Citizenship Citizenship grants declined by 11 percent compared to the same quarter in 2002. A total of 33,410 people became Canadian citizens in the first quarter. The decline tended to be concentrated among the leading 10 source countries which fell, overall, by 18 percent, compared to citizenship grants from all other countries of origin, which fell by five percent. Hong Kong once again stood out, with a quarterly decline of 46 percent to 1,296 citizenship grants. The Hong Kong decline reflected falling immigrant levels from the Special Administrative Region, which began in 1998. China recorded the smallest decline (all top 10 source countries declined), with a one percent drop to 4,168 grants. Citizenship grant patterns were consistent with the immigrant flows of the past three to five years.  TABLE 10 Citizenship Grants by Top Ten Countries | COUNTRY | 2002 | | 2003 | | Difference YTD 2003 YTD 2002 | | Total | Rank | Q1 | YTD | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | YTD | Rank | | China | 16,164 | 1 | 4222 | 4,222 | 4201 | 3918 | 3823 | 4168 | 4,168 | 1 | -1% | | India | 12,599 | 2 | 3395 | 3,395 | 3461 | 2982 | 2761 | 2972 | 2,972 | 2 | -12% | | Philippines | 7,558 | 3 | 2224 | 2,224 | 1839 | 1623 | 1872 | 1881 | 1,881 | 3 | -15% | | Pakistan | 7,279 | 4 | 1796 | 1,796 | 2160 | 1727 | 1596 | 1587 | 1,587 | 4 | -12% | | Hong Kong | 6,828 | 5 | 2404 | 2,404 | 1697 | 1296 | 1431 | 1296 | 1,296 | 5 | -46% | | Iran | 5,683 | 6 | 1590 | 1,590 | 1601 | 1308 | 1184 | 1135 | 1,135 | 6 | -29% | | Sri Lanka | 3,498 | 8 | 970 | 970 | 921 | 848 | 759 | 903 | 903 | 7 | -7% | | Russia | 3,371 | 10 | 915 | 915 | 913 | 807 | 736 | 893 | 893 | 8 | -2% | | South Korea | 3,435 | 9 | 975 | 975 | 898 | 792 | 770 | 839 | 839 | 9 | -14% | | Taiwan | 4,637 | 7 | 1513 | 1,513 | 1141 | 952 | 1031 | 814 | 814 | 10 | -46% | | Total - Top Ten Only | 71,052 | | 20,004 | 20,004 | 18,832 | 16,253 | 15,963 | 16,488 | 16,488 | | -18% | | Total - Other Countries | 69,493 | | 17,744 | 17,744 | 19,836 | 16,612 | 15,301 | 16,922 | 16,922 | | -5% | | Total | 140,545 | | 37,748 | 37,748 | 38,668 | 32,865 | 31,264 | 33,410 | 33,410 | | -11% |
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