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Topic-based tabulation: Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) for the Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
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General information
Catalogue number : | 97-557-XCB2006007 |
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Release date : | December 4, 2007 |
Topic : | Immigration and citizenship |
Data dimensions : |
Note
Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe
In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.
From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. 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.
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, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.
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 United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.
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 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.
Data table
Place of birth (261) | Immigrant status and period of immigration (8) | |||||||
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Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration | ImmigrantsFootnote 2 | Before 1991 | 1991 to 2000 | 1991 to 1995 | 1996 to 2000 | 2001 to 2006Footnote 3 | Non-permanent residentsFootnote 4 | |
Total - Place of birth of respondent | 6,452,305 | 6,186,950 | 3,408,415 | 1,668,550 | 823,930 | 844,625 | 1,109,980 | 265,355 |
Americas | 1,015,620 | 949,885 | 559,775 | 231,725 | 131,955 | 99,770 | 158,390 | 65,730 |
North America | 278,560 | 250,955 | 169,205 | 42,950 | 18,785 | 24,165 | 38,795 | 27,605 |
Greenland | 45 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 375 | 375 | 340 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 |
United States of America | 278,140 | 250,535 | 168,840 | 42,925 | 18,770 | 24,155 | 38,770 | 27,600 |
Central America | 144,800 | 130,460 | 62,100 | 45,085 | 29,430 | 15,650 | 23,275 | 14,345 |
Belize | 2,145 | 2,080 | 1,260 | 430 | 175 | 255 | 385 | 60 |
Costa Rica | 3,700 | 2,940 | 1,015 | 1,140 | 600 | 545 | 780 | 760 |
El Salvador | 43,805 | 42,780 | 25,185 | 14,725 | 11,920 | 2,810 | 2,870 | 1,025 |
Guatemala | 16,150 | 15,705 | 8,045 | 6,405 | 4,705 | 1,700 | 1,255 | 445 |
Honduras | 5,365 | 5,165 | 1,795 | 2,705 | 1,765 | 940 | 660 | 200 |
Mexico | 61,470 | 49,925 | 18,950 | 14,450 | 5,965 | 8,490 | 16,520 | 11,550 |
Nicaragua | 9,245 | 9,095 | 4,800 | 3,840 | 3,225 | 610 | 455 | 150 |
Panama | 2,920 | 2,760 | 1,040 | 1,375 | 1,075 | 305 | 340 | 165 |
Caribbean and Bermuda | 327,650 | 317,765 | 200,735 | 82,045 | 49,255 | 32,785 | 34,985 | 9,880 |
Anguilla | 95 | 95 | 95 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Antigua and BarbudaFootnote 5 | 2,380 | 2,340 | 1,965 | 285 | 215 | 70 | 95 | 40 |
Aruba | 600 | 575 | 515 | 60 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Bahamas | 1,140 | 970 | 715 | 185 | 115 | 75 | 65 | 170 |
Barbados | 15,745 | 15,330 | 12,960 | 1,725 | 1,085 | 640 | 640 | 420 |
Bermuda | 2,115 | 1,935 | 1,290 | 375 | 175 | 195 | 265 | 180 |
Cayman Islands | 205 | 195 | 95 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 35 | 10 |
Cuba | 9,395 | 8,865 | 1,105 | 3,515 | 1,145 | 2,375 | 4,240 | 535 |
Dominica | 2,975 | 2,830 | 1,830 | 665 | 410 | 260 | 335 | 140 |
Dominican Republic | 6,800 | 6,505 | 2,030 | 3,165 | 1,895 | 1,270 | 1,310 | 295 |
