Data tables, 2016 Census

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 Nanaimo
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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 6 151,630 126,320 23,680 14,170 2,260 2,200 3,345 1,490 1,855 1,705 1,625
Born in Canada 125,230 125,225 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 26,395 1,100 23,670 14,165 2,260 2,200 3,340 1,485 1,855 1,705 1,625
Americas 3,415 425 2,815 1,430 345 320 495 210 285 215 185
North America 2,525 345 2,070 1,190 225 195 300 120 180 155 115
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 2,525 340 2,070 1,190 225 195 305 120 185 155 110
Central America 285 45 215 40 65 50 45 20 25 20 20
Belize 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Costa Rica 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 15 0 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 15 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Mexico 200 45 145 30 45 15 30 20 15 20 10
Nicaragua 30 0 25 0 10 15 0 0 10 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 220 10 200 90 35 40 25 15 10 10 0
Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aruba 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamas 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barbados 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 10 0 10 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuba 30 0 30 0 0 0 15 10 10 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haiti 20 0 25 0 0 15 10 10 0 10 0
Jamaica 55 0 45 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 50 0 45 30 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 395 25 320 110 30 40 125 55 75 25 40
Argentina 20 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 100 10 60 10 0 10 30 0 25 15 30
Chile 40 0 45 15 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
Colombia 60 10 50 15 0 10 30 15 10 10 0
Ecuador 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 0 30 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 70 0 65 20 10 0 40 20 20 0 0
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suriname 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 45 10 30 0 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
Europe 15,060 420 14,490 11,010 1,070 795 1,250 515 740 365 145
Western Europe 3,505 160 3,330 2,590 270 195 180 60 120 90 20
Austria 145 0 140 130 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Belgium 60 0 60 45 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
France 205 30 180 135 20 0 10 0 10 0 0
Germany 1,805 100 1,695 1,245 160 140 80 40 40 75 15
Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 15 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 1,120 20 1,085 925 40 40 80 10 65 0 10
Switzerland 160 0 155 105 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Europe 1,145 10 1,105 510 195 130 210 125 80 65 25
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Bulgaria 30 0 25 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 155 0 150 65 40 15 25 25 0 0 0
Estonia 30 0 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 205 0 205 175 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvia 25 0 25 20 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Lithuania 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poland 245 10 240 105 105 15 10 0 10 10 0
Romania 110 0 110 15 10 35 60 30 25 0 0
Russian Federation 130 10 125 15 10 20 50 25 25 30 0
Slovakia 90 0 85 40 10 15 15 15 0 0 10
Ukraine 105 0 95 40 0 0 30 20 10 15 15
Northern Europe 9,485 225 9,195 7,230 555 415 785 295 495 205 65
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 380 0 380 365 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 95 0 95 85 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Guernsey 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Iceland 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IrelandFootnote 11 255 0 240 170 45 0 10 10 10 10 10
Isle of Man 10 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 10 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
Norway 110 10 100 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 140 15 120 90 10 10 15 0 10 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 8,475 200 8,225 6,405 500 385 745 280 465 190 55
Southern Europe 915 25 865 685 55 55 75 30 45 0 30
Albania 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 0 50 30 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatia 240 0 235 185 0 15 25 0 25 0 10
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 85 15 70 55 15 0 0 0 0 0 10
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 245 10 235 200 10 0 25 20 0 0 0
KosovoFootnote 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 20 0 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 120 0 120 100 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 55 0 50 20 15 15 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 30 0 30 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 50 0 30 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Africa 1,115 30 930 325 115 200 215 90 130 70 160
Western Africa 165 0 80 10 15 15 35 20 20 10 85
Benin 10 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 25 0 20 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 10
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 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 125 0 40 0 10 10 20 10 0 10 80
Saint HelenaFootnote 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leone 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Africa 300 25 240 100 30 40 50 0 45 25 35
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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ethiopia 30 0 25 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 0
Kenya 45 0 25 15 0 0 10 0 10 0 15
Madagascar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritius 10 0 15 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Seychelles 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TanzaniaFootnote 17 40 0 45 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uganda 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15
Zambia 10 10 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 110 10 100 40 10 20 15 10 10 0 10
Northern Africa 60 0 50 30 10 10 0 0 10 10 10
Algeria 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 30 0 35 25 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SudanFootnote 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Africa 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 10 0 10 15 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 580 0 545 180 65 140 130 65 65 30 30
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 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 580 10 545 180 70 140 125 65 65 30 30
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 6,190 150 4,960 1,065 690 860 1,320 650 675 1,025 1,080
West Central Asia and the Middle East 590 20 435 65 70 65 150 60 90 95 135
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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Cyprus 15 0 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IranFootnote 19 210 0 215 35 50 35 80 50 35 10 0
Iraq 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 15 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Jordan 20 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 15 0
Kazakhstan 30 0 25 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 10
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 20 0 20 10 0 0 10 0 10 10 0
Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Saudi Arabia 135 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 15 0 115
SyriaFootnote 20 55 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 35 20 20 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 0
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 2,505 60 1,725 315 130 285 600 355 240 395 715
ChinaFootnote 22 1,510 30 935 115 45 95 410 230 175 275 545
Hong KongFootnote 23 175 0 170 95 35 15 15 10 0 15 10
Japan 295 10 205 60 20 55 50 30 20 15 85
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 375 0 330 35 35 70 115 70 40 80 50
MacaoFootnote 26 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 140 25 85 10 0 55 10 10 0 10 35
Southeast Asia 1,945 65 1,735 330 375 320 315 90 225 400 145
Brunei Darussalam 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burma (Myanmar) 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cambodia 100 15 85 15 65 0 0 0 0 10 0
Indonesia 75 0 75 45 15 10 15 0 15 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 90 0 85 50 25 0 10 0 0 10 0
Philippines 1,075 15 940 115 90 175 205 60 145 345 120
Singapore 55 10 40 20 10 0 10 0 10 0 0
Thailand 105 20 80 10 0 30 25 10 15 15 10
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 425 0 405 75 160 90 50 20 30 25 15
Southern Asia 1,150 0 1,065 360 115 195 265 145 115 140 80
Bangladesh 35 0 30 0 10 0 10 10 0 15 10
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 1,040 10 960 340 105 170 235 130 105 115 70
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Pakistan 45 0 35 0 10 15 0 0 10 0 0
Sri Lanka 25 0 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 620 75 480 335 45 25 55 30 25 25 60
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 400 40 310 205 30 20 40 25 15 10 55
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 30 0 30 30 10 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 175 30 135 105 15 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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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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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