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Table 2
Distribution of population by immigrant status and place of residence, 2006
| Place of residence | Population | Ratio of recent immigrants to total population3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total immigrants1 | Recent immigrants2 | ||
| Canada | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
… |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 2.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
| New Brunswick | 2.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
| Québec | 23.8 |
13.8 |
17.5 |
0.7 |
| Ontario | 38.5 |
54.9 |
52.3 |
1.4 |
| Manitoba | 3.6 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 3.1 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
| Alberta | 10.4 |
8.5 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
| British Columbia | 13.0 |
18.1 |
16.0 |
1.2 |
| Yukon Territory | 0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
| Nunavut | 0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 1. "Immigrant population", also known as "foreign-born population", is defined in the 2006 Census as persons who are, or have been, landed immigrants in Canada | ||||
| 2. "Recent immigrants" refer to immigrants who came to Canada between January 1, 2001 and May 16, 2006. | ||||
| 3. This ratio shows whether the share of recent immigrants in a given location is higher than the share of the total population in the same location. | ||||
| For example, if 5% of recent immigrants live in a place and the same percentage (5%) of the total population also lives there, then the ratio will be 1.0. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. | ||||