Grenada | 9,275 | 8,745 | 4,855 | 2,665 | 1,240 | 1,425 | 1,220 | 535 |
Guadeloupe | 360 | 320 | 120 | 105 | 40 | 65 | 90 | 40 |
Haiti | 64,970 | 63,350 | 34,400 | 18,260 | 10,855 | 7,400 | 10,690 | 1,615 |
Jamaica | 125,550 | 123,420 | 84,345 | 29,645 | 18,360 | 11,285 | 9,435 | 2,130 |
Martinique | 460 | 385 | 225 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 90 | 70 |
Montserrat | 735 | 730 | 575 | 130 | 90 | 45 | 25 | 10 |
Netherlands Antilles | 505 | 500 | 335 | 125 | 80 | 50 | 40 | 10 |
Puerto Rico | 410 | 325 | 165 | 95 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 85 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,420 | 2,370 | 2,140 | 180 | 125 | 55 | 50 | 50 |
Saint Lucia | 4,235 | 3,525 | 1,945 | 780 | 405 | 375 | 800 | 710 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10,100 | 8,795 | 5,190 | 2,205 | 1,290 | 910 | 1,395 | 1,310 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 67,030 | 65,540 | 43,750 | 17,705 | 11,545 | 6,160 | 4,080 | 1,495 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 45 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Virgin Islands, British | 60 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Virgin Islands, U.S. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
South America | 264,615 | 250,710 | 127,730 | 61,645 | 34,480 | 27,165 | 61,330 | 13,905 |
Argentina | 19,910 | 18,120 | 7,935 | 3,980 | 2,110 | 1,870 | 6,200 | 1,785 |
Bolivia | 4,050 | 3,770 | 1,590 | 1,150 | 565 | 580 | 1,025 | 285 |
Brazil | 17,850 | 15,120 | 5,295 | 4,750 | 2,245 | 2,505 | 5,075 | 2,725 |
Chile | 27,315 | 26,505 | 19,375 | 4,805 | 2,920 | 1,890 | 2,325 | 805 |
Colombia | 42,550 | 39,145 | 6,990 | 6,845 | 1,600 | 5,245 | 25,305 | 3,405 |
Ecuador | 13,895 | 13,485 | 7,830 | 3,250 | 1,750 | 1,505 | 2,400 | 410 |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
French Guiana | 70 | 70 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Guyana | 88,720 | 87,195 | 57,525 | 22,390 | 14,815 | 7,575 | 7,275 | 1,525 |
Paraguay | 7,680 | 7,530 | 5,220 | 1,230 | 850 | 375 | 1,080 | 150 |
Peru | 23,200 | 22,085 | 8,460 | 8,245 | 5,020 | 3,220 | 5,385 | 1,115 |
Suriname | 820 | 765 | 410 | 255 | 150 | 100 | 105 | 55 |
Uruguay | 7,150 | 6,635 | 4,180 | 1,570 | 990 | 580 | 880 | 510 |
VenezuelaFootnote 6 | 11,385 | 10,265 | 2,840 | 3,165 | 1,450 | 1,715 | 4,260 | 1,115 |
Europe | 2,325,530 | 2,278,345 | 1,777,195 | 322,630 | 160,115 | 162,515 | 178,525 | 47,180 |
Western Europe | 441,615 | 424,645 | 346,275 | 45,940 | 20,135 | 25,810 | 32,425 | 16,970 |
Austria | 21,130 | 20,795 | 19,205 | 1,075 | 525 | 550 | 510 | 330 |
Belgium | 20,900 | 20,215 | 16,625 | 2,090 | 875 | 1,215 | 1,505 | 680 |
France | 88,625 | 79,550 | 44,685 | 17,680 | 7,820 | 9,860 | 17,185 | 9,075 |
Germany | 176,040 | 171,410 | 149,020 | 14,750 | 6,155 | 8,595 | 7,635 | 4,630 |
Liechtenstein | 60 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 645 | 575 | 485 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 70 |
Monaco | 105 | 95 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 0 |
Netherlands | 113,200 | 111,990 | 102,415 | 5,920 | 2,550 | 3,365 | 3,655 | 1,210 |
Switzerland | 20,925 | 19,955 | 13,765 | 4,340 | 2,160 | 2,175 | 1,855 | 970 |
Eastern Europe | 520,040 | 511,095 | 270,650 | 147,875 | 73,730 | 74,140 | 92,570 | 8,945 |
Bulgaria | 16,520 | 15,950 | 1,875 | 6,185 | 2,700 | 3,480 | 7,890 | 570 |
