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Intended occupations of male and female immigrants admitted to Canada, 1964 and 1965

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Intended occupations of male and female immigrants admitted to Canada, 1964 and 1965
  1964 1965
  Males Females Total Males Females Total
  number
Workers            
Managerial (owners, managers, officials) 1,159 53 1,212 1,649 79 1,728
Professional and technical 7,325 4,640 11,965 10,527 6,137 16,654
  Professional engineers            
    Civil 263 - 263 530 3 533
    Mechanical 576 - 570 691 1 692
    Industrial 38 - 39 79 1 80
    Electrical 308 1 308 485 1 486
    Mining 66 - 66 117 - 117
    Chemical 164 - 164 238 4 242
    Other 58 2 60 99 5 104
  Physical scientists            
    Chemists 276 29 305 370 48 418
    Geologists 96 4 100 163 3 106
    Physicists 52 4 56 101 7 108
    Other 27 2 29 46 4 50
  Biologists and agricultural professionals            
    Biological scientists 55 11 66 84 30 114
    Veterinarians 32 - 32 23 - 23
    Other 50 2 52 59 7 66
  Teachers            
    Professors, principals 500 82 672 943 141 1,084
    School teachers 708 1,136 1,843 976 1,432 2,403
    Other instructors 19 20 39 46 85 131
  Health professionals            
    Physicians, surgeons 561 107 668 679 113 792
    Dentists 53 2 55 51 9 60
    Nurses, graduate 81 1,886 1,967 115 2,714 2,829
    Nurses-in-training - - - 8 27 35
    Therapists 29 169 198 29 190 219
    Optometrists 4 1 5 8 2 10
    Osteopaths, chiropractors 7 6 13 11 3 14
    Pharmacists 41 22 63 46 41 87
    Medical and dental technicians 84 109 193 136 173 309
    Other 86 363 449 23 106 134
  Law professionals 36 3 39 42 7 49
  Religion professionals 334 92 436 340 116 456
  Artists, writers and musicians            
    Commercial artists 120 51 171 114 23 127
    Art teachers 10 6 16 17 8 21
    Authors, editors, journalists 127 27 154 178 55 233
    Musicians, music teachers 51 13 64 70 25 96
  Other professionals            
    Architects 89 5 94 195 15 137
    Draughtsmen 898 59 957 1,499 90 1,589
    Surveyors 55 - 55 33 2 85
    Actuaries, statisticians 27 4 31 31 8 39
    Economists 52 5 57 74 7 81
    Computer programmers 2 - 2 - 1 1
    Accountants, auditors 294 17 311 366 46 412
    Dietitians 1 34 35 - 44 44
    Social workers 18 54 72 49 107 156
    Librarians 18 39 57 28 73 101
    Interior decorators 36 11 47 76 32 108
    Photographers 80 13 93 109 17 126
    Science technicians 515 159 674 830 214 1,044
    Miscellaneous 228 91 319 265 86 301
Clerical 2,522 5,409 7,931 3,989 6,930 9,919
  Bookkeepers cashiers 459 569 1,028 542 803 1,345
  Storekeepers shipping clerks 169 15 184 350 53 403
  Stenographers typists 74 3,466 3,540 70 4,343 4,413
  Other 1,820 1,359 3,179 2,027 1,731 3,758
Transportation 547 2 549 931 5 936
  Aircraft operators 18 - 18 36 - 36
  Railway operators 12 - 12 13 1 14
  Water transport 121 1 122 227 1 228
  Road transport 379 1 380 625 3 628
  Other 17 - 17 30 - 30
Communication 102 117 219 109 158 267
Commercial 1,276 640 1,916 1,634 861 2,485
  Auctioneers, canvassers 7 1 8 9 - 9
  Pedlars commercial travelers 54 2 56 113 3 116
  Sales clerks, salesmen 1,178 629 1,807 1,478 840 2,318
  Other 37 8 45 24 18 42
Financial 80 3 83 165 10 175
Service and Recreation 2,108 4,312 6,420 3,575 5,012 7,587
  Protective service 130 4 134 166 6 172
  Cooks 456 99 555 611 128 739
  Domestic servants 60 2,754 2,814 51 3,043 3,094
  Nurses' aides - 29 29 33 292 325
  Waiters, porters 641 822 1,463 812 756 1,568
  Athletes, entertainers 80 34 114 102 44 146
  Other 741 570 1,311 800 743 1,543
Farmers 2,197 37 2,234 3,391 71 2,362
Loggers and Related Workers 61 - 61 153 1 151
Fishermen, Hunters, Trappers 12 - 12 33 - 33
Miners, Well Drillers 114 - 114 230 - 230
Construction 4,793 7 4,799 6,599 2 6,601
  Carpenters 1,336 - 1,336 1,728 1 1,729
  Plumbers 348 - 348 505 - 505
  Electricians 747 - 747 1,030 - 1,030
  Painters, glaziers 699 6 705 736 - 736
  Bricklayers, stonemasons 1,176 - 1,176 1,829 - 1,829
  Cement and concrete workers 59 1 60 99 - 99
  Plasterers, lathers 98 - 98 136 - 136
  Sheet metal workers 230 - 230 370 1 371
  Other (excludes labourers) 99 - 99 166 - 166
Manufacturing and Mechanical 10,358 2,319 12,677 14,635 2,931 17,566
  Food workers 940 19 959 1,133 37 1,170
  Rubber workers 26 - 26 42 - 42
  Leather workers 283 11 294 332 23 355
  Textile workers 194 91 285 222 152 374
  Tailors, furriers 756 1,745 2,501 888 2,231 3,119
  Woodworkers, sawyers 569 4 573 977 1 978
  Pulp and paper workers 68 9 77 64 7 71
  Primers bookbinders 315 31 346 455 50 505
  Furnace men, moulders 223 - 223 372 - 372
  Jewelers, watchmakers 161 12 173 175 4 179
  Machinists 4 45 4 5,036 36 5,072
  Mechanics repairmen 1,860 6 1,866 3 2 2,631
  Electrical electronic workers 746 20 766 1,115 42 1,157
  Painters (excl construction) 63 - 63 254 1 255
  Clay, glass, stone workers 177 12 189 204 13 217
  Stationary enginemen 214 - 214 372 1 373
  Freight handlers 14 - 14 56 - 56
  Other 211 314 525 309 331 640
Labourers 5,559 178 5,737 6,618 161 7,112
Not stated 182 79 261 257 129 386
Total, workers 38,394 17,796 56,190 51,415 22,780 74,195
Non-workers            
Wives - 21,023 21,023 - 25,809 25,809
Children 15,480 14,339 29,819 20,907 19,408 40,315
Other 1,951 3,623 5,574 2,385 4,054 6 439
Total, non-workers 17,431 38,985 56,416 23,292 49,271 72,563
Total, immigrants 55,825 56,781 112,606 74,707 72,051 116,758
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967.
Date modified: 2009-08-17

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