Some immigration statics?
- Date added:
- Sunday, 23 October 2011
Answer
• Last year, 173,000 immigrated to Canada.• In 2002, Quebec accepted approximately 21,600 Skilled Workers applicants and approximately 3,000 Business applicants.• 90% of new immigrants settle in population centers of at least 500,000 people
• Toronto attracted more than any other Canadian city by far, with 111,580 in 2002, or 48.7 per
cent of the national total.
• This year Montreal become 2nd most popular destination in Canada - receiving 33,004
immigrants in 2002, compared with 29,922 for Vancouver, according to numbers released in
June by Immigration Canada.
• A Statistics Canada study released recently found 7,800 immigrants came to Calgary between
October 2000 and September 2001 -- making it the fourth most popular destination for new
arrivals in the country.
• Statistics Canada indicates that, on the average, declared immigrants’ income is higher in their
first year of life in Canada than that of Canadians.
• Statistics Canada indicates that, on the average, immigrants collect less unemployment
insurance in their first five years of life in Canada, than the average for Canadians.
• In Toronto every 5th person you will meet on the street was not born in Canada.