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, formerFootnote 7 | 39,580 | 38,935 | 30,415 | 5,165 | 2,385 | 2,780 | 3,355 | 640 |
Czech Republic | 22,305 | 22,030 | 18,580 | 2,340 | 1,190 | 1,145 | 1,110 | 275 |
Slovakia | 15,185 | 14,825 | 9,830 | 2,755 | 1,150 | 1,605 | 2,240 | 355 |
Czechoslovakia, n.o.s.Footnote 8 | 2,095 | 2,080 | 2,000 | 75 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 15 |
Hungary | 46,735 | 45,935 | 39,075 | 4,310 | 2,335 | 1,970 | 2,550 | 800 |
Poland | 171,910 | 170,495 | 123,440 | 40,560 | 32,655 | 7,905 | 6,495 | 1,415 |
Romania | 83,885 | 82,645 | 22,560 | 32,005 | 15,405 | 16,600 | 28,080 | 1,240 |
USSR, former (European component)Footnote 9 | 161,410 | 157,130 | 53,285 | 59,645 | 18,245 | 41,400 | 44,200 | 4,280 |
Baltic Republics, former Soviet | 19,155 | 18,800 | 14,340 | 2,900 | 1,280 | 1,620 | 1,560 | 355 |
Estonia | 5,415 | 5,295 | 4,310 | 755 | 365 | 390 | 230 | 120 |
Latvia | 7,140 | 7,090 | 5,210 | 1,310 | 505 | 805 | 570 | 50 |
Lithuania | 6,600 | 6,415 | 4,825 | 835 | 405 | 425 | 760 | 185 |
Eastern Europe Republics, former Soviet | 140,020 | 136,110 | 38,230 | 55,690 | 16,600 | 39,085 | 42,200 | 3,910 |
Belarus | 7,395 | 7,270 | 1,330 | 3,250 | 845 | 2,405 | 2,690 | 125 |
Moldova, Republic of | 5,505 | 5,250 | 720 | 1,545 | 550 | 990 | 2,985 | 255 |
Russian Federation | 66,470 | 64,130 | 12,995 | 30,005 | 8,295 | 21,715 | 21,125 | 2,340 |
Ukraine | 60,650 | 59,465 | 23,175 | 20,885 | 6,910 | 13,970 | 15,400 | 1,190 |
USSR, n.o.s.Footnote 10 | 2,235 | 2,220 | 720 | 1,060 | 365 | 695 | 440 | 15 |
Northern Europe | 659,120 | 644,525 | 573,720 | 42,860 | 22,755 | 20,105 | 27,940 | 14,595 |
Ireland (Eire) | 22,825 | 22,370 | 20,345 | 1,310 | 820 | 485 | 725 | 455 |
Scandinavia | 43,945 | 42,530 | 38,245 | 2,725 | 1,310 | 1,420 | 1,560 | 1,410 |
DenmarkFootnote 11 | 17,650 | 17,360 | 16,540 | 530 | 280 | 250 | 285 | 290 |
Finland | 12,875 | 12,545 | 11,585 | 600 | 300 | 305 | 355 | 330 |
Iceland | 690 | 530 | 390 | 80 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 155 |
NorwayFootnote 12 | 5,450 | 5,250 | 4,510 | 495 | 240 | 255 | 240 | 200 |
Sweden | 7,275 | 6,850 | 5,215 | 1,015 | 470 | 545 | 615 | 425 |
United KingdomFootnote 13 | 592,355 | 579,620 | 515,135 | 38,830 | 20,630 | 18,200 | 25,655 | 12,735 |
Southern Europe | 704,750 | 698,080 | 586,540 | 85,955 | 43,495 | 42,460 | 25,585 | 6,665 |
Albania | 11,110 | 10,295 | 310 | 4,205 | 490 | 3,720 | 5,775 | 820 |
Andorra | 35 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Gibraltar | 220 | 210 | 195 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Greece | 73,705 | 73,125 | 69,385 | 2,685 | 1,710 | 970 | 1,050 | 580 |
Holy See (Vatican City) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | 299,040 | 296,850 | 289,815 | 4,760 | 2,540 | 2,220 | 2,275 | 2,195 |
Malta | 8,290 | 8,255 | 7,825 | 290 | 160 | 130 | 145 | 35 |
Portugal | 151,740 | 150,390 | 136,945 | 10,495 | 7,790 | 2,695 | 2,955 | 1,350 |
San Marino | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spain | 10,790 | 10,290 | 8,710 | 930 | 395 | 530 | 650 | 500 |
Yugoslavia, formerFootnote 14 | 149,795 | 148,615 | 73,315 | 62,570 | 30,395 | 32,175 | 12,730 | 1,180 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28,960 | 28,730 | 3,335 | 22,785 | 10,610 | 12,170 | 2,610 | 225 |
Croatia | 39,455 | 39,250 | 28,275 | 9,315 | 4,145 | 5,170 | 1,660 | 200 |
