2000 April Report of the Auditor General of Canada

Exhibit 3.3—Top 10 Source Countries of Economic Immigrants in 1998

Countries	Number of immigrants admitted
People's Republic of China	13,248
Taiwan	6,713
Hong Kong*	6,232
Pakistan	5,531
Iran	4,698
South Korea	4,519
India	4,266
France	3,375
Russia	3,263
Philippines	2,634

* Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China

Note: The figures include principal applicants and dependants.

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Facts and Figures 1998