Canadian Immigration

Most accepted (2010)

Country Acceptance rate

Eritrea 93.8%

Djibouti 92.1%

Ethiopia 91.8%

Uganda 89.7%

Burundi 87.2%

Afghanistan 85.5%

Sri Lanka 85.5%

Sudan 82.6%

Rwanda 82.6%

Zimbabwe 80.2%

*Data from January to June, 2010.

Coming to Canada

Here are the top countries of origin for the 247,243 immigrants who became permanent residents of Canada in 2008:


Country # of immigrants % of total

China 29,336 11.9%

India 24,549 9.9%

Philippines 23,724 9.6%

U.S. 11,216 4.5%

United Kingdom 9,243 3.7%

Pakistan 8,052 3.2%

South Korea 7,245 2.9%

(Source: Immigration and Citizenship


Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/03/09/statscan-minority.html#ixzz0trTsltZH

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