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Immigrant Population by Place of Birth (260A) and Sex (3), Showing Period of Immigration (6), for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1996 Census (20% Sample Data)

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Catalogue number :93F0023XDB96003
Release date :November 4, 1997
Topic :Immigration & Citizenship
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Immigration: 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 are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada.

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This table details in CanadaFootnote 1
Place of Birth(260A) Period of Immigration(6)
Total - Period of immigration Before 1961 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-1996Footnote 2
Total - Place of birth 4,971,070 1,054,930 788,580 996,160 1,092,400 1,038,990
Born outside Canada 4,967,035 1,054,205 787,915 994,930 1,091,495 1,038,495
America 798,415 59,925 113,060 237,620 225,095 162,715
North America 245,195 45,165 50,380 74,125 46,455 29,065
Greenland 50 25 0 15 10 10
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 450 95 175 95 45 35
United States 244,690 45,050 50,195 74,015 46,405 29,025
Central America 97,350 1,500 2,680 9,170 47,855 36,140
Belize 1,550 55 195 525 600 165
Costa Rica 1,520 20 50 105 740 605
El Salvador 39,020 25 60 1,190 24,500 13,245
Guatemala 13,270 45 100 970 6,480 5,680
Honduras 3,575 0 60 320 1,055 2,140
Mexico 27,485 1,285 2,040 5,830 9,915 8,410
Nicaragua 8,545 20 40 100 3,915 4,475
Panama 2,385 45 145 130 655 1,405
Caribbean and Bermuda 279,405 8,390 45,270 96,025 72,405 57,310
Anguilla 95 20 35 30 0 0
Antigua and BarbudaFootnote 3 2,075 90 570 840 440 140
Aruba 560 110 105 260 60 30
Bahamas 1,100 80 135 370 355 165
Barbados 15,225 1,510 5,170 4,720 2,535 1,285
Bermuda 1,795 430 335 495 350 180
Cayman Islands 185 25 10 40 45 65
Cuba 3,100 115 200 335 835 1,620
Dominica 2,345 20 485 745 710 380
Dominican Republic 4,560 40 125 300 1,890 2,210
Grenada 7,095 105 1,065 2,410 1,815 1,695
Guadeloupe 225 15 25 75 65 45
Haiti 49,395 230 2,315 18,140 17,125 11,585
Jamaica 115,800 3,555 17,715 43,555 29,575 21,400
Martinique 315 10 40 125 115 25
Montserrat 585 60 155 230 80 55
Netherlands Antilles 540 120 80 130 165 40
Puerto Rico 235 20 25 55 65 70
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,465 125 670 920 635 115
Saint Lucia 2,360 75 500 650 655 485
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7,170 350 1,440 2,485 1,535 1,355
Trinidad and Tobago 62,020 1,270 14,035 19,055 13,330 14,325
Turks and Caicos Islands 10 0 0 0 0 0
Virgin Islands, British 80 0 10 25 10 30
Virgin Islands, U.S. 65 20 10 15 10 0
South America 176,470 4,870 14,725 58,300 58,375 40,200
Argentina 11,740 780 1,185 3,550 3,500 2,725
Bolivia 2,335 80 95 605 925 630
Brazil 9,360 480 1,200 1,815 2,585 3,275
Chile 23,880 170 605 10,940 8,440 3,715
Colombia 9,465 170 530 3,585 2,885 2,295
Ecuador 9,635 80 310 5,005 2,260 1,980
