Citizenship and Immigration Canada

A Stronger Canada, 1998 Immigration Plan

Tabled on October 23, 1997

Immigration (All Classes)
Top Ten Source Countries, 1994-1996

Country	Jan-Dec 1994	Rank	Jan-Dec 1995	Rank	Jan-Dec 1996	Rank
Hong Kong	44,046	1	31,663	1	29,954	1
India	16,825	3	16,091	2	21,249	2
China	12,371	4	13,221	4	17,530	3
Taiwan	7,400	5	7,670	6	13,205	4
Philippines	19,020	2	15,104	3	13,144	5
Pakistan	-	-	3,984	10	7,750	6
Sri Lanka	6,526	6	8,832	5	6,139	7
U.S.A.	6,255	8	5,203	9	5,847	8
Great Britain	6,315	7	6,367	7	5,835	9
Iran	-	-	-	-	5,818	10
Bosnia- Hercegovina	4,907	10	6,281	8	-	-
Vietnam	6,187	9	-	-	-	-
Top Ten Total	129,852		114,416		126,471
%	58		54		56
Other countries	92,648		97,685		98,842
%	42		46		44
Total	222,500		212,101		225,313

The full publication from which this table is taken is available at the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website.

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