How many from other countries?  This is not fair to people from around the world who want to come here and apply through the normal immigration process.  Shut it down, no new visas, and make sure that holding a visitor's visa gives no special leg up in the permanent decision.  Why the giant jump in numbers?  Fraud, gullible officials, what?? BTW, let's also ban dual citizenship.  Make a decision!  Canadian and ONLY Canadian, or forget it!  (If you are taken as an immigrant at all.)