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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

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This table details immigrant status and period of immigration , place of birth , age and sex for the population in private households in Division No. 12
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Place of birth (272) Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 1 Non-immigrantsFootnote 2 ImmigrantsFootnote 3 Before 1981 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2010 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2016Footnote 4 Non-permanent residentsFootnote 5
Total - Place of birthFootnote 6 65,735 61,285 3,925 960 310 440 885 330 555 1,330 520
Born in Canada 60,980 60,985 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 4,750 305 3,930 960 310 440 880 330 555 1,330 520
Americas 970 125 765 245 60 120 190 50 140 150 80
North America 520 90 375 200 35 50 45 25 25 45 50
Greenland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United StatesFootnote 7 520 95 375 200 35 45 45 25 25 40 55
Central America 120 0 110 0 0 20 40 10 35 35 0
Belize 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Costa Rica 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
El Salvador 15 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0
Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 75 10 65 10 0 0 20 0 20 35 0
Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 200 15 160 15 15 35 30 10 25 65 20
Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aruba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamas 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 20 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayman Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grenada 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haiti 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 120 0 100 0 0 25 20 10 10 60 20
Martinique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserrat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Barthélemy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Martin (French part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 25 0 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgin Islands, British 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgin Islands, United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South America 135 0 125 30 0 20 70 10 60 10 10
Argentina 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 65 10 60 25 0 10 25 10 20 0 0
Chile 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Colombia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ecuador 35 0 30 0 0 0 30 0 30 0 0
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
French Guiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Europe 1,245 170 1,065 540 140 120 160 70 90 110 15
Western Europe 435 150 275 165 35 35 25 0 25 15 10
Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France 55 25 30 20 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Germany 290 125 165 85 20 30 25 0 20 15 0
Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 50 0 50 35 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 20 0 20 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Europe 235 0 235 90 25 35 40 20 15 40 0
Belarus 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 20 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuania 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Poland 110 0 110 65 20 15 0 0 0 10 0
Romania 25 0 25 0 0 10 10 10 0 10 0
Russian Federation 35 0 35 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 25 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 0 15 0
Northern Europe 500 15 485 260 55 25 90 45 50 55 0
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 15 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IrelandFootnote 11 25 0 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Isle of Man 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 450 15 435 240 45 20 90 40 50 45 0
Southern Europe 75 0 70 25 20 25 0 0 0 0 0
Albania 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 20 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 15 10 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KosovoFootnote 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Africa 390 0 335 20 25 45 140 80 55 105 60
Western Africa 125 0 80 0 0 0 45 0 40 30 40
Benin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cabo Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 80 0 45 0 10 0 25 0 25 15 40
Saint HelenaFootnote 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegal 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Africa 65 0 65 10 10 20 30 30 0 0 0
Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 15 0 15 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0
Madagascar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malawi 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritius 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Réunion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Sudan 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
TanzaniaFootnote 17 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 20 0 20 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0
Northern Africa 35 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Algeria 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
SudanFootnote 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Africa 35 0 25 0 0 0 0 10 0 25 10
Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 35 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 10
Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, Republic of the 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Africa 135 0 125 10 10 20 55 40 15 25 10
Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
South Africa, Republic of 115 0 105 0 10 20 50 40 10 20 10
Swaziland 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Asia 2,095 15 1,710 130 90 155 385 125 250 950 370
West Central Asia and the Middle East 225 0 190 35 20 10 85 40 50 35 35
Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IranFootnote 19 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iraq 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan 35 0 15 0 0 0 15 15 0 0 20
Kuwait 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 105 0 100 35 15 0 40 10 25 10 10
Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaFootnote 20 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 20 0 20 0 0 0 15 10 10 0 10
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 15 0 10
Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 230 0 210 65 15 55 60 30 30 20 20
ChinaFootnote 22 150 0 145 50 0 30 55 25 30 10 10
Hong KongFootnote 23 30 0 30 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
Japan 15 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 25 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
MacaoFootnote 26 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Southeast Asia 1,405 10 1,095 20 55 55 190 50 145 775 305
Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burma (Myanmar) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
LaosFootnote 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 1,330 0 1,035 15 30 40 185 45 140 755 295
Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 25 0 20 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 10
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 35 0 35 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 10
Southern Asia 240 10 215 10 0 30 45 15 30 130 15
Bangladesh 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Bhutan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 110 0 95 10 0 20 15 10 10 45 10
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pakistan 25 10 20 0 0 0 15 10 10 10 0
Sri Lanka 90 0 80 0 0 10 0 0 0 80 0
Oceania 45 0 45 20 0 10 10 0 10 10 0
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 15 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fiji 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
French Polynesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kiribati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micronesia, Federated States of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nauru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 20 0 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Niue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norfolk Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Mariana Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pitcairn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tokelau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wallis and Futuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birthFootnote 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

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Footnote 3

'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.

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Footnote 4

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 5

'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.

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Footnote 6

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 7

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

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Footnote 8

The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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Footnote 9

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 10

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 11

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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Footnote 12

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 13

The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

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Footnote 14

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

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Footnote 15

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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Footnote 16

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

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Footnote 17

The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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Footnote 18

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

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Footnote 19

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 20

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 21

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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Footnote 22

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 23

The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 24

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

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Footnote 25

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 26

The full name of Macao is Macao Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 27

The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Footnote 28

Includes other places of birth not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea'.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016185.

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