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Number of permanent resident refugees in Canada 2008-2017, by origin area
Number of permanent resident refugees in Canada 2008-2017, by origin area
Number of permanent resident refugees in Canada from 2008 to 2017, by origin area
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
May 24, 2019
This statistic shows the number of refugees in Canada with permanent resident status from 2007 to 2017, by area of origin. In 2017, there were 29,593 refugees living in Canada with permanent resident status from Africa and the Middle East.
Number of permanent resident refugees in Canada from 2008 to 2017, by origin area
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| Africa and Middle East | Americas | Asia and Pacific | Europe | United States of America | Stateless | Source area not stated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29,593 | 2,742 | 6,619 | 1,649 | 194 | 633 | 47 |
| 2016 | 48,759 | 2,118 | 6,004 | 1,237 | 165 | 572 | 59 |
| 2015 | 21,721 | 2,941 | 5,381 | 1,189 | 263 | 611 | 7 |
| 2014 | 13,938 | 3,552 | 4,457 | 1,213 | 326 | 581 | 3 |
| 2013 | 13,448 | 4,297 | 4,797 | 966 | 450 | 176 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10,725 | 4,870 | 5,703 | 882 | 686 | 192 | 37 |
| 2011 | 12,800 | 5,941 | 7,141 | 931 | 790 | 259 | 14 |
| 2010 | 11,216 | 4,930 | 6,696 | 869 | 663 | 312 | 13 |
| 2009 | 11,066 | 3,883 | 6,615 | 789 | 293 | 207 | 4 |
| 2008 | 9,231 | 4,836 | 6,383 | 994 | 241 | 166 | 10 |
| Africa and Middle East | Americas | Asia and Pacific | Europe | United States of America | Stateless | Source area not stated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29,593 | 2,742 | 6,619 | 1,649 | 194 | 633 | 47 |
| 2016 | 48,759 | 2,118 | 6,004 | 1,237 | 165 | 572 | 59 |
| 2015 | 21,721 | 2,941 | 5,381 | 1,189 | 263 | 611 | 7 |
| 2014 | 13,938 | 3,552 | 4,457 | 1,213 | 326 | 581 | 3 |
| 2013 | 13,448 | 4,297 | 4,797 | 966 | 450 | 176 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10,725 | 4,870 | 5,703 | 882 | 686 | 192 | 37 |
| 2011 | 12,800 | 5,941 | 7,141 | 931 | 790 | 259 | 14 |
| 2010 | 11,216 | 4,930 | 6,696 | 869 | 663 | 312 | 13 |
| 2009 | 11,066 | 3,883 | 6,615 | 789 | 293 | 207 | 4 |
| 2008 | 9,231 | 4,836 | 6,383 | 994 | 241 | 166 | 10 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
May 24, 2019
This statistic shows the number of refugees in Canada with permanent resident status from 2007 to 2017, by area of origin. In 2017, there were 29,593 refugees living in Canada with permanent resident status from Africa and the Middle East.
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