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 Oxford
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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 6 109,155 98,090 10,785 6,045 1,400 1,475 1,355 735 620 520 280
Born in Canada 97,685 97,685 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 11,465 405 10,785 6,040 1,395 1,470 1,350 740 620 520 280
Americas 2,015 200 1,720 535 285 310 375 210 165 215 105
North America 820 150 620 270 70 65 145 85 60 75 45
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 7 820 155 620 270 70 65 145 85 60 70 50
Central America 575 25 530 135 130 160 70 40 35 25 15
Belize 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 30 0 30 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 15 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 480 15 450 120 115 130 65 35 35 20 15
Nicaragua 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 345 10 300 55 50 50 80 55 20 70 35
Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aruba 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barbados 35 0 30 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
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 25 0 25 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 0
Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dominica 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dominican Republic 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grenada 0 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 185 0 155 15 15 30 40 25 0 50 30
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 10 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 60 10 55 15 15 10 15 10 0 10 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 280 0 270 75 35 35 80 30 45 45 10
Argentina 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 25 0 25 0 15 0 0 0 0 15 0
Brazil 30 0 35 15 10 0 10 0 10 0 0
Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colombia 85 0 80 10 0 10 55 25 30 15 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 70 0 75 25 10 25 10 0 10 0 0
Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Peru 30 0 25 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 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 15 0 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
Europe 7,895 145 7,680 5,180 960 865 590 335 250 90 65
Western Europe 3,495 85 3,380 2,310 300 460 240 130 110 70 30
Austria 65 0 65 55 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 290 0 265 255 10 0 0 10 0 0 20
France 45 15 35 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 630 50 580 475 40 35 20 15 10 10 10
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 2,400 15 2,380 1,495 230 390 215 115 100 55 10
Switzerland 60 0 55 0 20 25 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Europe 1,140 10 1,120 435 325 220 130 65 65 10 15
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 10 0
Czech Republic 20 0 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 240 10 240 200 20 15 10 0 10 0 0
Latvia 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuania 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poland 505 0 505 95 220 140 45 15 30 0 0
Romania 190 0 190 50 60 35 40 25 15 0 0
Russian Federation 55 0 40 0 0 15 25 15 0 0 10
Slovakia 55 0 50 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 30 0 35 15 0 10 10 0 15 0 0
Northern Europe 2,320 50 2,265 1,675 265 125 190 135 55 10 10
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 50 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 10 0 10 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 80 0 75 50 10 0 15 10 10 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 10 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 15 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 2,165 40 2,115 1,560 260 120 170 125 50 0 10
Southern Europe 945 10 920 755 70 65 30 10 20 0 10
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 45 0 50 10 0 15 20 10 10 0 0
Croatia 60 0 60 35 10 15 0 0 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 90 10 75 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 250 0 245 230 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
KosovoFootnote 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 400 0 405 330 55 15 0 0 0 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 50 0 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 20 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 10 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Africa 200 0 195 50 10 20 65 20 45 45 0
Western Africa 80 0 80 0 0 0 35 20 15 40 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 15 0 15 0 0 10 10 0 10 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 45 0 45 0 0 0 15 0 15 35 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 15 0 15 0 0 0 15 15 0 0 0
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Africa 40 10 30 10 0 10 15 0 10 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 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 10 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 10 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 0 0 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 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Africa 25 0 25 15 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 15 0 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 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 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 0 0 10 10 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 50 0 50 20 15 10 15 0 10 0 0
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 50 0 50 20 10 0 10 0 15 0 0
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 1,330 50 1,170 275 145 265 320 170 155 170 110
West Central Asia and the Middle East 170 10 160 65 10 55 30 15 10 10 0
Afghanistan 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprus 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IranFootnote 19 10 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Iraq 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan 15 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
Kuwait 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 25 0 25 15 0 0 10 10 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 15 0 15 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
SyriaFootnote 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 15 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 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 10 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Eastern Asia 270 0 200 20 25 55 60 45 20 35 75
ChinaFootnote 22 60 0 60 10 0 10 30 20 10 15 0
Hong KongFootnote 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 65 0 25 10 0 10 10 0 0 10 35
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 130 0 90 10 15 40 25 25 10 10 35
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 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southeast Asia 510 30 450 90 80 125 75 30 50 75 35
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 10 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 30 0 30 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 20 0 20 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Philippines 270 25 215 40 25 50 20 10 10 75 35
Singapore 15 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Thailand 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 130 0 130 0 35 60 30 10 15 0 0
Southern Asia 380 15 360 110 30 30 150 80 75 45 10
Bangladesh 20 0 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 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 270 10 260 80 20 20 100 30 70 35 0
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 80 10 75 15 10 10 50 45 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 25 10 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 20 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 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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