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Immigrant Population by Place of Birth, Showing Periods
of Immigration 1981 - 1990 and 1991 - 1996, for Canada, 1996 Census - 20%
Sample Data
| Place of Birth |
Immigrant
Population (1) |
Period of
Immigration |
Period of
Immigration |
| 1981-1990 |
% |
1991-1996(2) |
% |
| Total - Place of birth |
4,971,070 |
1,092,400 |
100.0 |
1,038,995 |
100.0 |
| United
States |
244,695 |
46,405 |
4.2 |
29,025 |
2.8 |
| Central
and South America |
273,820 |
106,230 |
9.7 |
76,335 |
7.3 |
| Caribbean
and Bermuda |
279,405 |
72,405 |
6.6 |
57,315 |
5.5 |
| Europe |
2,332,060 |
280,695 |
25.7 |
197,480 |
19.0 |
| United
Kingdom |
655,540 |
63,445 |
5.8 |
25,420 |
2.4 |
| Other
Northern and Western Europe |
514,310 |
48,095 |
4.4 |
31,705 |
3.1 |
| Eastern
Europe |
447,830 |
111,370 |
10.2 |
87,900 |
8.5 |
| Southern
Europe |
714,380 |
57,785 |
5.3 |
52,455 |
5.0 |
| Africa |
229,300 |
64,265 |
5.9 |
76,260 |
7.3 |
| Asia |
1,562,770 |
512,160 |
46.9 |
592,710 |
57.0 |
| West
Central Asia and the Middle East |
210,850 |
77,685 |
7.1 |
82,050 |
7.9 |
| Eastern
Asia |
589,420 |
172,715 |
15.8 |
252,340 |
24.3 |
| South-east
Asia |
408,985 |
162,490 |
14.9 |
118,265 |
11.4 |
| Southern
Asia |
353,515 |
99,270 |
9.1 |
140,055 |
13.5 |
| Oceania and
Other |
49,025 |
10,240 |
0.9 |
9,875 |
1.0 |
(1) Non-permanent residents are not included in
this table.
(2) Includes the first four months only of 1996.
This table contains data selected from Catalogue
No. 93F0023XDB96005 in the Nation Series.
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