Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Place of Birth (272), Age (7A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data Geography = British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique [1] Global non-response rate (GNR) = 6.1 % Age (7A) = Total - Age Sex (3) = Total - Sex Place of birth (272) Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration [2] Non-immigrants [3] Immigrants [4] Before 1981 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2010 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2016 [5] Non-permanent residents [6] Total - Place of birth [7] 4560240 3167155 1292675 356155 152220 287505 321240 147735 173510 175555 100405 Born in Canada 3133790 3133615 180 65 20 35 50 30 15 10 0 Born outside Canada 1426450 33545 1292500 356090 152205 287465 321195 147700 173490 175545 100405 Americas 138440 12765 110670 40205 14750 15855 25325 10345 14975 14540 15000 North America 74785 10140 57815 27360 5810 6295 11855 4700 7155 6485 6835 Greenland 30 0 30 10 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 United States [8] 74750 10135 57780 27355 5800 6285 11850 4695 7150 6485 6835 Central America 24560 965 21015 1425 5280 5005 5345 2155 3195 3960 2575 Belize 150 25 115 65 25 15 10 0 0 0 10 Costa Rica 670 100 520 75 85 125 135 70 65 105 45 El Salvador 5640 30 5425 95 2575 1675 655 280 375 430 185 Guatemala 2095 85 1935 55 775 615 330 100 230 160 75 Honduras 1340 50 1225 70 255 305 305 160 150 275 65 Mexico 13160 620 10375 1005 915 1870 3700 1475 2225 2885 2160 Nicaragua 1285 25 1235 30 620 320 170 40 130 90 25 Panama 230 20 190 30 30 70 35 25 15 20 15 Caribbean and Bermuda 11535 720 9935 4955 1120 1325 1395 590 805 1130 875 Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Antigua and Barbuda 150 25 125 70 20 15 15 0 10 0 0 Aruba 105 10 85 60 0 15 10 0 0 0 10 Bahamas 245 105 115 50 10 25 20 15 10 15 25 Barbados 725 30 640 420 55 75 65 20 45 30 55 Bermuda 435 150 265 160 15 15 45 20 25 30 30 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cayman Islands 135 95 40 0 0 0 25 15 10 0 0 Cuba 755 30 680 50 55 115 320 110 210 140 50 Curaçao 45 0 45 20 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 Dominica 70 0 60 45 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominican Republic 525 35 370 25 55 35 125 40 85 130 120 Grenada 215 0 210 140 10 40 10 0 10 10 0 Guadeloupe 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Haiti 600 25 565 85 55 235 155 40 110 35 10 Jamaica 4110 100 3505 1815 350 390 320 185 135 625 500 Martinique 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montserrat 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 120 20 80 30 0 0 25 25 10 20 20 Saint Barthélemy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis 105 0 100 90 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Lucia 150 0 145 75 25 15 20 0 20 0 10 Saint Martin (French part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 265 15 250 120 25 30 55 25 30 15 0 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 30 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 Trinidad and Tobago 2715 55 2620 1690 410 285 190 85 100 40 45 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Virgin Islands, British 40 30 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Virgin Islands, United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South America 27560 940 21900 6455 2540 3230 6720 2900 3815 2955 4715 Argentina 2150 80 1830 510 250 250 630 445 185 195 245 Bolivia [9] 400 50 315 80 40 25 135 35 100 40 40 Brazil 6965 250 3805 610 230 545 1275 450 820 1145 2910 Chile 3630 60 3275 1735 625 335 395 145 245 185 295 Colombia 4575 115 3915 290 190 715 2140 990 1155 575 540 Ecuador 705 55 540 105 40 55 205 70 135 130 115 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 French Guiana 20 10 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 0 Guyana 1335 20 1305 860 195 145 80 50 30 25 10 Paraguay 1880 95 1740 1325 95 135 170 60 110 20 40 Peru 3565 130 3265 545 680 630 1060 430 630 350 170 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suriname 125 10 115 45 15 10 40 10 30 0 15 Uruguay 340 10 305 145 45 65 40 35 15 10 25 Venezuela [10] 1860 65 1485 210 135 315 550 195 355 275 315 Europe 342920 9730 319885 190590 31040 38830 39685 18435 21245 19735 13305 Western Europe 76290 4230 68675 46810 5820 6085 6580 2875 3700 3380 3385 Austria 3880 115 3665 2710 300 325 180 90 85 145 105 Belgium 