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Total Population by Citizenship Status and Sex, for Canada, 1996 Census - 20% Sample Data

Citizenship status  Both sexes Male Female
       
Total - Citizenship status 28,528,125 14,046,875 14,481,250
       
  Canadian citizens 26,984,840 13,327,385 13,657,455
       
    Canadian by birth 23,390,340 11,558,625 11,831,715
      By birth only 23,252,740 11,490,810 11,761,925
      By birth and other country(ies) 137,605 67,820 69,785
        United States(1) 40,340 20,395 19,945
        United Kingdom 22,665 11,060 11,605
        France(1) 10,560 4,810 5,755
        Switzerland 8,000 3,505 4,490
        Italy 7,360 3,680 3,680
        All other countries(2) 48,680 24,370 24,310
       
    Canadian by naturalization 3,594,500 1,768,760 1,825,740
      By naturalization only 2,998,070 1,466,740 1,531,335
      By naturalization and other country(ies) 596,430 302,020 294,410
        United Kingdom 128,230 62,260 65,965
        Poland 46,040 23,405 22,635
        Italy 29,770 16,130 13,640
        United States(1) 28,610 13,060 15,545
        Portugal 23,450 12,135 11,310
        All other countries(2) 340,330 175,030 165,315
       
  Citizens of other country(ies) 1,543,285 719,490 823,795
    United States(1) 146,305 60,105 86,205
    United Kingdom 137,020 64,250 72,775
    Hong Kong(3) 122,200 59,320 62,880
    India 101,295 46,575 54,720
    Philippines 71,945 26,715 45,230
    All other countries(4) 964,520 462,525 501,985


(1) Includes dependencies.
(2) Includes all other dual citizenships with Canada, other than those shown, as well as persons who reported two citizenships in addition to Canada.
(3) Includes all persons who reported 'Hong Kong', whether or not they provided specific details of the type of documentation they held. Includes responses of 'British National Overseas', or 'British Dependent Territories Citizen', or 'Stateless', or 'British' for citizenship and 'Hong Kong' for place of birth.
(4) Includes persons who reported only one citizenship, other than those shown, as well as persons who reported two citizenships.


This table contains data selected from Catalogue No. 93F0023XDB96008 in the Nation Series.

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