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 40 30 0 10 0 10
French Guiana 65 0 0 20 30 0
Guyana 77,700 1,630 7,685 25,170 27,725 15,490
Paraguay 5,045 825 1,220 1,470 1,155 375
Peru 15,240 145 560 2,830 5,890 5,815
Suriname 845 80 115 160 225 260
Uruguay 5,710 120 680 2,375 1,225 1,315
Venezuela 5,410 280 535 750 1,525 2,310
EuropeFootnote 4 2,332,060 953,355 543,835 356,700 280,695 197,475
Western Europe 435,225 242,470 74,595 48,505 41,155 28,510
Austria 24,600 16,345 3,970 1,760 1,670 845
Belgium 21,800 11,990 4,025 2,575 2,215 1,005
France 62,600 13,215 14,380 13,545 9,570 11,890
Germany 181,650 107,270 32,550 16,320 17,105 8,405
Liechtenstein 55 25 15 10 10 0
Luxembourg 600 315 135 65 20 55
Monaco 65 0 20 10 10 30
Netherlands 124,540 88,810 15,590 10,285 6,870 2,990
Switzerland 19,315 4,500 3,910 3,930 3,680 3,295
Eastern EuropeFootnote 5 447,830 175,430 40,850 32,280 111,375 87,895
Bulgaria 6,155 595 245 565 745 4,000
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, FormerFootnote 6 41,230 13,070 11,885 4,150 9,160 2,965
Czech Republic 12,675 2,240 4,170 1,635 3,680 945
Slovakia 8,830 2,995 2,210 575 2,045 1,005
Czechoslovakia, n.i.e.Footnote 7 19,730 7,830 5,505 1,935 3,435 1,020
Hungary 54,230 33,210 7,745 4,515 6,245 2,510
Poland 193,370 57,820 13,890 11,315 73,385 36,965
Romania 46,400 10,040 2,835 3,675 12,370 17,490
U.S.S.R., Former (European Component)Footnote 8 106,445 60,695 4,255 8,060 9,470 23,965
Baltic Republics, Former Soviet 23,835 19,420 1,070 815 1,035 1,500
Estonia 7,595 6,750 270 90 110 380
Latvia 8,440 6,505 420 425 485 605
Lithuania 7,800 6,160 380 300 445 510
Eastern Europe Republics, Former Soviet 76,155 40,165 3,025 6,055 7,085 19,830
Belarus 1,590 395 15 125 300 750
Moldova, Republic of 1,175 190 15 100 290 580
Russian Federation 31,515 11,940 1,025 3,550 4,035 10,965
Ukraine 41,880 27,645 1,970 2,275 2,455 7,535
U.S.S.R., n.i.e.Footnote 9 6,450 1,115 155 1,190 1,350 2,635
Northern Europe 734,620 307,310 184,010 144,295 70,385 28,615
Ireland, Republic of (Eire) 28,940 11,605 6,600 5,305 4,160 1,265
Scandinavia 50,145 30,135 9,270 6,040 2,775 1,930
DenmarkFootnote 10 20,360 13,610 3,350 2,040 900 465
Finland 15,450 8,845 3,765 1,870 550 425
Iceland 475 170 130 85 40 50
NorwayFootnote 11 6,685 4,290 1,020 660 400 315
Sweden 7,170 3,210 1,010 1,390 890 670
United Kingdom 655,535 265,575 168,140 132,950 63,450 25,420
Southern EuropeFootnote 12 714,385 228,145 244,380 131,620 57,785 52,450
Albania 850 130 185 10 65 455
Andorra 10 0 0 10 0 0
Gibraltar 240 45 25 145 20 10
Greece 79,695 21,550 33,930 17,155 4,790 2,265
Italy 332,110 161,730 125,495 32,975 8,790 3,120
Malta 9,445 3,935 2,990 1,620 695 200
Portugal 158,815 11,520 46,805 57,935 33,310 9,240
San Marino 0 10 0 0 0 0
Spain 11,240 1,560 4,750 3,085 1,225 610
Vatican City StateFootnote 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yugoslavia, FormerFootnote 14 121,975 27,655 30,195 18,690 8,885 36,550
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,430 385 850 605 420 9,170