1775 115 1515 855 90 155 245 120 120 170 155 France 7490 790 5705 2315 560 755 1105 490 615 970 990 Germany 38960 2545 35045 23850 3145 3230 3370 1330 2045 1450 1370 Liechtenstein 35 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 15 Luxembourg 110 0 110 50 0 15 25 20 10 10 0 Monaco 25 0 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 Netherlands 18960 330 18225 14870 1090 730 1135 545 585 400 405 Switzerland 5060 330 4385 2150 620 865 520 280 245 235 345 Eastern Europe 65395 225 62800 15795 10830 15095 15365 8610 6760 5710 2365 Belarus 1045 0 1005 55 55 260 455 215 240 185 45 Bulgaria 2090 0 2045 85 70 735 1005 580 425 155 40 Czech Republic 5920 25 5605 3000 1395 505 350 190 160 360 290 Estonia 470 0 460 305 20 70 40 25 0 25 10 Hungary 6315 40 6175 3860 935 485 630 340 290 280 95 Latvia 650 0 645 320 25 135 85 50 35 80 10 Lithuania 450 10 400 180 25 50 95 55 35 45 45 Moldova [11] 900 10 865 20 25 145 435 155 275 245 20 Poland 15455 30 15115 3995 6295 3445 975 490 485 410 310 Romania 9155 45 8995 800 1060 3270 3180 1855 1320 690 115 Russian Federation 11700 30 10915 745 190 3120 5125 2840 2285 1735 750 Slovakia 3250 10 3065 850 580 640 720 495 225 275 180 Ukraine 7995 35 7500 1585 160 2240 2285 1315 965 1230 460 Northern Europe 151435 4640 141400 97135 12090 9235 14550 5060 9485 8390 5405 Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Denmark 4805 80 4640 4085 220 165 90 30 60 80 80 Faroe Islands 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 2870 65 2730 2305 115 120 125 85 40 75 70 Guernsey 80 10 60 50 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 Iceland 220 25 150 50 10 30 25 10 10 35 45 Ireland [12] 7470 145 5885 2960 615 340 545 100 440 1435 1430 Isle of Man 140 0 135 90 10 10 20 0 15 0 10 Jersey 115 10 110 45 0 20 20 0 20 25 0 Norway 1810 100 1620 1385 50 45 90 40 55 45 90 Sark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 2570 140 2235 1315 185 255 315 130 185 165 200 United Kingdom [13] 131350 4060 123810 84840 10875 8245 13315 4655 8660 6535 3470 Southern Europe 49800 640 47015 30845 2310 8415 3195 1890 1300 2255 2150 Albania 500 0 475 0 0 130 275 170 100 60 30 Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4650 10 4575 550 80 3335 395 255 140 220 65 Croatia 6015 35 5775 3925 260 1130 315 240 75 150 200 Gibraltar 45 0 50 30 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 Greece 3860 135 3630 2910 270 160 155 45 110 140 90 Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 16305 265 15400 13470 500 340 450 175 275 650 630 Kosovo [14] 770 10 740 10 25 380 275 210 60 55 25 Macedonia, Republic of [15] 315 0 290 55 25 60 120 75 45 35 20 Malta 495 15 475 415 20 25 15 0 20 0 0 Montenegro 200 0 200 50 10 80 55 35 20 10 0 Portugal 8430 40 8215 6880 730 290 180 90 90 145 175 San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Serbia [16] 4710 10 4480 860 235 2250 745 505 240 390 225 Slovenia 1175 10 1145 960 20 65 40 20 25 55 25 Spain 2335 120 1565 745 130 165 180 65 110 350 650 Africa 46830 1165 42805 12040 5240 8490 10830 4900 5925 6205 2855 Western Africa 4575 160 3460 290 280 580 1385 535 850 925 950 Benin 35 0 30 0 0 0 20 0 20 10 10 Burkina Faso 20 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Cabo Verde 20 0 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Côte d'Ivoire 85 10 80 10 0 20 35 25 10 20 0 Gambia 25 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 Ghana 1030 30 885 165 135 215 245 90 160 115 115 Guinea 65 0 60 0 0 20 25 15 10 10 10 Guinea-Bissau 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 0 0 Liberia 310 25 270 0 0 45 185 85 100 40 10 Mali 40 0 35 0 0 15 10 10 0 15 0 Mauritania 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Niger 20 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 Nigeria 2565 40 1745 90 90 190 730 240 490 645 790 Saint Helena [17] 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Senegal 90 30 55 10 20 0 15 10 10 10 0 Sierra Leone 165 10 155 10 15 25 80 50 25 25 0 Togo 75 0 70 0 0 35 25 0 25 10 0 Eastern Africa 20330 380 19120 7415 2870 2705 4020 1735 2285 2110 830 Burundi 205 0 195 25 15 20 100 15 90 45 0 Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 Djibouti 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 Eritrea 755 0 735 10 180 105 130 30 95 320 20 Ethiopia 2175 50 2070 75 310 515 870 375 490 305 60 Kenya 5040 130 4710 2035 875 680 685 315 370 435 205 Madagascar 60 0 60 0 25 10 10 10 0 15 0 Malawi 