Canadian Government Executive - Volume 23 - Issue 03

16 / Canadian Government Executive // March/April 2017 Permanent Residents by Category 2015 Top 10 languages of immigrants in 2015 Top 10 Source Countries of Immigrants in Canada Landed Immigrants by gender Landed Immigrants per year The Dashboard Immigration in Canada Since Confederation in 1867, more than 17 million immigrants have landed in Canada. The number fluctuates from year to year due to policy changes, the health of the economy and major world events. The two World Wars and the Great Depression saw a drastic decline in the number of immigrants. Im- migration reached its lowest point in 1942 with less than 8,000 newcomers. The average number of landed immigrants has remained steady since the early 1990s at about 235,000 per year. 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 1867 1900 1950 2000 2005 2010 2015 2011 2012 Total Males Females 2013 2014 2015 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 Resettled Refugee & Protected Person in Canada 32,114 11.8% All Other Immigration 3,844 1.4% Economic 170,371 62.7% Sponsored Family 65,485 24.1% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Philippines 36,759 34,301 29,532 40,032 50,846 India 27,488 30,920 33,078 38,330 39,530 China 28,491 33,011 34,115 24,626 19,533 Iran 7,479 7,525 11,288 16,772 11,669 Pakistan 7,467 11,208 12,611 9,113 11,330 Syria 1,005 649 1,008 2,051 9,853 USA 7,674 7,870 8,486 8,491 7,522 France 4,080 6,271 5,623 4,716 5,807 UK 6,128 6,172 5,814 5,758 5,451 Nigeria 3,102 3,441 4,171 4,160 4,133 Mother Tongue 2015 Tagalog.................. 40,769 English................... 25,205 Arabic.................... 17,260 Punjabi................... 16,614 Chinese.................. 13,213 French.................... 11,199 Spanish.................. 11,197 Urdu....................... 10,347 Hindi...................... 7,860 Farsi....................... 7,328