Croatia 33,595 7,080 12,750 7,425 2,700 3,640
MacedoniaFootnote 15 6,565 860 2,180 1,420 775 1,330
Slovenia 9,155 4,640 2,870 935 280 430
YugoslaviaFootnote 16 61,230 14,690 11,545 8,300 4,710 21,975
Africa 229,295 4,940 25,680 58,150 64,265 76,260
Western Africa 22,525 90 625 3,265 6,570 11,975
Benin 210 0 0 25 80 100
Burkina Faso 95 0 0 15 35 40
Cape Verde 95 0 0 30 55 0
Côte d'IvoireFootnote 17 810 0 20 70 295 420
Gambia 140 0 0 10 55 70
Ghana 13,080 40 225 1,525 3,920 7,375
Guinea 485 0 25 105 140 205
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 10 0 0
Liberia 595 0 10 50 75 455
Mali 255 0 0 10 40 205
Mauritania 50 0 0 25 15 10
Niger 60 0 0 0 15 45
Nigeria 4,770 35 255 1,075 1,280 2,115
Saint HelenaFootnote 18 35 0 15 10 10 0
Senegal 1,025 0 20 200 310 495
Sierra Leone 530 0 40 85 120 280
Togo 280 0 0 30 105 145
Eastern Africa 99,775 605 3,210 32,170 31,515 32,275
Burundi 980 0 25 205 155 595
Comoros 10 0 0 0 0 0
Djibouti 315 0 10 10 55 245
EritreaFootnote 19 4,675 10 20 160 2,855 1,630
EthiopiaFootnote 20 13,925 40 90 455 6,320 7,015
Kenya 18,005 115 1,095 8,200 5,895 2,700
Madagascar 1,790 10 45 740 720 270
Malawi 290 10 50 140 65 30
Mauritius 6,395 80 450 1,925 2,805 1,130
Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mozambique 975 0 30 430 405 115
Reunion 35 0 0 0 20 15
Rwanda 940 10 10 175 275 480
Seychelles 915 10 20 35 195 650
Somalia 16,740 10 0 245 3,255 13,215
Tanzania, United Republic of 18,130 70 570 10,530 4,935 2,030
Uganda 10,750 45 300 7,705 1,695 1,005
Zambia 1,885 60 130 440 660 590
Zimbabwe 3,030 145 350 780 1,190 560
Northern Africa 70,725 2,670 17,205 13,110 16,450 21,285
Algeria 8,005 335 905 780 1,610 4,375
Egypt 33,930 1,200 10,825 6,820 7,245 7,840
LibyaFootnote 21 1,375 75 95 80 455 665
Morocco 20,435 800 4,780 4,560 5,310 4,990
Sudan 3,345 15 125 165 755 2,280
Tunisia 3,630 240 475 705 1,075 1,140
Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Africa 7,255 85 245 1,610 1,555 3,760
Angola 1,645 0 75 775 440 350
Cameroon 790 10 0 75 215 485
Central African Republic 65 10 0 0 10 45
Chad 95 0 10 0 35 50
Congo 175 0 15 25 45 90
Equatorial Guinea 10 0 0 10 0 0
Gabon 115 0 10 20 35 45
Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaire 4,350 70 135 685 770 2,695
Southern Africa 29,015 1,490 4,395 7,995 8,180 6,960
Botswana 130 0 0 0 90 30
Lesotho 85 10 10 10 35 25
Namibia 240 35 35 60 85 20
South Africa, Republic of 28,465 1,435 4,355 7,905 7,930 6,840
Swaziland 100 10 0 20 35 40
AsiaFootnote 22 1,562,770 32,580 96,950 328,375 512,160 592,705
West Central Asia and the Middle EastFootnote 23 210,850 4,975 15,165 30,980 77,680 82,050
Afghanistan 10,910 20 45 125 4,860 5,855
CyprusFootnote 24 4,240 155 1,275 2,175 390 245
IranFootnote 25 47,410 100 660 3,175 22,065 21,410
Middle EastFootnote 26 131,915 3,850 10,390 22,475 46,385 48,815
Bahrain 810 10 75 55 195 475
Iraq 16,795 250 750 1,460 4,555 9,780
Israel 15,510 1,235 2,525 3,535 5,280 2,925
Jordan 3,270 0 250 840 875 1,295
