Canada welcomed 25,925 immigrants in February 2020
According to the official statistics by IRCC, in February 2020, Canada welcomed 25,925 permanent residents, 1,200 more compared to January 2020. Among those new PRs, 10,060 were foreign skilled workers; 4,830 immigrants were nominated by one of the provincial immigration programs; 210 were business immigrants (including investors, start-uppers, and self-employed persons); 5,100 were sponsored spouses, 1,555 were sponsored parents and grandparents, 365 were sponsored children, and 3,415 were refugees and protected persons. The share of economic class immigrants in February was 58.3%, family class constituted 27.3% of the total, while refugees were 13,1%.
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