135 20 115 40 30 15 10 0 10 15 0 Mauritius 1365 10 1235 240 155 125 540 210 335 175 115 Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mozambique 175 0 170 110 10 25 20 15 10 0 10 Réunion 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rwanda 265 10 220 10 10 40 125 45 80 40 35 Seychelles 70 0 70 10 25 25 0 0 0 10 0 Somalia 1110 0 1085 20 140 265 300 105 195 355 20 South Sudan 440 0 440 0 15 120 285 215 80 15 0 Tanzania [18] 3115 30 3020 2070 460 235 195 90 100 55 70 Uganda 2850 20 2760 2150 215 135 140 55 85 120 70 Zambia 685 30 605 245 85 95 130 55 70 55 50 Zimbabwe 1865 75 1610 385 305 300 455 195 260 165 175 Northern Africa 5895 100 5375 990 470 915 1795 725 1070 1205 425 Algeria 500 0 490 80 40 125 180 105 80 60 10 Egypt 2865 35 2705 595 175 430 870 300 570 630 120 Libya 635 15 420 30 20 65 190 65 125 115 200 Morocco 1055 20 985 220 150 100 305 95 205 205 45 Sudan [19] 515 0 505 10 50 145 190 130 60 120 0 Tunisia 325 10 270 60 25 45 65 30 35 80 55 Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Africa 1240 35 1130 190 50 130 525 165 360 230 80 Angola 160 0 150 95 15 10 25 15 0 10 0 Cameroon 170 0 120 10 0 0 45 0 40 60 40 Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chad 25 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 0 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 820 30 760 70 15 115 415 125 290 155 35 Congo, Republic of the 60 0 60 15 15 0 35 15 20 0 0 Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabon 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Africa 14785 490 13725 3165 1565 4160 3105 1740 1365 1725 575 Botswana 75 0 60 0 10 0 20 0 20 25 15 Lesotho 65 40 20 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 Namibia 230 10 220 25 15 30 75 45 30 70 10 South Africa, Republic of 14355 435 13380 3130 1535 4115 2975 1690 1290 1625 540 Swaziland 65 10 50 10 0 10 20 10 15 0 10 Asia 861535 7865 788055 101085 96105 218570 240420 111535 128880 131880 65615 West Central Asia and the Middle East 71295 590 66505 3215 6820 16480 23120 10895 12230 16870 4200 Afghanistan 5220 25 5040 40 560 1160 2410 1440 975 870 150 Armenia 265 0 250 10 10 30 160 65 100 55 10 Azerbaijan 345 0 320 0 10 55 200 85 115 60 25 Bahrain 180 0 170 15 0 70 40 15 30 40 10 Cyprus 320 0 300 170 35 35 50 35 20 0 20 Georgia 225 10 205 10 10 65 105 65 40 25 20 Iran [20] 38195 75 37160 1070 4605 10575 12260 5865 6400 8645 960 Iraq 5710 25 5550 185 200 1210 2045 655 1385 1910 135 Israel 2610 120 2225 420 230 320 890 435 450 360 265 Jordan 1030 15 935 55 55 185 290 155 140 350 80 Kazakhstan 1505 0 1320 20 10 365 665 370 295 260 185 Kuwait 810 15 745 20 75 295 205 75 135 155 50 Kyrgyzstan 510 0 505 15 0 80 280 130 155 125 10 Lebanon 2355 20 2235 525 505 480 465 205 260 265 100 Oman 220 0 180 0 10 70 45 25 30 60 40 Qatar 155 25 120 0 10 25 40 0 40 40 15 Saudi Arabia 2910 110 1345 0 95 290 560 180 380 400 1455 Syria [21] 2940 10 2845 120 70 170 310 130 180 2185 85 Tajikistan 180 0 165 0 0 20 120 90 30 20 10 Turkey 2470 50 2065 360 225 310 775 330 450 390 355 Turkmenistan 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 United Arab Emirates 1815 100 1605 10 40 425 745 310 430 385 110 Uzbekistan 575 0 550 10 10 110 320 200 120 105 25 West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine) [22] 545 0 495 140 50 125 95 30 60 95 50 Yemen 190 0 155 30 25 25 25 10 15 55 30 Eastern Asia 416725 4350 370510 46680 41570 115880 113490 54960 58530 52885 41870 China [23] 227660 1090 199990 21635 17300 45180 77775 37130 40645 38105 26585 Hong Kong [24] 76910 1155 74210 17135 16435 34935 3905 2150 1755 1800 1545 Japan 17790 1080 13360 2980 1185 2960 3955 1675 2285 2285 3350 Korea, North [25] 185 0 170 105 10 30 10 10 0 15 15 Korea, South [26] 50530 475 41515 2725 3000 10555 17205 8630 8575 8025 8545 Macao [27] 2240 25 2140 565 510 900 105 75 35 55 80 Mongolia 290 0 220 0 0 0 125 35 85 100 60 Taiwan 41115 530 38900 1530 3135 21315 10415 5260 5155 2500 1690 Southeast Asia 179595 1780 169855 23110 27980 38865 48570 19090 29475 31330 7965 Brunei Darussalam 2065 0 2050 575 1010 335 120 35 90 10 10 Burma (Myanmar) 2095 10 2040 340 135 420 800 230 570 345 45 Cambodia 1960 35 1900 245 1035 265 200 60 140 150 30 Indonesia 5305 75 4735 1185 475 990 1370 715 660 710 490 Laos [28] 1665 15 1645 780 590 145 110 50 65 20 10 Malaysia 8930 75 8435 2375 2495 1490 1500 550 950 575 420 Philippines 117835 660 112100 10570 10335 26565 37950 14860 23085 26680 5080 