Data tables, 2016 Census

Citizenship (5), Place of Birth (272), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)^{Footnote 1}

Age (12)

Sex (3)

This table details citizenship , place of birth , immigrant status and period of immigration , age and sex for the population in private households in Ontario
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Place of birth (272)	Citizenship (5)
Place of birth (272)	Total - Citizenship^Footnote 2	Canadian citizens^Footnote 3	Canadian citizens only	Citizens of Canada and at least one other country	Not Canadian citizens^Footnote 4
Total - Place of birth^{Footnote 5}	13,242,160	12,223,060	11,528,035	695,030	1,019,095
Born in Canada	9,119,320	9,119,205	8,998,255	120,950	115
Born outside Canada	4,122,835	3,103,855	2,529,780	574,080	1,018,980
Americas	660,195	498,460	382,980	115,485	161,730
North America	143,130	83,560	49,780	33,785	59,570
Greenland	10	0	0	0	10
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	35	25	25	0	10
United States^{Footnote 6}	143,090	83,535	49,755	33,785	59,555
Central America	76,410	57,910	44,315	13,595	18,500
Belize	690	560	405	155	130
Costa Rica	2,285	1,520	945	580	765
El Salvador	21,400	18,030	14,170	3,865	3,365
Guatemala	7,585	6,155	5,040	1,115	1,430
Honduras	2,925	1,985	1,600	385	940
Mexico	34,750	23,705	17,520	6,185	11,045
Nicaragua	5,450	4,910	3,955	950	540
Panama	1,330	1,040	685	355	290
Caribbean and Bermuda	247,320	201,645	172,135	29,505	45,675
Anguilla	60	50	45	10	10
Antigua and Barbuda	1,845	1,570	1,290	280	275
Aruba	400	365	335	25	40
Bahamas	1,480	810	675	140	660
Barbados	10,995	9,350	7,125	2,225	1,645
Bermuda	1,815	1,480	1,110	370	335
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	15	20	15	0	0
Cayman Islands	325	270	210	55	60
Cuba	9,095	5,940	3,495	2,450	3,145
Curaçao	335	250	200	55	90
Dominica	2,275	1,965	1,630	335	305
Dominican Republic	4,545	2,805	1,975	825	1,745
Grenada	8,420	6,575	5,640	935	1,845
Guadeloupe	40	30	25	0	10
Haiti	10,700	7,180	6,645	530	3,520
Jamaica	123,420	103,090	91,050	12,035	20,335
Martinique	80	60	25	30	20
Montserrat	370	345	295	55	25
Puerto Rico	335	150	60	90	185
Saint Barthélemy	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1,635	1,505	1,290	215	130
Saint Lucia	5,560	3,075	2,580	495	2,490
Saint Martin (French part)	85	25	25	0	60
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9,470	6,435	5,685	760	3,030
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	100	45	50	0	55
Trinidad and Tobago	53,720	48,115	40,565	7,555	5,605
Turks and Caicos Islands	35	20	0	15	15
Virgin Islands, British	85	70	60	10	15
Virgin Islands, United States	70	50	45	0	20
South America	193,330	155,345	116,750	38,600	37,985
Argentina	11,180	9,100	5,760	3,340	2,080
Bolivia^{Footnote 7}	1,635	1,285	1,045	240	350
Brazil	19,075	10,475	5,175	5,305	8,595
Chile	9,835	7,720	5,575	2,145	2,115
Colombia	30,515	22,895	11,405	11,490	7,620
Ecuador	12,775	10,565	7,845	2,715	2,210
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0	0	0	0	0
French Guiana	105	85	80	10	25
Guyana	80,475	73,110	66,380	6,730	7,370
Paraguay	1,065	940	830	110	130
Peru	11,205	8,920	6,045	2,875	2,285
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Suriname	795	705	655	45	90
Uruguay	4,300	3,585	2,340	1,250	715
Venezuela^{Footnote 8}	10,370	5,965	3,620	2,340	4,405
