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Occupations and destinations of immigrants arriving in Canada, fiscal years ended March 31, 1926 and 1927
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| 1926 | 1927 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Via ocean ports | From the United States | Total | Via ocean ports | From the United States | Total | |
| number | ||||||
| Farmers and farm labourers | ||||||
| Men | 28,032 | 5,007 | 33,039 | 55,650 | 5,233 | 60,883 |
| Women | 3,740 | 1,150 | 4,890 | 5,460 | 1,203 | 6,663 |
| Children | 8,791 | 1,796 | 10,587 | 12,717 | 1,691 | 14,408 |
| General labourers | ||||||
| Men | 2,538 | 1,368 | 3,906 | 4,862 | 1,323 | 6,185 |
| Women | 690 | 145 | 835 | 847 | 224 | 1,071 |
| Children | 817 | 162 | 979 | 1,454 | 205 | 1,659 |
| Mechanics | ||||||
| Men | 2,745 | 1,398 | 4,143 | 4,617 | 1,774 | 6,391 |
| Women | 1,084 | 289 | 1,373 | 1,562 | 398 | 1,960 |
| Children | 843 | 217 | 1,060 | 1,184 | 303 | 1,487 |
| Clerks, traders, etc. | ||||||
| Men | 1,662 | 901 | 2,563 | 2,105 | 978 | 3,083 |
| Women | 935 | 355 | 1,290 | 1,064 | 362 | 1,426 |
| Children | 565 | 218 | 783 | 663 | 186 | 849 |
| Miners | ||||||
| Men | 477 | 147 | 624 | 965 | 151 | 1,116 |
| Women | - | - | - | 104 | 10 | 114 |
| Children | 12 | 2 | 14 | 127 | 7 | 134 |
| Domestics | ||||||
| Women | 9,180 | 506 | 9,686 | 13,019 | 538 | 13,557 |
| Not classified | ||||||
| Men | 1,584 | 1,104 | 2,688 | 1,564 | 1,240 | 2,854 |
| Women | 6,604 | 1,933 | 8,537 | 7,592 | 2,445 | 10,037 |
| Children | 6,987 | 2,080 | 9,067 | 7,410 | 2,704 | 10,114 |
| Total men | 37,038 | 9,925 | 46,963 | 69,763 | 10,749 | 80,512 |
| Total women | 22,233 | 4,378 | 26,611 | 29,648 | 5,180 | 34,828 |
| Total children | 18,015 | 4,475 | 22,490 | 23,555 | 5,096 | 28,651 |
| Total | 77,286 | 18,778 | 96,064 | 122,966 | 21,025 | 143,991 |
| Destination | ||||||
| Maritime provinces | 1,295 | 375 | 1,670 | 2,738 | 387 | 3,125 |
| Quebec | 8,868 | 2,499 | 11,367 | 13,735 | 2,907 | 16,642 |
| Ontario | 24,091 | 5,202 | 29,293 | 34,769 | 5,835 | 40,604 |
| Manitoba | 17,826 | 1,253 | 19,079 | 35,469 | 1,290 | 36,739 |
| Saskatchewan | 10,844 | 2,972 | 13,816 | 16,423 | 3,662 | 20,085 |
| Alberta | 8,222 | 4,318 | 12,540 | 11,780 | 4,587 | 16,367 |
| British Columbia | 6,058 | 2,107 | 8,165 | 8,060 | 2,316 | 10,376 |
| Yukon | 14 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 30 | 34 |
| Not given | 68 | 19 | 87 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928. | ||||||
