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Table 8.1
Estimation of the loss of Hong Kong and Taiwanese immigrants from Canada
Population
of Immigrants
*
a
t
New Landings
of Immigrants
**
b
Estimated
Population
a
t
Apparent Deficit
(
a
t
+
b
+
b
)
−
a
t
+
1
a) Hong Kong
2001
235,620
307,936
72,316
1996-2000
66,841
1996
241,095
327,019
85,924
1991-95
174,564
1991
152,455
172,760
20,305
1986-90
95,350
1986
77,410
93,763
16,353
1981-85
34,783
1981
58,980
b) Taiwan
2001
67,095
92,003
24,908
1996-2000
42,713
1996
49,290
54,853
5,563
1991-95
37,083
1991
17,770
18,658
888
1986-90
11,448
1986
7,210
*
By country of birth (
Source
: Census of Canada, various years)
**
By country of last permanent residence (
Source
: Government of Canada,
Longitudinal
Immigration Database (LIDS)
)
In a more systematic linkage of the Immigration Data Base (IMDB) with
the Census of Canada, Aydemir and Robinson (2006) sought to estimate
out-migration, either by return to the nation of origin or onward to a third
country. They confine their analysis to working age men at the time of land-
ing and reach the transnational conclusion that, 'It is clear that a substantial
part of migration to Canada is temporary' (2006: 21). A quarter of immi-
grant tax-filers in 1989 were subsequently 'long-term' absentees from the
files, an absence that the authors interpret as representing departure out of
the country. The proportion of missing tax-filers rises to one-third when
short-term absentees are added, with their re-appearance in the tax files
providing evidence of temporary absence followed by re-entry. Moreover,
migrants from 'Hong Kong and the United States had particularly short
stays, as did those entering under the business class or skilled class category
for source countries in general' (2006: 7).