Europe	1,191,105	1,012,700	782,835	229,870	178,405
Western Europe	158,435	130,385	116,375	14,010	28,050
Austria	8,490	7,310	6,750	560	1,175
Belgium	6,715	5,780	5,150	630	940
France	16,810	11,575	7,440	4,135	5,235
Germany	70,955	57,545	53,485	4,060	13,410
Liechtenstein	30	30	25	10	0
Luxembourg	315	235	190	45	75
Monaco	40	10	15	0	25
Netherlands	48,510	42,290	40,435	1,850	6,225
Switzerland	6,560	5,595	2,885	2,715	960
Eastern Europe	301,955	260,550	168,360	92,190	41,400
Belarus	7,210	5,910	3,835	2,075	1,305
Bulgaria	9,060	7,695	3,290	4,405	1,365
Czech Republic	10,800	9,455	6,870	2,585	1,340
Estonia	2,370	2,200	1,790	420	165
Hungary	23,430	18,780	14,880	3,895	4,655
Latvia	4,240	3,690	2,995	695	550
Lithuania	3,535	2,980	2,535	445	555
Moldova^{Footnote 9}	5,535	4,495	3,020	1,480	1,040
Poland	97,490	88,975	54,140	34,835	8,515
Romania	43,165	39,095	18,825	20,270	4,070
Russian Federation	44,740	36,420	22,080	14,340	8,320
Slovakia	8,565	6,815	4,950	1,860	1,755
Ukraine	41,825	34,055	29,165	4,890	7,770
Northern Europe	308,770	252,240	195,075	57,165	56,525
Åland Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Denmark	4,775	3,615	3,400	215	1,155
Faroe Islands	15	10	15	0	0
Finland	5,855	5,105	4,200	905	760
Guernsey	110	70	70	10	35
Iceland	185	120	75	40	65
Ireland^{Footnote 10}	17,430	11,815	8,470	3,350	5,615
Isle of Man	195	155	135	20	35
Jersey	160	125	100	20	35
Norway	1,305	805	730	75	505
Sark	0	0	0	0	0
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	3,240	2,420	1,590	830	820
United Kingdom^{Footnote 11}	275,495	227,995	176,295	51,700	47,500
Southern Europe	421,950	369,525	303,025	66,500	52,425
Albania	12,385	9,885	5,585	4,305	2,500
Andorra	0	0	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	21,575	20,175	16,625	3,550	1,400
Croatia	27,930	25,810	20,115	5,695	2,120
Gibraltar	75	60	45	20	10
Greece	37,720	34,700	27,995	6,705	3,015
Holy See (Vatican City State)	0	0	0	0	0
Italy	160,420	143,760	128,435	15,330	16,660
Kosovo^{Footnote 12}	4,645	3,510	2,610	900	1,130
Macedonia, Republic of^{Footnote 13}	9,175	8,460	5,960	2,500	715
Malta	6,725	6,160	4,825	1,340	565
Montenegro	1,280	1,125	960	165	160
Portugal	105,625	85,630	67,890	17,750	19,990
San Marino	0	10	0	0	0
Serbia^{Footnote 14}	24,170	21,800	15,455	6,345	2,375
Slovenia	5,410	5,165	4,190	970	245
Spain	4,810	3,270	2,330	940	1,545
Africa	243,130	180,635	144,015	36,615	62,495
Western Africa	49,910	33,565	25,755	7,810	16,345
Benin	295	175	65	110	120
Burkina Faso	305	150	100	50	155
Cabo Verde	100	85	75	15	10
Côte d'Ivoire	1,630	930	685	245	700
Gambia	405	235	205	35	160
Ghana	16,815	14,150	12,830	1,320	2,660
Guinea	755	530	430	105	225
Guinea-Bissau	20	20	15	0	0
Liberia	995	725	620	105	270
Mali	360	195	135	60	170
Mauritania	75	45	35	10	35
Niger	175	105	55	50	70
Nigeria	25,515	14,385	9,165	5,215	11,130
Saint Helena^{Footnote 15}	0	0	0	10	0
Senegal	720	415	220	190	310
Sierra Leone	1,305	1,135	910	220	170
Togo	430	285	205	80	150
Eastern Africa	99,485	78,535	68,730	9,800	20,950
Burundi	2,880	1,800	1,220	570	1,085
Comoros	20	15	0	15	0
Djibouti	1,450	825	640	185	625
Eritrea	7,385	4,505	3,840	665	2,880
Ethiopia	16,345	12,615	11,965	655	3,725
Kenya	15,620	13,075	11,425	1,650	2,545
Madagascar	345	250	170	75	100
Malawi	385	330	285	45	55
Mauritius	7,280	5,825	3,755	2,075	1,450
