B.C.

Immigration by Top 10 Source by Class

January to December, 2008
China
India
Philippines
South Korea
U.S.A
England
Taiwan
Iran
Japan
Singapore
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Per Cent of Total Landings

Family

Refugee

Skilled Worker

Entrepreneur

Investor

Others

B.C. Immigrant Landings by Source By Class, January to December, 2008

Economic Classes
Family

Refugee

Skilled
Worker

Prov./Terr.
Nominee

Live-In
Caregiver

Entrepreneur

Investor

Self
Employed

Other
Classes

Grand
Total

World Area
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australasia
N&C America
Caribbean
S. America
Oceania & Isl.
Stateless

309
60
2,597
,
49
265
26
36
34
9

31
167
364
-10
-18
---

727
96
2,140
,
77
169
17
94
5
8

444
66
664
39
109
5
21
---

7
5
562
---17
---

8
-79
-5
-----

44
-1,596
,
-7
-----

5
-34
-------

76
7
189
15
84
7
17
---

1,651
402
8,225
,
183
653
56
203
42
23

Top 20 Source Countries

China

1,957

43

3,235

654

32

120

3,712

24

137

9,914

India

3,785

21

1,105

132

290

33

13

99

5,484

Philippines

813

13

1,800

174

2,057

35

--

96

4,996

South Korea

273

--

1,604

244

10

83

608

12

66

2,902
2,657

U.S.A

1,042

954

387

--

30

20

209

England

448

--

1,026

694

--

28

43

66

2,316

Taiwan

238

--

715

49

21

967

53

33

2,085

Iran

271

138

469

31

--

73

249

--

42

1,281

Japan

351

--

129

56

--

23

--

34

601

Singapore
Hong Kong

37
171

---

501
239

24
10

13
--

-10

6
90

---

6
23

592
550

Germany

114

--

126

262

--

--

--

22

539

Mexico

168

56

142

22

--

66

473
397

Australia

183

--

123

69

--

--

--

--

17

Pakistan

170

22

152

--

--

--

18

379

Russia

106

189

34

--

--

--

23

368

United Arab Emirate

17

255

16

--

10

17

--

--

330

Romania

97

--

195

13

--

--

--

--

317
281

South Africa
Thailand

66

74

105

--

12

11

--

100

78

72

--

--

--

--

13

275

637

95

44

53

13

335

7,255

161

1,318

43,992

Other

2,016

1,127

2,935

Total

12,423

1,532

16,040

3,629

2,546

476

5,867

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Prepared By:
Date:

BC Stats
January, 2010

Data Provided By:

Citizenship and Immigration Canada