Kuwait 6,275 0 65 170 1,845 4,195
Lebanon 63,135 1,995 4,200 12,650 24,545 19,740
Oman 145 0 0 0 15 130
Palestine/West Bank/Gaza StripFootnote 27 4,880 170 990 980 1,430 1,310
Qatar 545 0 0 15 195 335
Saudi Arabia 4,310 15 30 105 1,505 2,650
SyriaFootnote 28 13,105 160 1,455 2,490 4,885 4,110
United Arab Emirates 2,525 0 0 15 890 1,605
Yemen 610 0 55 145 160 255
Turkey 14,430 740 2,720 2,755 3,635 4,580
U.S.S.R., Former (Asian Component)Footnote 29 1,940 105 65 280 350 1,140
Central Asian Republics, Former Soviet 575 40 0 75 50 405
Kazakstan 235 10 0 15 10 195
Kyrgyzstan 30 0 10 0 0 15
Tajikistan 45 0 0 10 0 35
Turkmenistan 20 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbekistan 250 20 0 45 30 155
Transcaucasian Republics, Former Soviet 1,365 65 60 210 300 735
Armenia 845 45 60 140 205 395
Azerbaijan 235 0 0 20 70 145
Georgia 285 15 0 45 20 195
Eastern Asia 589,415 20,555 38,865 104,940 172,715 252,340
China, People's Republic of 231,055 17,545 19,370 40,840 65,420 87,875
Hong Kong 241,095 1,355 12,580 41,270 76,980 108,910
Japan 14,990 1,390 2,350 4,195 2,990 4,060
Korea, NorthFootnote 30 130 0 30 60 25 15
Korea, SouthFootnote 31 45,895 125 2,805 12,685 14,050 16,225
Macau 6,940 100 415 1,370 1,955 3,095
Mongolia 25 0 0 0 10 15
Taiwan 49,285 40 1,320 4,515 11,275 32,140
South-east Asia 408,990 2,485 14,045 111,700 162,490 118,265
Brunei Darussalam 4,260 0 55 1,080 2,575 550
CambodiaFootnote 32 19,355 25 60 4,465 12,155 2,655
IndonesiaFootnote 33 8,515 1,545 1,550 2,110 1,755 1,555
LaosFootnote 34 14,760 10 30 7,120 6,205 1,395
Malaysia 19,460 190 1,385 4,985 8,605 4,285
MyanmarFootnote 35 3,075 190 320 920 855 790
Philippines 184,550 235 9,460 47,080 56,445 71,330
Singapore 7,970 160 470 1,740 3,590 2,010
Thailand 7,710 20 125 1,120 4,810 1,635
Viet Nam 139,320 110 585 41,080 65,490 32,060
Southern Asia 353,515 4,565 28,870 80,750 99,270 140,055
Bangladesh 10,485 0 285 805 2,620 6,780
Bhutan 10 0 0 0 0 10
India 235,930 4,055 25,080 67,375 68,080 71,335
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 405 0 15 45 65 285
Pakistan 39,245 300 2,670 9,910 8,960 17,410
Sri Lanka 67,425 210 830 2,615 19,535 44,235
Oceania 44,360 3,325 8,355 14,060 9,280 9,340
American Samoa 10 0 0 10 0 0
AustraliaFootnote 36 14,660 2,190 4,470 3,690 2,030 2,275
Cook Islands 15 0 0 0 0 15
Fiji 20,580 25 1,870 7,645 5,410 5,630
French Polynesia 100 10 10 45 20 35
Guam 30 0 10 0 20 15
Kiribati 15 0 0 0 10 10
Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micronesia, Federated States of 40 0 15 0 15 10
Nauru 50 0 0 30 0 15
New Caledonia 85 0 0 20 45 20
New ZealandFootnote 37 8,410 1,090 1,935 2,550 1,645 1,190
PalauFootnote 38 10 0 0 0 0 10
Papua New Guinea 125 0 20 20 35 40
Pitcairn 0 0 0 0 0 0
SamoaFootnote 39 45 0 10 20 10 0
Solomon Islands 60 0 15 10 0 35
Tonga 80 0 10 10 35 20
Tuvalu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vanuatu 30 0 0 0 0 20
Wallis and Futuna 0 10 0 0 0 0
OtherFootnote 40 130 80 30 15 0 0
Born in Canada 4,035 725 670 1,230 905 500