Mayotte	0	0	0	0	0
Mozambique	760	630	465	160	125
Réunion	40	30	15	15	10
Rwanda	1,770	1,245	900	345	530
Seychelles	175	175	130	45	10
Somalia	17,570	13,785	12,440	1,340	3,785
South Sudan	1,450	1,075	950	125	370
Tanzania^{Footnote 16}	11,710	10,620	10,060	565	1,080
Uganda	7,210	6,150	5,535	615	1,055
Zambia	2,080	1,780	1,545	235	300
Zimbabwe	5,005	3,795	3,395	405	1,205
Northern Africa	56,340	40,340	24,845	15,490	16,005
Algeria	3,040	2,390	1,245	1,140	645
Egypt	35,620	24,910	14,705	10,205	10,710
Libya	4,295	2,345	1,545	800	1,950
Morocco	5,690	4,750	3,275	1,475	940
Sudan^{Footnote 17}	6,250	4,855	3,535	1,325	1,395
Tunisia	1,450	1,085	540	545	365
Western Sahara	0	0	0	0	0
Central Africa	15,550	9,875	8,580	1,295	5,675
Angola	2,025	1,630	1,135	490	395
Cameroon	3,840	1,845	1,670	165	1,995
Central African Republic	210	130	130	0	80
Chad	535	395	290	105	145
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	8,230	5,400	4,985	420	2,835
Congo, Republic of the	445	300	235	70	145
Equatorial Guinea	30	0	0	0	30
Gabon	200	155	115	40	40
Sao Tome and Principe	25	15	20	0	10
Southern Africa	21,845	18,325	16,105	2,225	3,520
Botswana	595	215	200	15	375
Lesotho	65	60	55	0	10
Namibia	395	180	155	25	215
South Africa, Republic of	20,510	17,780	15,615	2,165	2,730
Swaziland	285	95	85	10	190
Asia	2,012,950	1,401,975	1,213,250	188,720	610,980
West Central Asia and the Middle East	357,930	245,580	172,055	73,525	112,350
Afghanistan	34,435	24,895	21,155	3,740	9,540
Armenia	2,200	1,520	1,065	450	685
Azerbaijan	2,755	2,255	1,720	535	500
Bahrain	1,910	1,470	1,295	170	440
Cyprus	3,355	3,100	2,135	965	255
Georgia	1,880	1,220	1,045	170	660
Iran^{Footnote 18}	89,210	62,060	39,075	22,985	27,145
Iraq	51,950	33,830	24,940	8,890	18,125
Israel	17,990	14,310	7,495	6,815	3,685
Jordan	9,300	6,135	3,985	2,145	3,170
Kazakhstan	5,070	3,840	3,210	630	1,235
Kuwait	11,080	8,410	6,745	1,665	2,675
Kyrgyzstan	1,040	785	605	180	255
Lebanon	35,555	29,695	20,425	9,265	5,865
Oman	1,210	845	720	125	365
Qatar	1,725	1,160	935	225	560
Saudi Arabia	18,045	10,070	7,775	2,300	7,970
Syria^{Footnote 19}	24,050	9,570	6,665	2,905	14,480
Tajikistan	730	470	295	180	255
Turkey	16,310	10,925	6,120	4,810	5,385
Turkmenistan	300	215	150	65	85
United Arab Emirates	16,350	10,555	8,500	2,060	5,795
Uzbekistan	3,845	2,725	1,820	900	1,120
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)^{Footnote 20}	5,550	4,115	3,210	910	1,435
Yemen	2,090	1,410	980	435	670
Eastern Asia	579,445	383,160	352,910	30,250	196,290
China^{Footnote 21}	366,610	210,955	204,765	6,195	155,655
Hong Kong^{Footnote 22}	110,865	103,620	87,715	15,905	7,245
Japan	11,660	4,675	3,715	965	6,980
Korea, North^{Footnote 23}	680	330	315	15	350
Korea, South^{Footnote 24}	66,950	44,545	43,420	1,125	22,405
Macao^{Footnote 25}	3,065	2,775	2,255	525	285
Mongolia	420	185	160	25	230
Taiwan	19,205	16,070	10,565	5,510	3,135
Southeast Asia	374,850	278,625	263,135	15,490	96,225
Brunei Darussalam	450	390	365	30	60
Burma (Myanmar)	3,830	2,805	2,600	200	1,020
Cambodia	9,050	7,960	7,370	590	1,085
Indonesia	7,575	5,240	4,950	295	2,335
Laos^{Footnote 26}	6,330	6,020	5,850	170	310
Malaysia	10,510	7,965	7,605	365	2,545
Philippines	242,520	167,005	157,395	9,605	75,515
Singapore	4,815	3,575	3,255	315	1,240
Thailand	6,690	4,720	4,020	705	1,970
Timor-Leste	10	10	0	0	0
