Table 1:

Number of positions approved for international migrant workers on temporary work permits by skill level from 2006 to 2009^*

Skill level of position	2006	2007	2008	2009
Low skill
Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal Training (National Occupational Classification codes C and D)†	12 304	32 277	66 460	30 488
Live-in Caregiver Program	25 632	33 532	34 732	20 861
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	24 050	26 622	28 231	27 654
Total, low skill	61 986	92 431	129 423	79 003
High skill (managerial/professional/skilled)‡	52 893	63 057	74 545	52 371
Total	114 879	155 488	203 968	131 374

^*Figures reflect positions approved by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada through a labour market opinion as opposed to the number of actual positions filled. In addition, not all people with a temporary work visa require a labour market opinion to receive a work permit.

^†National Occupation Classification (NOC) codes identify skill levels that correspond to the type and amount of training or education typically required to work in an occupation (0 = management occupations, A = professionals, B = skilled and technical, C = intermediate and clerical, D = elemental and labourers). For this table, codes 0, A and B refer to high-skill positions, and codes C and D refer to low-skill positions.

^‡This category includes occupations designated as high skilled (NOC codes 0, A and B) as well as occupations outside of the programs listed in the table.

Source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.⁶