March 4, 2009
The Department of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) recently released figures indicating that in 2008 Canada received a record high number of newcomers to Canada: 247,202 permanent residents including 10,740 refugees; 193,061 temporary workers and 79,459 foreign students, for a total of 519,722 newcomers. Those interested can read the CIC media release at:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2009/2009-02-20.asp