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