MacedoniaFootnote 15 | 8,590 | 8,510 | 4,785 | 1,915 | 1,105 | 805 | 1,805 | 85 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 25,885 | 25,465 | 7,215 | 13,600 | 6,420 | 7,180 | 4,645 | 425 |
Slovenia | 9,500 | 9,455 | 8,905 | 420 | 215 | 200 | 130 | 40 |
Yugoslavia, n.o.s.Footnote 16 | 37,410 | 37,205 | 20,795 | 14,535 | 7,895 | 6,640 | 1,875 | 205 |
Africa | 398,100 | 374,565 | 136,235 | 121,115 | 54,800 | 66,310 | 117,215 | 23,535 |
Western Africa | 54,260 | 48,645 | 10,070 | 18,645 | 8,290 | 10,355 | 19,930 | 5,615 |
Benin | 860 | 680 | 75 | 170 | 60 | 105 | 440 | 175 |
Burkina Faso | 660 | 365 | 60 | 75 | 30 | 45 | 230 | 290 |
Cape Verde | 215 | 165 | 45 | 110 | 55 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
Côte d'IvoireFootnote 17 | 2,935 | 2,305 | 230 | 710 | 255 | 460 | 1,360 | 630 |
Gambia | 470 | 375 | 80 | 255 | 120 | 135 | 45 | 95 |
Ghana | 19,510 | 18,830 | 5,790 | 9,270 | 4,950 | 4,320 | 3,775 | 675 |
Guinea | 2,340 | 2,055 | 235 | 670 | 175 | 495 | 1,150 | 285 |
Guinea-Bissau | 75 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 0 |
Liberia | 1,460 | 1,400 | 130 | 335 | 160 | 175 | 935 | 60 |
Mali | 980 | 855 | 120 | 345 | 200 | 150 | 395 | 125 |
Mauritania | 465 | 335 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 270 | 130 |
Niger | 315 | 220 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 25 | 170 | 95 |
Nigeria | 16,975 | 14,705 | 2,480 | 4,940 | 1,565 | 3,380 | 7,285 | 2,270 |
Saint HelenaFootnote 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Senegal | 2,550 | 2,205 | 365 | 740 | 400 | 340 | 1,095 | 340 |
Sierra Leone | 2,950 | 2,795 | 235 | 580 | 160 | 420 | 1,985 | 150 |
Togo | 1,490 | 1,250 | 165 | 310 | 110 | 200 | 775 | 235 |
Eastern Africa | 136,605 | 129,920 | 59,150 | 39,960 | 23,135 | 16,820 | 30,810 | 6,680 |
Burundi | 4,595 | 4,175 | 335 | 1,545 | 390 | 1,155 | 2,285 | 425 |
Comoros | 55 | 45 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
Djibouti | 525 | 515 | 80 | 290 | 125 | 165 | 145 | 10 |
Eritrea | 6,545 | 6,130 | 2,550 | 2,035 | 1,420 | 620 | 1,535 | 415 |
Ethiopia | 20,420 | 19,715 | 5,460 | 7,600 | 4,420 | 3,180 | 6,650 | 705 |
Kenya | 23,415 | 22,475 | 13,600 | 4,595 | 2,670 | 1,925 | 4,285 | 940 |
Madagascar | 2,220 | 2,025 | 1,060 | 610 | 405 | 205 | 360 | 190 |
Malawi | 500 | 425 | 215 | 120 | 75 | 50 | 90 | 80 |
Mauritius | 9,935 | 9,660 | 4,995 | 1,795 | 1,060 | 740 | 2,860 | 280 |
Mayotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mozambique | 1,090 | 1,050 | 825 | 140 | 55 | 85 | 85 | 35 |
Réunion | 130 | 60 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 70 |
Rwanda | 3,810 | 3,440 | 380 | 1,635 | 340 | 1,295 | 1,425 | 370 |
Seychelles | 900 | 885 | 420 | 400 | 280 | 120 | 65 | 10 |
Somalia | 20,160 | 19,515 | 3,240 | 12,410 | 8,040 | 4,370 | 3,865 | 645 |
Tanzania, United Republic of | 20,115 | 19,770 | 14,430 | 3,400 | 2,050 | 1,345 | 1,935 | 350 |
Uganda | 11,360 | 11,000 | 8,610 | 1,395 | 835 | 555 | 1,000 | 355 |
Zambia | 2,780 | 2,515 | 1,045 | 795 | 405 | 385 | 680 | 265 |
Zimbabwe | 8,040 | 6,520 | 1,880 | 1,150 | 530 | 620 | 3,490 | 1,515 |
Northern Africa | 140,140 | 134,505 | 43,875 | 41,785 | 15,445 | 26,340 | 48,845 | 5,635 |
Algeria | 33,455 | 32,255 | 3,615 | 12,405 | 3,160 | 9,240 | 16,230 | 1,200 |
Egypt | 41,550 | 40,580 | 21,975 | 11,730 | 5,990 | 5,735 | 6,870 | 975 |
LibyaFootnote 19 | 3,570 | 2,625 | 605 | 930 | 385 | 545 | 1,085 | 945 |
