Shah Jamal - Visa & Immigration Consultant

Traditionally, Bangladeshies are always on the top of the DV winners' list, but WHY not even within 10th place of Canadian immigration source countries?? Per latest CIC information landings from top ten source countries took about 56% of total 225,313 landings in 1996 ranging from 29,954 1st from Hong Kong and 5,818 10th from Iran. Other top countries are India, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, USA, and Great Britain. Unfortunately Bangladesh is not within those ten top source.

From the following table you will find 200,000 - 225,000 as total number of persons for immigration plan for 1999; and 172962, 215842 and 225832 as actual immigrants in 1998, 1997 and 1996 respectively as announced by CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada).

The Immigration Plan

Immigrant Category	1999 Announced	1998 Actual	1997 Actual	1996 Actual
Spouses, Fiancés and Children	38,000 - 41,000	36,391	39,746	43,722
Parents/Grandparents	15,500 - 17,300	14,101	20,219	24,621
Total Family	53,500 - 58,300	50,492	59,965	68,343
Skilled Workers	100,200 - 111,200	80,704	105,562	97,824
Business Immigrants	17,700 - 19,700	13,648	19,927	22,461
Total Economic	117,900 - 130,900	94,352	125,489	120,285
Total Other	6,500	5,382	6,172	8,854
Total Immigrants	177,900 - 195,700	150,226	191,626	197,482
Refugees
Government-assisted	7,300	7,424	7,710	7,870
Privately Sponsored	2,800 - 4,000	2,212	2,659	3,067
Refugees Landed in Canada	10,000 - 15,000	10,158	10,624	13,457
Dependants Abroad	2,000 - 3,000	2,942	3,223	3,956
Total Refugees	22,100 - 29,300	22,736	24,216	28,350
Total Immigration Plan	200,000 - 225,000	172,962	215,842	225,832

From the following table you will find actual number of total immigrants to Canada for last three years i.e., 212869 in 1995, 226071 in 1996, and 216039 in 1995. Immigrants from top ten countries counted 53.92% in 1995, 55.90% in 1996 and in 1997. Bangladesh is not within list of top ten source countries, therefore counted within total-other-countries. Actual numbers from Bangladesh is not known. But in other words, immigrants from Bangladesh to Canada in 1997 was certainly less than 3832, where in 1997 only totals from Hong Kong was 22080 and from India was 19616.

IMMIGRATION - TOP TEN SOURCE COUNTRIES

Principal Applicants and Dependants
	1995			1996			1997
COUNTRY	#	%	Rank	#	%	Rank	#	%	Rank
Hong Kong	31 766	14.92	1	29 985	13.26	1	22 080	10.22	1
India	16 253	7.64	2	21 288	9.42	2	19 616	9.08	2
China, People's Republic Of	13 308	6.25	4	17 533	7.76	3	18 529	8.58	3
Taiwan	7 694	3.61	6	13 220	5.85	4	13 319	6.17	4
Pakistan	4 004	1.88	10	7 759	3.43	6	11 233	5.20	5
Philippines	15 162	7.12	3	13 156	5.82	5	10 869	5.03	6
Iran	3 691	1.73	15	5 832	2.58	9	7 478	3.46	7
Sri Lanka	8 937	4.20	5	6 157	2.72	7	5 065	2.34	8
United States Of America	5 194	2.44	9	5 850	2.59	8	5 029	2.33	9
United Kingdom	6 167	2.90	8	5 593	2.47	10	4 658	2.16	10
Bosnia-Hercegovina	6 294	2.96	7	5 122	2.27	11	3 832	1.77	13
Total for Top Ten only	114 779	53.92		126 373	55.90		117 876	54.56
Total Other Countries	98 090	46.08		99 698	44.10		98 163	45.44
Total	212 869	100		226 071	100		216 039	100

Australia and New Zealand also issue 68,000 and 50,000 immigration visas yearly. Worldwide immigration opportunities are diminishing day by day, so, don't miss present chance!
I need your help/cooperation to increase the rate of successful Bangladeshi immigrants. Remember wise sayings: Visa once refused, may be refused forever.

20+ yrs int'l experience, from 19 yrs as Legal Advisor in a Foreign Mission

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