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Table 2.2 Business class landings by type in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, by country of last
permanent address, 1980-2001
% of
total
% of
total
% of
total
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Hong
Kong
Entrepreneurs
17,612
(22.7)
13,921
(18.1)
18,213
(19.6)
Self-employed
3,603
(4.6)
867
(1.1)
3,090
(3.3)
Investors
7,989
(10.3)
5,930
(7.7)
14,207
(15.3)
Sub-total
(37.6)
(26.9)
(38.2)
Taiwan
Entrepreneurs
3,506
(4.5)
3,678
(4.8)
8,554
(9.2)
Self-employed
1,094
(1.4)
324
(0.4)
2,382
(2.6)
Investors
3,209
(4.1)
4,242
(5.5)
12,502
(17.8)
Sub-total
(10.0)
(10.7)
(29.6)
South
Korea
Entrepreneurs
4,337
(5.6)
5,096
(6.6)
5,413
(5.8)
Self-employed
567
(0.7)
270
(0.4)
430
(0.5)
Investors
434
(0.6)
2,145
(2.8)
1,659
(1.8)
Sub-total
(6.9)
(9.8)
(8.1)
PRC
Entrepreneurs
1,346
(1.7)
565
(0.7)
1,146
(1.2)
Self-employed
610
(0.8)
145
(0.2)
330
(0.4)
Investors
1,014
(1.3)
4,536
(5.9)
2,471
(2.7)
Sub-total
(3.8)
(6.8)
(4.3)
All
others
Entrepreneurs
18,705
(24.1)
22,250
(28.9)
10, 966
(11.8)
Self-employed
10,346
(13.3)
9,567
(12.4)
4,074
(4.4)
Investors
3,238
(4.2)
3,417
(4.5)
3,398
(3.7)
Sub-total
(41.6)
(45.8)
(19.9)
Total
(100)
(100)
(100)
Source : Government of Canada, Longitudinal Immigration Database (LIDS)
$150,000 in their business. A government official explained the distinction
to me more colloquially: 'The investors, they put in more, it's like they're
flying business class. The entrepreneurs, they have less, it's like they're back
in the hold'. As we will see in Chapter 3, the declared assets of investors are
typically double those of entrepreneurs. In comparison with Toronto and
Montreal, Vancouver has a much higher share of business immigrants in the
wealthy investor stream; at 41.2 percent the total is double the Toronto level
(Table 2.2). Taiwanese-origin business immigrants have had a strong prefer-
ence for the investor category, especially in Vancouver, while those from
Hong Kong have tended to prefer the entrepreneur stream, though in
Vancouver both options have been popular. In all three cities Koreans have
opted for entrepreneur status by a strong majority.
So Vancouver has received the highest number of business immigrants -
at least 15,000 more than Toronto in the 1980-2001 period - even though
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