Morocco | 40,455 | 39,055 | 14,460 | 9,800 | 3,560 | 6,240 | 14,800 | 1,400 |
Sudan | 13,040 | 12,590 | 1,060 | 5,040 | 1,550 | 3,485 | 6,495 | 445 |
Tunisia | 8,070 | 7,405 | 2,160 | 1,885 | 800 | 1,090 | 3,365 | 665 |
Western Sahara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Central Africa | 25,415 | 22,405 | 3,640 | 7,940 | 2,350 | 5,590 | 10,830 | 3,005 |
Angola | 3,270 | 3,045 | 1,405 | 460 | 160 | 300 | 1,175 | 225 |
Cameroon | 3,715 | 3,090 | 310 | 1,145 | 315 | 835 | 1,635 | 620 |
Central African Republic | 220 | 160 | 20 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 95 | 60 |
Chad | 930 | 810 | 60 | 280 | 30 | 255 | 470 | 120 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of theFootnote 20 | 15,795 | 14,125 | 1,640 | 5,575 | 1,745 | 3,830 | 6,910 | 1,665 |
Congo, Republic of the | 685 | 625 | 120 | 205 | 30 | 170 | 305 | 55 |
Equatorial Guinea | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Gabon | 775 | 510 | 60 | 220 | 45 | 170 | 230 | 265 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Africa | 41,680 | 39,085 | 19,500 | 12,785 | 5,585 | 7,205 | 6,800 | 2,595 |
Botswana | 390 | 215 | 65 | 70 | 45 | 30 | 80 | 170 |
Lesotho | 100 | 90 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 10 |
Namibia | 455 | 330 | 120 | 95 | 35 | 60 | 110 | 125 |
South Africa, Republic of | 40,570 | 38,305 | 19,225 | 12,555 | 5,445 | 7,105 | 6,525 | 2,260 |
Swaziland | 165 | 140 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 50 | 25 |
Asia and the Middle East | 2,649,065 | 2,525,155 | 898,750 | 979,185 | 468,800 | 510,380 | 647,225 | 123,905 |
West Central Asia and the Middle East | 387,300 | 370,515 | 119,050 | 144,595 | 65,445 | 79,150 | 106,870 | 16,775 |
Afghanistan | 36,945 | 36,165 | 4,210 | 15,710 | 5,390 | 10,320 | 16,235 | 780 |
Cyprus | 4,255 | 4,220 | 3,850 | 255 | 140 | 115 | 110 | 40 |
IranFootnote 21 | 95,420 | 92,085 | 24,285 | 40,200 | 15,535 | 24,665 | 27,600 | 3,330 |
Middle East | 209,310 | 199,450 | 77,345 | 74,535 | 39,315 | 35,220 | 47,565 | 9,860 |
Bahrain | 1,720 | 1,590 | 280 | 940 | 305 | 630 | 370 | 130 |
Iraq | 34,240 | 33,550 | 6,425 | 17,140 | 8,210 | 8,930 | 9,985 | 695 |
Israel | 23,265 | 21,320 | 11,885 | 4,485 | 2,155 | 2,325 | 4,955 | 1,945 |
Jordan | 7,810 | 7,440 | 1,630 | 2,820 | 1,090 | 1,730 | 2,990 | 370 |
Kuwait | 11,145 | 10,520 | 1,835 | 5,960 | 3,035 | 2,930 | 2,725 | 625 |
Lebanon | 76,890 | 75,275 | 41,320 | 22,600 | 15,785 | 6,815 | 11,355 | 1,610 |
Oman | 1,070 | 830 | 40 | 415 | 75 | 345 | 375 | 245 |
Palestine/West Bank/Gaza StripFootnote 22 | 6,550 | 6,200 | 2,830 | 2,170 | 1,255 | 910 | 1,200 | 345 |
Qatar | 1,405 | 1,340 | 120 | 675 | 315 | 360 | 545 | 65 |
Saudi Arabia | 13,915 | 11,630 | 1,400 | 5,885 | 2,130 | 3,755 | 4,340 | 2,290 |
SyriaFootnote 23 | 19,305 | 18,800 | 8,255 | 6,090 | 3,470 | 2,615 | 4,455 | 500 |
United Arab Emirates | 10,610 | 9,865 | 1,000 | 4,975 | 1,345 | 3,625 | 3,895 | 750 |
Yemen | 1,380 | 1,095 | 325 | 380 | 130 | 245 | 390 | 285 |
Turkey | 23,485 | 21,580 | 8,165 | 7,070 | 3,755 | 3,315 | 6,350 | 1,910 |
USSR, former (Asian component)Footnote 24 | 17,875 | 17,020 | 1,195 | 6,825 | 1,305 | 5,510 | 9,000 | 860 |
Central Asian Republics, former Soviet | 11,470 | 11,035 | 465 | 4,370 | 560 | 3,810 | 6,200 | 430 |
Kazakhstan | 6,620 | 6,420 | 110 | 2,890 | 320 | 2,570 | 3,420 | 200 |
Kyrgyzstan | 1,290 | 1,220 | 25 | 335 | 30 | 305 | 855 | 70 |
Tajikistan | 590 | 560 | 35 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 420 | 35 |
