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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 1.13
Immigrant seniors in Canada, by province and period of arrival, 2001
  Before 1961 1961 to 1970 1971 to 1980 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2001 Total
number
Canada 541,230 179,965 118,025 96,790 92,275 1,028,285
Newfoundland and Labrador 990 340 260 70 80 1,740
Prince Edward Island 745 200 185 85 20 1,235
Nova Scotia 5,815 1,755 1,205 550 440 9,765
New Brunswick 3,415 935 640 310 190 5,490
Quebec 58,475 28,885 16,905 12,085 8,000 124,350
Ontario 298,275 101,155 59,985 50,575 51,570 561,560
Manitoba 18,935 4,265 2,975 2,335 1,320 29,830
Saskatchewan 10,640 1,975 1,120 640 565 14,940
Alberta 44,095 10,545 9,760 8,800 6,710 79,910
British Columbia 99,510 29,785 24,915 21,275 23,310 198,795
column percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Prince Edward Island 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Nova Scotia 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.9
New Brunswick 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5
Quebec 10.8 16.1 14.3 12.5 8.7 12.1
Ontario 55.1 56.2 50.8 52.3 55.9 54.6
Manitoba 3.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.4 2.9
Saskatchewan 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.5
Alberta 8.1 5.9 8.3 9.1 7.3 7.8
British Columbia 18.4 16.6 21.1 22.0 25.3 19.3
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
row percentage
Canada 52.6 17.5 11.5 9.4 9.0 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 56.7 19.5 14.9 4.0 4.6 100.0
Prince Edward Island 60.1 16.1 14.9 6.9 1.6 100.0
Nova Scotia 59.5 18.0 12.3 5.6 4.5 100.0
New Brunswick 62.1 17.0 11.6 5.6 3.5 100.0
Quebec 47.0 23.2 13.6 9.7 6.4 100.0
Ontario 53.1 18.0 10.7 9.0 9.2 100.0
Manitoba 63.5 14.3 10.0 7.8 4.4 100.0
Saskatchewan 71.2 13.2 7.5 4.3 3.8 100.0
Alberta 55.2 13.2 12.2 11.0 8.4 100.0
British Columbia 50.1 15.0 12.5 10.7 11.7 100.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.