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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. 5
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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 50,505 46,055 3,965 1,445 415 410 905 270 635 785 485
Born in Canada 45,835 45,835 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 4,675 225 3,965 1,445 415 410 905 270 635 790 485
Americas 1,310 90 1,040 260 140 120 305 105 200 220 180
North America 610 60 465 195 65 35 85 30 55 75 90
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 7 610 55 460 200 65 35 85 30 55 80 90
Central America 535 30 425 10 60 75 185 65 120 95 80
Belize 20 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 15 0 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 480 20 380 10 50 65 175 50 125 80 80
Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 70 0 60 20 0 0 15 0 10 20 10
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barbados 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 0 0 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haiti 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Jamaica 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
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 10 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 10 0 10 15 0 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South America 100 10 90 30 10 0 20 0 20 25 0
Argentina 10 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 20 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 15 0
Brazil 20 0 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colombia 20 0 20 0 0 0 15 0 10 0 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 10 0 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Europe 1,875 85 1,680 1,075 200 160 180 75 105 60 115
Western Europe 555 45 485 325 35 55 45 20 25 25 25
Austria 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France 35 10 30 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Germany 205 30 160 105 10 20 15 10 0 15 15
Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 260 0 250 165 25 30 25 15 10 0 10
Switzerland 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Europe 265 0 225 85 40 35 30 15 20 25 45
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 20 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 0
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 40 0 40 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvia 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poland 55 0 55 20 30 10 0 0 0 0 0
Romania 35 0 35 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 0
Russian Federation 35 0 30 0 0 25 10 0 10 0 0
Slovakia 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 70 0 30 10 0 0 10 0 10 15 45
Northern Europe 950 40 855 580 105 65 100 35 65 15 45
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 65 0 60 45 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 20 10 15 10 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 40 0 40 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isle of Man 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 0 0 10 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 810 30 735 490 75 65 90 30 60 10 45
Southern Europe 115 0 115 85 20 10 0 10 0 0 0
Albania 0 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 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 35 0 40 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 25 0 20 25 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 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 10 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Africa 200 0 135 25 0 20 30 10 20 55 65
Western Africa 20 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 0 20 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
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 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 50 10 45 10 0 15 10 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 20 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TanzaniaFootnote 17 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Northern Africa 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 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 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 120 0 60 10 0 10 15 0 15 25 60
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 120 0 60 15 0 10 10 0 15 25 60
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 1,190 15 1,055 70 65 100 375 80 295 445 120
West Central Asia and the Middle East 85 10 80 15 15 0 30 10 15 25 0
Afghanistan 10 0 10 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 20 0 15 0 10 10 10 0 10 0 0
Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 15 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaFootnote 20 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 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 240 10 225 40 25 50 35 30 10 70 10
ChinaFootnote 22 75 0 70 30 15 0 25 20 10 0 10
Hong KongFootnote 23 30 0 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
Japan 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 115 0 115 0 0 35 10 10 0 70 0
MacaoFootnote 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Southeast Asia 765 0 655 10 20 30 260 15 240 340 110
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 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 755 0 645 10 20 30 255 15 235 335 105
Singapore 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Asia 100 0 95 0 10 15 55 20 35 10 10
Bangladesh 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 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 55 0 55 0 0 0 40 15 25 10 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 30 0 30 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 95 20 60 15 10 0 20 10 10 10 10
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 50 10 30 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 15 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 10 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 30 10 15 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 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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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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