2000 April Report of the Auditor General of Canada

Appendix B—Data on the Profile of Immigrants in the Economic Component, 1998

	Skilled Workers		Business
	Number	%	Number	%
Principal Applicants and Dependants
Principal Applicants	35,867	44	3,814	28
Dependants	45,279	56	9,964	72
Total	81,146	100	13,778	100
Census Area (Principal Applicants)
Toronto	16,914	47	917	24
Vancouver	6,632	18	1,071	28
Montreal	3,881	11	921	24
Other/Elsewhere in Canada	8,440	24	905	24
Total	35,867	100	3,814	100
Age (Principal Applicants and Dependants)
0 to 14 years	20,772	26	3,662	27
15 to 24 years	6,657	8	2,876	21
25 to 44 years	48,233	59	4,357	32
45 to 64 years	5,353	7	2,820	20
65 years or more	131	0	63	0
Total	81,146	100	13,778	100
Education (Principal Applicants)
0 to 9 years of schooling	645	2	430	11
10 to 12 years of schooling	1,446	4	1,053	28
13 or more years of schooling	1,500	4	303	8
Trade certificate	2,981	8	486	13
Non-university diploma	3,469	10	458	12
Bachelor's degree	17,925	50	866	23
Master's degree	6,142	17	167	4
Doctorate	1,737	5	51	1
Total	35,845	100	3,814	100
Language Ability (Principal Applicants)
English	26,603	74	1,538	40
French	2,104	6	132	3
Both French and English	3,535	10	105	3
Neither	3,625	10	2,039	54
Total	35,867	100	3,814	100

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Facts and Figures 1998