Singapore 5930 280 5425 845 1195 1380 1600 625 975 410 225 Thailand 4525 290 3635 215 690 585 1505 570 930 650 600 Timor-Leste 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Viet Nam 29280 340 27875 5980 10015 6685 3410 1400 2015 1780 1065 Southern Asia 193920 1145 181190 28080 19725 47350 55240 26590 28650 30790 11585 Bangladesh 2435 20 2120 55 110 575 905 485 420 470 300 Bhutan 125 0 125 0 0 0 75 10 65 55 0 British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 India 174100 950 162645 26770 18390 42115 47910 22780 25135 27460 10505 Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 Nepal 1160 20 1035 0 15 115 585 180 410 315 105 Pakistan 11385 125 10665 875 595 3235 3990 2280 1710 1965 590 Sri Lanka 4705 30 4585 365 620 1300 1770 855 910 535 90 Oceania 36720 2020 31070 12155 5070 5720 4935 2475 2460 3190 3625 American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Australia 12700 1265 8605 3280 570 1050 1780 725 1050 1920 2835 Christmas Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cook Islands 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 Fiji 17745 120 17530 6625 3855 4110 2325 1380 940 620 95 French Polynesia 50 10 35 15 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 Guam 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Kiribati 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marshall Islands 10 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nauru 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia 30 0 35 10 20 0 10 0 10 0 0 New Zealand 5780 565 4530 2155 530 480 730 320 410 630 690 Niue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norfolk Island 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Mariana Islands 40 0 40 0 0 10 30 10 15 0 0 Palau 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Papua New Guinea 90 35 50 15 10 25 0 0 0 10 0 Pitcairn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Samoa 95 0 85 35 20 20 15 0 0 0 0 Solomon Islands 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Tokelau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tonga 100 0 100 25 20 10 40 10 30 0 0 Tuvalu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanuatu 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wallis and Futuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other places of birth [29] 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Note [1] Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. [1] Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%. [2] 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. [3] 'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. [4] '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. [5] Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016. [6] '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. [7] 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. [8] The official name of United States is United States of America. [9] The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia. [10] The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. [11] The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova. [12] Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland. [13] 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). [14] The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo. [15] Macedonia, Republic of: known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United Nations and other international bodies. [16] Serbia excludes Kosovo. [17] The official name of Saint Helena is Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. [18] The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania. [19] The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan. [20] The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran. [21] The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic. [22] 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. [23] China excludes Hong Kong and Macao. [24] The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. [25] The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea. [26] The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea. [27] The full name of Macao is Macao Special Administrative Region of China. [28] The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic. [29] Includes other places of birth not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea'. Source: Statistics Canada - 2016 Census. Catalogue Number 98-400-X2016185.