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Table 1
Top 10 country of birth of recent immigrants, 1981 to 2006
| Rank | 2006 Census | 2001 Census | 1996 Census | 1991 Census | 1981 Census |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | People's Republic of China | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | United Kingdom |
| 2 | India | India | People's Republic of China | Poland | Viet Nam |
| 3 | Philippines | Philippines | India | People's Republic of China | United States |
| 4 | Pakistan | Pakistan | Philippines | India | India |
| 5 | United States | Hong Kong | Sri Lanka | Philippines | Philippines |
| 6 | South Korea | Iran | Poland | United Kingdom | Jamaica |
| 7 | Romania | Taiwan | Taiwan | Viet Nam | Hong Kong |
| 8 | Iran | United States | Viet Nam | United States | Portugal |
| 9 | United Kingdom | South Korea | United States | Lebanon | Taiwan |
| 10 | Colombia | Sri Lanka | United Kingdom | Portugal | People's Republic of China |
| Note: "Recent immigrants refers to landed immigrants who arrived in Canada within five years prior to a given census. | |||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1981 to 2006. | |||||
