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Table A-4.3
Countries of birth from which more than 2,000 immigrants came to Canada in 2005, 2006 or 2007
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| Country of birth | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Difference between 2005 and 2006 | Difference between 2006 and 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||
| Africa | |||||
| Algeria | 3,632 | 4,806 | 3,619 | 1,174 | -1,187 |
| Egypt | 2,220 | 1,887 | 2,186 | -333 | 299 |
| Morocco | 2,967 | 3,341 | 4,025 | 374 | 684 |
| Nigeria | 2,194 | 2,548 | 2,359 | 354 | -189 |
| America | |||||
| Colombia | 6,444 | 6,553 | 5,382 | 109 | -1,171 |
| Jamaica | 1,918 | 1,710 | 2,134 | -208 | 424 |
| Mexico | 2,830 | 2,835 | 3,226 | 5 | 391 |
| United States | 7,871 | 8,891 | 8,750 | 1,020 | -141 |
| Asia | |||||
| Afghanistan | 2,978 | 2,637 | 2,172 | -341 | -465 |
| Bangladesh | 4,156 | 4,017 | 2,914 | -139 | -1,103 |
| China and Hong Kong | 44,715 | 35,093 | 28,896 | -9,622 | -6,197 |
| India | 35,967 | 33,737 | 28,520 | -2,230 | -5,217 |
| Iran | 5,968 | 7,596 | 7,195 | 1,628 | -401 |
| Iraq | 2,099 | 1,729 | 2,350 | -370 | 621 |
| Lebanon | 3,576 | 3,663 | 3,330 | 87 | -333 |
| Pakistan | 13,971 | 12,424 | 9,808 | -1,547 | -2,616 |
| Philippines | 18,032 | 18,315 | 19,718 | 283 | 1,403 |
| South Korea | 5,798 | 6,202 | 5,909 | 404 | -293 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,867 | 4,700 | 4,068 | -167 | -632 |
| Taiwan | 3,049 | 2,745 | 2,697 | -304 | -48 |
| Vietnam | 2,014 | 3,322 | 2,728 | 1,308 | -594 |
| Europe | |||||
| France | 4,076 | 3,693 | 4,026 | -383 | 333 |
| Germany | 1,924 | 2,221 | 2,007 | 297 | -214 |
| Great Britain | 5,196 | 5,932 | 7,324 | 736 | 1,392 |
| Romania | 5,071 | 4,499 | 3,864 | -572 | -635 |
| Russia | 4,197 | 3,826 | 3,668 | -371 | -158 |
| Turkey | 2,033 | 1,610 | 1,428 | -423 | -182 |
| Ukraine | 2,920 | 2,488 | 2,688 | -432 | 200 |
| Note: Data available as of March 18, 2008.Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X. |
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