1998 Annual Immigration Plan Tabled on October 23, 1997
CONTENTS
Legislative Requirement for the Annual Immigration Plan
LEGISLATIVE
REQUIREMENT FOR The Minister, after consultation with the provinces and such persons, organizations and institutions as the Minister deems appropriate, shall, not later than the prescribed date in each calendar year, which prescribed date shall be no later than November 1, cause the immigration plan for the next calendar year to be laid before each House of Parliament, or, if either House is not sitting on the prescribed date, not later than the fifteenth day next thereafter on which the House is sitting. Section 7(2) of the Act sets out the information that an immigration plan must provide. It must include an estimate of the total number of immigrants, Convention refugees and others who will be admitted to Canada on humanitarian grounds during the next year. As well, where any province has sole responsibility for the selection of immigrants, Convention refugees or humanitarian applicants, the Plan must also set out, for each class, the number to be admitted for all of Canada, the number for the provinces with sole selection powers and the number for the rest of the provinces. Quebec is the only province with sole selection powers.
Immigration Plan, 1998
*Includes an estimated total of 400 for Humanitarian Designated Class. Immigration Levels, 1998
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Immigrant |
Other |
Quebec |
Canada |
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Total Family |
45,800 - 50,400 |
7,700 - 7,900 |
53,500 - 58,300 |
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Total Economic |
102,800 - 113,900 |
13,100 - 14,000 |
115,900 - 127,900 |
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Total Other** |
6,500 |
|
6,500 |
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Total Immigrant |
155,100 - 170,800 |
20,800 - 21,900 |
175,900 - 192,700 |
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Refugee |
Other |
Quebec |
Canada |
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Total Refugee |
16,800 - 24,200 |
7,300 - 8,100 |
24,100 - 32,300 |
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Total |
Other |
Quebec |
Canada |
|
Total |
171,900 - 195,000 |
28,100 - 30,000 |
200,000 - 225,000 |
* The Immigration Act requires that the government's annual immigration plan include separate numbers for provinces with selection powers. At this time, Quebec is the only province with this responsibility.
** Includes members of the Live-in Caregiver Class, Special Categories, Provincial/Territorial Nominees.
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Immigrant |
1997 Plan |
1997 Projection |
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Skilled Workers |
82,000 - 90,000 |
103,000 |
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Business |
20,000 - 23,000 |
22,300 |
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Spouses, Fiancé(e)s, and Children |
35,000 - 40,000 |
39,500 |
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Parents and Grandparents |
23,400 - 26,200 |
21,200 |
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Other* |
8,500 |
6,400 |
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Total Immigrant |
168,900 - 187,700 |
192,400 |
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Refugee |
1997 Plan |
1997 Projection |
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Government Assisted |
7,300 |
7,300 |
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Privately Sponsored |
2,800 - 4,000 |
2,800 |
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Refugees Landed In Canada |
14,000 - 18,000 |
9,500 |
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and Dependants Abroad |
2,000 - 3,000 |
3,000 |
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Total Refugee |
26,100 - 32,300 |
22,600 |
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Total Immigrant and Refugee |
195,000 - 220,000 |
215,000 |
* Includes members of the Live-in Caregiver Class, Special Categories and Provincial/Territorial Nominees.
Immigration by Source Area, 1994-1996
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Country |
Jan-Dec |
Rank |
Jan-Dec |
Rank |
Jan-Dec |
Rank |
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Hong Kong |
44,046 |
1 |
31,663 |
1 |
29,954 |
1 |
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India |
16,825 |
3 |
16,091 |
2 |
21,249 |
2 |
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China |
12,371 |
4 |
13,221 |
4 |
17,530 |
3 |
|
Taiwan |
7,400 |
5 |
7,670 |
6 |
13,205 |
4 |
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Philippines |
19,020 |
2 |
15,104 |
3 |
13,144 |
5 |
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Pakistan |
- |
- |
3,984 |
10 |
7,750 |
6 |
|
Sri Lanka |
6,526 |
6 |
8,832 |
5 |
6,139 |
7 |
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U.S.A. |
6,255 |
8 |
5,203 |
9 |
5,847 |
8 |
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Great Britain |
6,315 |
7 |
6,367 |
7 |
5,835 |
9 |
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Iran |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5,818 |
10 |
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Bosnia- |
4,907 |
10 |
6,281 |
8 |
- |
- |
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Vietnam |
6,187 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Top Ten Total |
129,852 |
|
114,416 |
|
126,471 |
|
|
% |
58 |
|
54 |
|
56 |
|
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Other countries |
92,648 |
|
97,685 |
|
98,842 |
|
|
% |
42 |
|
46 |
|
44 |
|
|
Total |
222,500 |
|
212,101 |
|
225,313 |
|
|
Country |
Jan-Dec |
Rank |
Jan-Dec |
Rank |
Jan-Dec |
Rank |
|
Bosnia- |
4,472 |
1 |
5,985 |
1 |
4,969 |
1 |
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Sri Lanka |
2,640 |
2 |
5,953 |
2 |
3,607 |
2 |
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Afghanistan |
428 |
10 |
1,114 |
6 |
1,795 |
3 |
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Iran |
700 |
6 |
1,345 |
3 |
1,721 |
4 |
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Iraq |
1,445 |
3 |
1,273 |
4 |
1,341 |
5 |
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India |
- |
- |
482 |
9 |
1,238 |
6 |
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Bangladesh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
830 |
7 |
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Somalia |
728 |
5 |
1,143 |
5 |
800 |
8 |
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Algeria |
- |
- |
- |
- |
679 |
9 |
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Pakistan |
428 |
9 |
562 |
8 |
653 |
10 |
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Vietnam |
1,223 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Ethiopia |
571 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Yugoslavia |
494 |
8 |
620 |
7 |
- |
- |
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China |
- |
- |
477 |
10 |
- |
- |
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Top Ten Total |
13,129 |
|
18,954 |
|
17,633 |
|
|
% |
66 |
|
68 |
|
62 |
|
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Other countries |
6,626 |
|
8,801 |
|
10,682 |
|
|
% |
34 |
|
32 |
|
38 |
|
|
Total |
19,755 |
|
27,755 |
|
28,315 |
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For additional copies, please contact:
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1L1
Fax: (613) 954-2221
This is not a legal document.
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Canada 1997
Cat. No.: Ci1-1998
ISBN 0-662-63218-4
C&I-106-10-97
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