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Table 3: Permanent Residents Admitted in 2017, by Destination and Immigration Category

Permanent Residents Admitted in 2017
Economic
Immigration Category NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC NT NU YT Not Stated Total
Federal Economic - SkilledFootnote 1 222 83 487 197 0 34,896 552 779 9,903 9,997 23 8 18 0 57,165
Federal Economic - CaregiversFootnote 2 37 0 74 25 811 11,133 75 335 5,246 4,463 47 3 4 0 22,253
Federal Economic - BusinessFootnote 3 0 17 6 6 0 310 3 2 15 228 0 0 0 0 587
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs 0 20 15 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82
Provincial Nominee 433 2,051 2,735 2,583 0 6,982 9,427 10,528 7,194 7,565 104 0 122 0 49,724
Quebec Skilled Workers 0 0 0 0 24,862 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24,862
Quebec Business Immigrations 0 0 0 0 4,589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,589
Total Economic 692 2,171 3,317 2,858 30,262 53,321 10,057 11,644 22,358 22,253 174 11 144 0 159,262
Permanent Residents Admitted in 2017
Family
Immigration Category NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC NT NU YT Not Stated Total
Spouses, Partners and Children 179 77 603 287 10,091 26,101 2,018 1,639 10,641 9,868 49 28 65 0 61,646
Parents and Grandparents 21 10 105 52 1,973 10,530 449 359 3,512 3,470 8 0 5 0 20,494
Family - OtherFootnote 4 0 0 0 3 72 118 9 3 100 25 0 0 0 0 330
Total Family 200 87 708 342 12,136 36,749 2,476 2,001 14,253 13,363 57 28 70 0 82,470
Permanent Residents Admitted in 2017
Protected Persons and Refugees
Immigration Category NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC NT NU YT Not Stated Total
Protected Persons in-Canada and Dependants Abroad 12 4 37 5 2,819 9,508 78 82 1,231 709 3 1 4 2 14,495
Blended Visa Office-Referred Refugees 50 15 46 33 0 733 84 39 106 176 0 0 0 2 1,284
Government-Assisted Refugees 167 30 212 357 1,523 3,372 608 507 1,294 741 0 0 0 12 8,823
Privately Sponsored Refugees 49 39 186 47 4,806 6,555 1,361 393 2,317 1,069 0 0 7 44 16,873
Total Protected Persons and Refugees 278 88 481 442 9,148 20,168 2,131 1,021 4,948 2,695 3 1 11 60 41,475
Permanent Residents Admitted in 2017
Humanitarian and Other
Immigration Category NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC NT NU YT Not Stated Total
Humanitarian and OtherFootnote 5 1 2 8 7 842 1,687 36 14 535 132 4 0 0 4 3,272
Total Humanitarian 1 2 8 7 842 1,687 36 14 535 132 4 0 0 4 3,272
Permanent Residents Admitted in 2017
Total
All categories NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC NT NU YT Not Stated Total
Total 1,171 2,348 4,514 3,649 52,388 111,925 14,700 14,680 42,094 38,443 238 40 225 64 286,479
Percentage 0.41% 0.82% 1.58% 1.27% 18.29% 39.07% 5.13% 5.12% 14.69% 13.42% 0.08% 0.01% 0.08% 0.02% 100%

Source: IRCC Permanent Resident Data as of March 31, 2018. Due to ongoing data reviews and quality checks, numbers found in this table will differ slightly from previously reported tables and analysis as the data was extracted on different dates.

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