Turkmenistan | 230 | 225 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 165 | 10 |
Uzbekistan | 2,735 | 2,610 | 290 | 980 | 190 | 795 | 1,335 | 125 |
Transcaucasian Republics, former Soviet | 6,410 | 5,980 | 730 | 2,450 | 750 | 1,705 | 2,800 | 425 |
Armenia | 2,350 | 2,190 | 465 | 865 | 315 | 550 | 860 | 155 |
Azerbaijan | 2,435 | 2,260 | 125 | 800 | 215 | 585 | 1,335 | 175 |
Georgia | 1,625 | 1,530 | 140 | 785 | 220 | 565 | 605 | 95 |
Eastern Asia | 937,015 | 874,365 | 293,560 | 365,520 | 170,910 | 194,605 | 215,285 | 62,645 |
China and special administrative regions | 718,710 | 688,375 | 244,965 | 280,590 | 137,835 | 142,750 | 162,820 | 30,335 |
China, People's Republic of | 493,775 | 466,940 | 133,910 | 177,925 | 69,635 | 108,290 | 155,105 | 26,830 |
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region | 218,815 | 215,430 | 107,925 | 100,070 | 66,570 | 33,505 | 7,430 | 3,385 |
Macau, Special Administrative Region | 6,115 | 6,000 | 3,130 | 2,590 | 1,630 | 960 | 285 | 115 |
Japan | 30,085 | 21,705 | 9,325 | 6,535 | 2,535 | 4,000 | 5,840 | 8,380 |
Korea, NorthFootnote 25 | 170 | 160 | 105 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 10 |
Korea, SouthFootnote 26 | 119,235 | 98,395 | 26,500 | 36,450 | 13,255 | 23,200 | 35,445 | 20,840 |
Mongolia | 585 | 525 | 0 | 90 | 15 | 75 | 435 | 60 |
Taiwan | 68,225 | 65,205 | 12,670 | 41,820 | 17,240 | 24,575 | 10,720 | 3,020 |
Southeast Asia | 583,810 | 560,995 | 280,415 | 180,355 | 109,095 | 71,255 | 100,230 | 22,815 |
Brunei Darussalam | 4,485 | 4,425 | 3,570 | 735 | 615 | 120 | 120 | 60 |
CambodiaFootnote 27 | 20,505 | 20,190 | 15,395 | 3,255 | 2,095 | 1,155 | 1,540 | 320 |
East TimorFootnote 28 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indonesia | 13,630 | 12,260 | 6,480 | 2,905 | 1,055 | 1,850 | 2,870 | 1,365 |
LaosFootnote 29 | 14,550 | 14,465 | 12,460 | 1,660 | 1,335 | 325 | 345 | 85 |
Malaysia | 22,950 | 21,880 | 14,305 | 5,460 | 3,780 | 1,680 | 2,115 | 1,065 |
MyanmarFootnote 30 | 4,990 | 4,800 | 2,350 | 1,410 | 800 | 615 | 1,035 | 190 |
Philippines | 319,560 | 303,195 | 107,760 | 117,545 | 65,485 | 52,060 | 77,880 | 16,365 |
Singapore | 10,305 | 9,880 | 5,105 | 2,970 | 1,565 | 1,405 | 1,800 | 430 |
Thailand | 10,490 | 9,705 | 5,210 | 2,535 | 1,355 | 1,175 | 1,960 | 785 |
Viet NamFootnote 31 | 162,325 | 160,170 | 107,760 | 41,865 | 31,005 | 10,860 | 10,545 | 2,155 |
Southern Asia | 740,945 | 719,280 | 205,720 | 288,715 | 123,345 | 165,370 | 224,845 | 21,670 |
Bangladesh | 34,840 | 33,230 | 4,325 | 15,360 | 5,215 | 10,140 | 13,545 | 1,610 |
Bhutan | 130 | 85 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 45 |
India | 455,260 | 443,690 | 156,830 | 157,715 | 67,820 | 89,890 | 129,140 | 11,570 |
Maldives | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
Nepal | 3,645 | 3,305 | 100 | 1,055 | 170 | 890 | 2,145 | 340 |
Pakistan | 138,010 | 133,285 | 19,765 | 55,885 | 14,735 | 41,145 | 57,630 | 4,730 |
Sri Lanka | 109,040 | 105,670 | 24,695 | 58,670 | 35,385 | 23,280 | 22,310 | 3,365 |
Oceania | 57,770 | 52,770 | 32,450 | 12,500 | 7,480 | 5,020 | 7,815 | 4,995 |
American Samoa | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
AustraliaFootnote 32 | 21,715 | 18,165 | 10,885 | 3,490 | 1,545 | 1,945 | 3,790 | 3,550 |
Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fiji | 24,575 | 24,390 | 14,770 | 7,165 | 5,025 | 2,145 | 2,455 | 190 |
