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Table 13.1 Immigrant population, by place of birth and period of immigration, 2006
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Before 1991 | 1991 to 2000 | 2001 to 2006 | ||
number | ||||
Immigrant population | 6,186,950 | 3,408,415 | 1,668,550 | 1,109,980 |
United States | 250,535 | 168,840 | 42,925 | 38,770 |
Central America | 130,460 | 62,100 | 45,080 | 23,275 |
Caribbean and Bermuda | 317,765 | 200,735 | 82,045 | 34,985 |
South America | 250,710 | 127,730 | 61,645 | 61,330 |
Europe | 2,278,345 | 1,777,195 | 322,630 | 178,525 |
Western Europe | 424,640 | 346,275 | 45,945 | 32,425 |
Eastern Europe | 511,095 | 270,650 | 147,875 | 92,565 |
Southern Europe | 698,085 | 586,540 | 85,950 | 25,590 |
Italy | 296,850 | 289,815 | 4,760 | 2,270 |
Other Southern Europe | 401,235 | 296,725 | 81,190 | 23,315 |
Northern Europe | 644,530 | 573,720 | 42,865 | 27,940 |
United Kingdom | 579,625 | 515,135 | 38,830 | 25,660 |
Other Northern Europe | 64,900 | 58,585 | 4,030 | 2,285 |
Africa | 374,565 | 136,235 | 121,115 | 117,215 |
Western Africa | 48,640 | 10,070 | 18,645 | 19,930 |
Eastern Africa | 129,925 | 59,150 | 39,960 | 30,810 |
Northern Africa | 134,505 | 43,875 | 41,785 | 48,845 |
Central Africa | 22,410 | 3,640 | 7,935 | 10,830 |
Southern Africa | 39,090 | 19,500 | 12,790 | 6,795 |
Asia and the Middle East | 2,525,160 | 898,750 | 979,185 | 647,225 |
West Central Asia and the Middle East | 370,520 | 119,050 | 144,595 | 106,870 |
Eastern Asia | 874,365 | 293,560 | 365,520 | 215,280 |
China, People's Republic of | 466,945 | 133,905 | 177,925 | 155,105 |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 215,430 | 107,925 | 100,075 | 7,430 |
Other Eastern Asia | 191,995 | 51,725 | 87,520 | 52,750 |
Southeast Asia | 560,995 | 280,415 | 180,355 | 100,230 |
Philippines | 303,190 | 107,760 | 117,550 | 77,880 |
Other Southeast Asia | 257,800 | 172,650 | 62,805 | 22,345 |
Southern Asia | 719,280 | 205,720 | 288,715 | 224,845 |
India | 443,690 | 156,830 | 157,715 | 129,140 |
Other Southern Asia | 275,590 | 48,895 | 131,000 | 95,700 |
Oceania and other1 | 59,410 | 36,825 | 13,925 | 8,655 |
1. "Other" includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category "Other country," as well as immigrants born in Canada. | ||||
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. |
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