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Topic-based tabulation: Citizenship (8), Place of Birth of Respondent (16), Sex (3) and Period of Immigration (9) for the Immigrant Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97F0009XCB2001004
Release date :January 21, 2003
Topic :Immigration and Citizenship
Data dimensions :

Note

Special Note: Immigrant Population

Refers to people who are, or have been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Non-permanent Residents

In 1991, 1996 and 2001, the Census of Population enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Non-permanent residents are persons who held a student or employment authorization, Minister's permit, or who were refugee claimants, at the time of the census. Family members living with these persons are also classified as non-permanent residents.

Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the UN recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

According to the 1996 Census, there were 166,715 non-permanent residents in Canada, representing 0.6% of the total population. There were slightly more non-permanent residents in Canada at the time of the 2001 Census: 198,645 non-permanent residents, or 0.7% of the total population.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996 or 2001 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents. Such areas include the major metropolitan areas in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

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This table details citizenship , place of birth of respondent , sex and period of immigration for the immigrant population in CanadaFootnote 1
Citizenship (8) Period of Immigration (9)
Total - Period of immigration Before 1998 Before 1961 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-1995 1996-1997 1998-2001Footnote 2
Total - Citizenship 5,448,480 4,859,565 894,465 745,560 936,275 1,041,500 867,360 374,405 588,915
Canadian citizens 4,078,480 4,078,480 833,270 647,875 810,155 890,330 682,275 214,580 0
Citizens of Canada only 3,521,570 3,521,570 773,710 560,695 705,515 749,380 561,015 171,245 0
Citizens of Canada and one other country 552,880 552,885 59,310 86,555 103,820 139,875 120,430 42,895 0
Citizens of Canada and two other countries 4,030 4,030 250 620 820 1,075 830 440 0
Citizens of other country(ies) 1,370,005 781,085 61,195 97,690 126,120 151,170 185,085 159,830 588,915
Citizens of one other country onlyFootnote 3 1,364,805 778,245 61,100 97,540 125,765 150,580 184,280 158,980 586,560
Citizens of two other countries 5,195 2,845 95 145 360 585 800 850 2,355

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

Includes data up to May 15, 2001.

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Footnote 3

Includes persons who are stateless.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0009XCB2001004.

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