French Polynesia | 105 | 90 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Guam | 35 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Kiribati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall Islands | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 50 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Nauru | 20 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Caledonia | 115 | 85 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 30 |
New ZealandFootnote 33 | 10,580 | 9,415 | 6,295 | 1,665 | 825 | 840 | 1,455 | 1,170 |
PalauFootnote 34 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Papua New Guinea | 300 | 280 | 195 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 |
Pitcairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SamoaFootnote 35 | 95 | 95 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Solomon Islands | 30 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonga | 80 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Tuvalu | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vanuatu | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OtherFootnote 36 | 6,220 | 6,215 | 4,005 | 1,400 | 775 | 620 | 815 | 0 |
Footnotes
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Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
- Footnote 2
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Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever 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 more recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
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Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
- Footnote 4
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Non-permanent residents are persons from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living with them in Canada.
- Footnote 5
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Formerly known as Antigua.
- Footnote 6
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The official name is the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
- Footnote 7
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In 1993, the Czech and Slovak Republic became two separate countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' Includes persons who reported 'Czechoslovakia.' In 2006, the 2001 designation 'n.i.e.' ('not included elsewhere') was replaced with 'n.o.s.' to be consistent with the classifications used in other census variables.
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The Asian components of the former USSR are shown separately under the heading 'West Central Asia and the Middle East.'
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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' Includes persons who reported 'USSR.' In 2006, the 2001 designation 'n.i.e.' ('not included elsewhere') was replaced with 'n.o.s.' to be consistent with the classifications used in other census variables.
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Includes Faroe Islands.
- Footnote 12
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Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
- Footnote 13
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The official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- Footnote 14
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The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was formerly comprised of 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 and in 2003 became Serbia and Montenegro.
