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Sex, occupation and destination of immigrants for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1917
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| Sex and occupation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Children | Total | |
| number | ||||
| All occupations | 43,074 | 19,537 | 12,763 | 75,374 |
| Via ocean ports | 3,771 | 6,966 | 3,248 | 13,985 |
| From the United States | 39,303 | 12,571 | 9,515 | 61,389 |
| Farmers or farm labourers | 15,202 | 3,416 | 4,097 | 22,7151 |
| Via ocean ports | 867 | 584 | 442 | 1,8931 |
| From the United States | 14,335 | 2,832 | 3,655 | 20,8221 |
| General labourers | 9,183 | 1,072 | 896 | 11,1511 |
| Via ocean ports | 1,409 | 257 | 218 | 1,8841 |
| From the United States | 7,774 | 815 | 678 | 9,2671 |
| Mechanics | 12,428 | 2,804 | 1,722 | 16,9541 |
| Via ocean ports | 694 | 881 | 475 | 2,0501 |
| From the United States | 11,734 | 1,923 | 1,247 | 14,9041 |
| Clerks, trades, etc. | 2,055 | 894 | 386 | 3,3351 |
| Via ocean ports | 271 | 337 | 95 | 7031 |
| From the United States | 1,784 | 557 | 291 | 2,6321 |
| Miners | 765 | 55 | 96 | 9161 |
| Via ocean ports | 32 | 18 | 38 | 881 |
| From the United States | 733 | 37 | 58 | 8281 |
| Female servants | ... | 4,443 | ... | 4,443 |
| Via ocean ports | ... | 2,639 | ... | 2,639 |
| From the United States | ... | 1,804 | ... | 1,804 |
| Not classified | 3,441 | 6,853 | 5,566 | 15,8601 |
| Via ocean ports | 498 | 2,250 | 1,980 | 4,7281 |
| From the United States | 2,943 | 4,603 | 3,586 | 11,1321 |
| … not applicable. | ||||
| 1. These totals were not included in the original table. They have been added to this HTML version. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||