Viet Nam	83,070	72,935	69,725	3,210	10,135
Southern Asia	700,725	494,605	425,155	69,455	206,120
Bangladesh	40,655	29,920	20,150	9,765	10,735
Bhutan	1,605	605	600	0	1,000
British Indian Ocean Territory	0	0	0	0	0
India	391,990	257,935	244,080	13,860	134,050
Maldives	30	25	20	0	10
Nepal	7,960	3,765	3,590	175	4,200
Pakistan	146,715	110,375	67,995	42,380	36,340
Sri Lanka	111,765	91,980	88,720	3,260	19,790
Oceania	15,410	10,040	6,645	3,390	5,370
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	9,530	5,420	3,230	2,185	4,110
Christmas Island	0	0	0	0	0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Cook Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Fiji	2,340	2,095	2,030	65	245
French Polynesia	35	30	20	10	10
Guam	15	10	10	10	10
Kiribati	15	10	0	10	0
Marshall Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Micronesia, Federated States of	10	0	0	0	10
Nauru	15	10	10	0	10
New Caledonia	20	10	0	0	10
New Zealand	3,165	2,260	1,180	1,085	895
Niue	0	0	0	0	0
Norfolk Island	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	35	30	30	10	0
Palau	0	0	0	0	0
Papua New Guinea	165	100	85	20	65
Pitcairn	0	0	0	0	0
Samoa	25	15	15	0	10
Solomon Islands	30	25	25	0	10
Tokelau	0	0	0	0	0
Tonga	15	10	10	0	10
Tuvalu	0	0	0	0	0
United States Minor Outlying Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Vanuatu	0	0	0	0	0
Wallis and Futuna	0	0	0	0	0
Other places of birth^{Footnote 27}	55	55	50	0	0

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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, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

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.

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Footnote 3

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

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Footnote 4

'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.

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Footnote 5

For more information on the place of birth 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.

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Footnote 6

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 10

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 12

The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

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Macedonia, Republic of: known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United Nations and other international bodies.

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Footnote 14

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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The official name of Saint Helena is Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

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Footnote 16

The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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Footnote 17

The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan.

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Footnote 18

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 19

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine): West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine.

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