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Source Countries for the Regulated Professions
A source country is the country where an internationally trained applicant to one of Ontario’s regulated professions obtained his or her initial training. The following chart shows the top five source countries for 10 professions in 2012.
| Professions | Largest number |
Second largest number |
Third largest number |
Fourth largest number |
Fifth largest number |
Number of Applicants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurses | Philippines | India | Nigeria | China | U.K. | 4,690 |
| Certified General Accountants | India | China | Philippines | U.S. | Pakistan | 1,583 |
| Teachers | U.S. | Australia | India | U.K. | Philippines | 1,237 |
| Engineers | Iran | India | China | U.S. | Pakistan | 870 |
| Physicians and Surgeons | Saudi Arabia | India | U.K. | Ireland | U.S. | 681 |
| Management Accountants | Philippines | U.S. | India | China | Pakistan | 482 |
| Lawyers | U.K. | U.S. | Australia | India | Pakistan | 415 |
| Pharmacists | Egypt | India | U.S. | U.K. | Pakistan | 335 |
| Social Workers | India | U.S. | U.K. | Australia | Pakistan | 179 |
| Chartered Accountants | U.S. | India | Pakistan | South Africa | Nigeria | 153 |