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Immigrant Population by Place of Birth, Showing Period
of Immigration Before 1961, for Canada, 1996 Census - 20% Sample Data
| Place of Birth |
Immigrant
Population (1) |
Period of
Immigration |
| Before
1961 |
% |
| Total - Place of birth |
4,971,070 |
1,054,930 |
100.0 |
| United States |
244,695 |
45,050 |
4.3 |
| Central and
South America |
273,820 |
6,370 |
0.6 |
| Caribbean and
Bermuda |
279,405 |
8,390 |
0.8 |
| Europe |
2,332,060 |
953,360 |
90.4 |
| United
Kingdom |
655,540 |
265,580 |
25.2 |
| Other
Northern and Western Europe |
514,310 |
284,205 |
26.9 |
| Eastern
Europe |
447,830 |
175,430 |
16.6 |
| Southern
Europe |
714,380 |
228,145 |
21.6 |
| Africa |
229,300 |
4,945 |
0.5 |
| Asia |
1,562,770 |
32,580 |
3.1 |
| West
Central Asia and the Middle East |
210,850 |
4,975 |
0.5 |
| Eastern
Asia |
589,420 |
20,555 |
1.9 |
| South-east
Asia |
408,985 |
2,485 |
0.2 |
| Southern
Asia |
353,515 |
4,565 |
0.4 |
| Oceania and
Other |
49,025 |
4,250 |
0.4 |
(1) Non-permanent residents are not included in
this table.
This table contains data selected from Catalogue
No. 93F0023XDB96005 in the Nation Series.
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