<Li> The humanitarian component--Relating to refugees . </Li> <Li> The economic component--Attracting immigrants who will contribute economically and fill labour market needs . </Li> <P> The level of immigration peaked in 1993 in the last year of the Progressive Conservative government and was maintained by Liberal Party of Canada . Ambitious targets of an annual 1% per capita immigration rate were hampered by financial constraints . The Liberals committed to raising actual immigration levels further in 2005 . All political parties are now cautious about criticizing the high level of immigration . Consequently, immigration levels to Canada (roughly 0.7% per year) are considerably higher per capita than to the United States (about a million, or 0.3%, per year). Further, much of the immigration to the United States is from Latin America, with relatively less from Asia; the United States only admits about twice as many immigrants from Asian countries like China, India, the Philippines, and Pakistan as Canada, despite having nine times the population . Due to this, the largest minority in the United States is the Latin American population, while Canada's largest minority is its Asian population . </P> <P> Immigrant population growth is concentrated in or near large cities (particularly Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal). These cities are experiencing increased services demands that accompany strong population growth, causing concern about the capability of infrastructure in those cities to handle the influx . For example, a Toronto Star article published on 14 July 2006 authored by Daniel Stoffman noted that 43% of immigrants move to the Greater Toronto Area and said "unless Canada cuts immigrant numbers, our major cities will not be able to maintain their social and physical infrastructures". Most of the provinces that do not have one of those destination cities have implemented strategies to try to boost their share of immigration . </P>

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