Citizenship (9), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11A), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Sex (3): Total - Sex
• Age (12): Total - Age

This table details citizenship , immigrant status and period of immigration , age and sex for the population in private households in Canada

Citizenship (9)	Immigrant status and period of immigration (11A)
	Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration^Footnote 1	Non-immigrants^Footnote 2	Immigrants^Footnote 3	Before 2012	Before 1981	1981 to 1990	1991 to 2000	2001 to 2010	2011	2012 to 2016^Footnote 4	Non-permanent residents^Footnote 5
Total - Citizenship^Footnote 6	34,460,060	26,412,610	7,540,825	6,553,030	1,941,510	915,555	1,486,660	1,985,030	224,280	987,795	506,625
Canadian citizens^Footnote 7	32,034,585	26,412,610	5,621,975	5,621,975	1,784,170	845,590	1,367,280	1,521,225	103,715	0	0
Canadian citizens by birth^Footnote 8	26,412,615	26,412,610	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Citizens of Canada by birth only	26,071,745	26,071,745	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Citizens of Canada, by birth, and at least one other country	340,865	340,865	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canadian citizens by naturalization^Footnote 9	5,621,975	0	5,621,975	5,621,975	1,784,165	845,595	1,367,280	1,521,225	103,710	0	0
Citizens of Canada by naturalization only	4,520,435	0	4,520,435	4,520,435	1,537,635	693,275	1,099,170	1,118,535	71,820	0	0
Citizens of Canada, by naturalization, and at least one other country	1,101,540	0	1,101,540	1,101,535	246,530	152,320	268,110	402,685	31,890	0	0
Not Canadian citizens^Footnote 10	2,425,475	0	1,918,855	931,055	157,340	69,965	119,380	463,810	120,565	987,795	506,625

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

Footnote 3

'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

Footnote 4

At the time of the 2016 Census, landed immigrants (permanent residents) must have resided in Canada for a minimum of four years before becoming eligible for Canadian citizenship.

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

Footnote 5

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

Footnote 6

For more information on citizenship variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 7

'Canadian citizens' includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who are citizens of Canada and at least one other country.

Footnote 8

'Canadian citizens by birth' includes persons who acquired Canadian citizenship at birth under the provisions of Canadian law.

Footnote 9

'Canadian citizens by naturalization' includes persons who were not Canadian citizens at birth but acquired citizenship under the provisions of Canadian law. They are immigrants to Canada who acquired Canadian citizenship through the citizenship application process.

Footnote 10

'Not Canadian citizens' includes persons who are not citizens of Canada. They may be citizens of one or more other countries. Persons who are stateless are included in this category.

Data quality note(s) – Canada

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016186.