| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | characteristics of new temporary residents for work purposes in canada, by period of first arrival |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | period of first arrival |  |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | 1990 to 1994 | 1995 to 1999 | 2000 to 2004 | 2005 to 2009 | 2010 to 2014 |
| 5 |  | percent |  |  |  |  |
| 6 | gender |  |  |  |  |  |
| 7 | male | 67.1 | 71.2 | 66.1 | 60.1 | 59.3 |
| 8 | female | 32.9 | 28.8 | 33.9 | 39.9 | 40.7 |
| 9 | total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 10 | age received first work permit |  |  |  |  |  |
| 11 | 18 to 24 | 25.5 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 26.7 |
| 12 | 25 to 34 | 40.7 | 39.6 | 40.8 | 43.5 | 45.0 |
| 13 | 35 to 44 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 17.4 |
| 14 | 45 to 54 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.6 |
| 15 | 55 to 64 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 16 | total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 17 | region of birth |  |  |  |  |  |
| 18 | northern/western europe | 21.3 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 26.6 |
| 19 | southern/eastern europe | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.9 |
| 20 | africa | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 21 | eastern asia | 11.9 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 11.8 |
| 22 | southern asia | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 7.0 |
| 23 | southeast asia | 8.1 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 15.3 | 10.7 |
| 24 | west asia and the middle east | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 25 | oceania | 5.3 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 6.4 |
| 26 | north america | 37.1 | 38.8 | 31.7 | 19.7 | 17.2 |
| 27 | caribbean, central and south america | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.7 |
| 28 | total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 29 | skill level of first work permit |  |  |  |  |  |
| 30 | higher skilled | 65.1 | 67.3 | 57.2 | 40.0 | 35.8 |
| 31 | lower skilled | 20.5 | 14.6 | 18.0 | 24.7 | 16.4 |
| 32 | not specified | 14.4 | 18.1 | 24.8 | 35.3 | 47.8 |
| 33 | total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 34 | destination of province or region |  |  |  |  |  |
| 35 | atlantic | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 36 | quebec | 13.8 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 16.4 |
| 37 | ontario | 44.3 | 43.3 | 42.0 | 31.7 | 30.8 |
| 38 | manitoba and saskatchewan | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 39 | alberta | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 18.8 | 17.3 |
| 40 | british columbia | 16.9 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 27.1 | 26.5 |
| 41 | territories | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 42 | not stated | 10.6 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| 43 | total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 44 |  | number |  |  |  |  |
| 45 | total n | 267,000 | 296,000 | 357,000 | 533,000 | 578,000 |

Question: which group of people is the majority of temporary foreign workers in canada?
Answer: male

Question: what percent of new temporary foreign workers were aged 18 to 34 in the 1990s and 2000s.
Answer: 66.2, 62.6

Question: comparing the 2000-to-2004 arrival cohort with the 2010-to-2014 cohort, what percent of the share of new temporary foreign workers from north america has declined?
Answer: 14.5

Question: the share of higher-skilled temporary workers declined from 67% in the late 1990s to 36% in the early 2010s.
Answer: 67.3, 35.8

Question: what is the range of the shares of temporary foreign workers with lower skills?
Answer: 24.7, 14.6

Question: which destination has the largest share of new temporary foreign workers?
Answer: ontario