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The official name is the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' Includes persons who reported 'Yugoslavia.'
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Also known as Ivory Coast.
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Also known as Saint Helena and Ascension.
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The official name is Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
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Formerly known as Zaire.
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The official name is Islamic Republic of Iran.
- Footnote 22
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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 Palestine Liberation Organization 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.
- Footnote 23
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The official name is Syrian Arab Republic.
- Footnote 24
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The European components of the former USSR are shown separately under the heading 'Eastern Europe.'
- Footnote 25
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The official name is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
- Footnote 26
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The official name is the Republic of Korea.
- Footnote 27
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Formerly known as Kampuchea.
- Footnote 28
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Formerly part of Indonesia. The official name is the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
- Footnote 29
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The official name is the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
- Footnote 30
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Formerly known as Burma.
- Footnote 31
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The official name is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- Footnote 32
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Includes Norfolk Island.
- Footnote 33
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Includes Niue and Tokelau.
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Formerly known as Republic of Belau.
- Footnote 35
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Formerly known as Western Samoa.
- Footnote 36
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Includes a small number of immigrants who were born in Canada, as well as other places of birth not classified elsewhere.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-557-XCB2006007.
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Related data
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2006 Census analysis series:2006 Census: Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census: Findings
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2006 Census reference guides and technical reports:Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, 2006 Census
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2001 Census topic-based tabulation:Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10A) and Place of Birth of Respondent (260) for Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data