Migration Trends in the Americas OAS Special Committee on Migration Issues

Washington17 April 2008

Elizabeth Ruddick

Director General Research and Evaluation Branch

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

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Permanent Residents

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Between 10 and 14% of permanent residents to Canada come from OAS countries

   

Share of Permanent Resident Flows from OAS countries

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The top ten OAS source countries for permanent residents to Canada in 2006

Percent distribution of the top 10 OAS countries.

•The top ten represent 85% of all permanent resident flows from OAS Countries.

•14% of permanent residents to Canada were from OAS countries in 2006.

Last country of permanent residence

2006

United States 10,943 38%

Colombia 5,813 20%

Mexico 2,830 10%

Jamaica 1,686 6%

Haiti 1,651 6%

Peru 1,479 5%

Guyana 1,263 4%

Venezuela 1,221 4%

Brazil 1,209 4%

Argentina 894 3%

Sub-Total of top 10 28,989 85%

Other OAS countries 5,073 15%

All OAS 34,062 100%

All OAS as a percentage of all permanent residents 34,062 14%

All permanent residents 251,649 100%

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The top ten OAS source countries for permanent residents to Canada in 2006

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Temporary Foreign Workers and Seasonal Agricultural Workers

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In 2006, almost 43,000 temporary foreign workers (TFW) to Canada came from OAS countries

OAS Countries 

Flow of Temporary Foreign Workers

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program

United States of America 16,841 n/a

Mexico 13,933 12,582

Jamaica 6,313 5,935

Trinidad & Tobago, Republic of 1,479 1,305

Other OAS Countries 4,384 946

Total TFW from OAS 42,950 20,745