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Before 1961 | 1961 to 1970 | 1971 to 1980 | 1981 to 1990 | 1991 to 2001 | Total | |
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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. |