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Table 4.2
Immigrants to Canada by class, 1981 to 2007

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Year	Economic	Family	Refugees	Others¹	Total
	number
1981	60,239	51,360	14,980	2,063	128,642
1986	35,839	42,475	19,204	1,835	99,353
1991	86,507	87,969	54,079	4,248	232,803
1996	125,371	68,359	28,478	3,865	226,073
1997	128,351	59,979	24,308	3,400	216,038
1998	97,911	50,896	22,843	2,547	174,197
1999	109,251	55,277	24,396	1,031	189,955
2000	136,292	60,614	30,092	460	227,458
2001	155,719	66,794	27,919	206	250,638
2002	137,864	62,287	25,116	3,782	229,049
2003	121,046	65,112	25,984	9,207	221,349
2004	133,748	62,260	32,687	7,128	235,823
2005	156,313	63,360	35,776	6,790	262,240
2006	138,252	70,508	32,503	10,380	251,643
2007	131,250	66,229	27,955	11,325	236,759
	percentage
1981	46.8	39.9	11.6	1.6	100.0
1986	36.1	42.8	19.3	1.8	100.0
1991	37.2	37.8	23.2	1.8	100.0
1996	55.5	30.2	12.6	1.7	100.0
1997	59.4	27.8	11.3	1.6	100.0
1998	56.2	29.2	13.1	1.5	100.0
1999	57.5	29.1	12.8	0.5	100.0
2000	59.9	26.6	13.2	0.2	100.0
2001	62.1	26.6	11.1	0.1	100.0
2002	60.2	27.2	11.0	1.7	100.0
2003	54.7	29.4	11.7	4.2	100.0
2004	56.7	26.4	13.9	3.0	100.0
2005	59.6	24.2	13.6	2.6	100.0
2006	54.9	28.0	12.9	4.1	100.0
2007	55.4	28.0	11.8	4.8	100.0
1. Includes deferred removal order class, post-determination refugee claimant class, temporary resident permit holders and humanitarian and compassionate/public policy cases.
Note: Data available as of March 18, 2008.
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X.

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Immigrants to Canada by class, 1981 to 2007