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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

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Footnote 2

Includes the first four months only of 1996.

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Footnote 3

Formerly known as Antigua.

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Footnote 4

Data not directly comparable to previous censuses, where Europe included Cyprus and the U.S.S.R. In 1996, Cyprus and the former Soviet Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are included in Asia.

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Footnote 5

Data not directly comparable to previous censuses, where Eastern Europe included the U.S.S.R. In 1996, the former Soviet Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are included in West Central Asia and the Middle East.

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Footnote 6

In 1993, the Czech and Slovak Republic became two separate countries - the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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Footnote 7

Includes persons who reported 'Czechoslovakia'.

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Footnote 8

The Asian components of the former U.S.S.R. are shown separately under the heading 'West Central Asia and the Middle East'.

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Footnote 9

Includes persons who reported 'U.S.S.R.'.

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Footnote 10

Includes Faroe Islands.

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Footnote 11

Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.

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Footnote 12

Cyprus, which in previous censuses was grouped under the heading 'Southern Europe', is now included in West Central Asia and the Middle East.

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Footnote 13

The official name is Holy See (Vatican City State).

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Footnote 14

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia formerly comprised the six republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. In 1991, Croatia and Slovenia declared their independence from Yugoslavia, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia in 1992. The remaining two republics of Serbia and Montenegro formed a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.

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The official name is the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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Includes persons who reported 'Yugoslavia', whether they referred to the former or the new republic of the same name.

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Also known as Ivory Coast.

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Also known as St. Helena and Ascension.

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Footnote 19

In previous censuses, Eritrea was coded to Ethiopia, but in 1996, was collected as a separate country.

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Footnote 20

In previous censuses, Ethiopia included Eritrea, but in 1996, Eritrea was collected as a separate country.

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Footnote 21

The official name is Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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Footnote 22

Data not directly comparable to previous censuses. In 1996, Asia includes Cyprus and the former Soviet Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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Footnote 23

The sub-continental region formerly known as Western Asia and the Middle East has been redefined to include Cyprus and the former Soviet Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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Footnote 24

Cyprus was grouped under the heading Southern Europe in previous censuses.

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Footnote 25

The official name is Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Data not directly comparable to previous censuses. In 1996, Iran is not included in the sub-category 'Middle East' but rather in the sub-category 'West Central Asia' of 'West Central Asia and the Middle East'.

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Footnote 26

Data not directly comparable to previous censuses. In 1996, Iran is not included in the sub-category 'Middle East' but rather in the sub-category 'West Central Asia' of 'West Central Asia and the Middle East'.

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Footnote 27

Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine. West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the PLO in 1993. However, since responses to the census are self-reported, it is not clear that responses of 'Palestine', 'Gaza Strip' or 'West Bank' were in reference to these territories as defined.

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Footnote 28

The official name is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 29

The European components of the former U.S.S.R. are shown separately under the heading 'Eastern Europe'.

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Footnote 30

The official name is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 31

The official name is the Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 32

Formerly known as Kampuchea.

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Footnote 33

Includes East Timor.

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Footnote 34

The official name is the Laos People's Democratic Republic.

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Footnote 35

Formerly known as Burma.

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Footnote 36

Includes Norfolk Island.

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Footnote 37

Includes Niue and Tokelau.

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Footnote 38

Formerly known as Republic of Belau.

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Footnote 39

Formerly known as Western Samoa.

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Footnote 40

Principally includes those born at sea.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 1996 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0023XDB96003.

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