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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 Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
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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 6 512,250 496,405 12,075 3,430 900 1,210 2,860 995 1,870 3,670 3,765
Born in Canada 495,415 495,405 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 16,835 1,005 12,070 3,425 900 1,210 2,860 995 1,865 3,675 3,765
Americas 3,310 425 2,275 835 225 235 515 200 315 460 615
North America 2,295 360 1,560 750 185 185 245 95 150 195 380
Greenland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 40 20 20 10 0 0 10 15 0 0 0
United StatesFootnote 7 2,255 340 1,540 735 185 185 235 85 155 195 380
Central America 200 0 165 10 30 15 65 35 30 50 40
Belize 30 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0
Honduras 15 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 105 0 90 10 0 0 55 30 25 30 15
Nicaragua 25 0 25 0 20 0 0 0 0 10 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 380 60 280 60 15 20 65 15 50 115 40
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 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 60 40 20 10 0 0 10 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 95 0 85 0 0 10 45 15 35 30 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 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 0 0 10 0 0
Jamaica 140 0 110 25 0 10 10 10 0 65 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 40 0 30 15 10 0 0 0 0 10 10
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 435 10 270 20 0 20 135 55 80 95 155
Argentina 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 10
BoliviaFootnote 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 90 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 20 60
Chile 35 0 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
Colombia 130 0 115 0 0 0 105 45 60 0 15
Ecuador 30 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 20
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 35 10 30 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 0
Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 25 10 20 0 0 0 20 0 20 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 80 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 0 25 50
Europe 5,105 445 4,215 2,145 375 485 665 270 395 545 440
Western Europe 1,045 210 710 360 55 65 125 50 70 100 125
Austria 50 10 40 20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
Belgium 15 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
France 230 30 165 50 10 10 35 15 20 65 30
Germany 590 150 365 195 35 40 60 30 35 30 75
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 110 10 100 75 0 10 10 0 10 10 0
Switzerland 50 15 30 20 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Eastern Europe 580 10 520 45 50 125 170 85 85 125 50
Belarus 15 0 15 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
Bulgaria 45 0 40 0 10 20 0 0 0 10 10
Czech Republic 35 10 25 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 60 0 40 10 0 20 0 0 10 0 20
Latvia 10 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 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 80 0 75 15 30 0 10 0 10 20 0
Romania 55 0 55 0 0 30 25 25 0 0 0
Russian Federation 175 0 165 0 0 25 90 55 35 50 15
Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 90 0 85 0 0 20 25 10 20 45 10
Northern Europe 2,930 220 2,540 1,550 240 250 280 115 165 225 175
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 65 0 55 15 20 0 15 0 10 0 10
Faroe Islands 0 0 10 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 45 10 35 0 0 0 10 0 0 30 10
IrelandFootnote 11 225 25 180 85 45 0 15 0 10 30 20
Isle of Man 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 50 0 35 0 15 0 15 0 10 10 20
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
United KingdomFootnote 12 2,510 185 2,215 1,435 155 230 230 90 140 160 105
Southern Europe 550 10 445 190 30 45 90 15 75 95 95
Albania 15 10 10 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 45 0 0 25 10 0 0 10 0
Croatia 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Gibraltar 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Greece 35 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 130 0 80 40 10 0 10 10 0 25 50
KosovoFootnote 13 80 0 80 0 0 0 55 0 55 25 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 15 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Portugal 150 10 135 110 25 0 0 0 0 10 10
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 30 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Africa 1,945 20 1,215 80 50 85 370 115 260 625 705
Western Africa 605 0 310 15 15 20 100 25 80 160 295
Benin 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burkina Faso 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Cabo Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 15 0 20 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 110 0 35 10 0 0 20 0 15 10 75
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 20 0 25 0 0 0 15 10 10 10 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 405 0 190 0 10 10 40 0 30 125 215
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 30 0 30 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 0
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Africa 520 10 360 30 20 20 80 30 55 200 155
Burundi 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 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 50 0 50 0 0 0 25 0 25 30 0
Ethiopia 50 0 55 0 0 0 20 0 20 30 0
Kenya 45 10 25 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
Madagascar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malawi 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mauritius 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
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 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 0 10 0
Seychelles 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somalia 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TanzaniaFootnote 17 70 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 20
Uganda 45 0 45 0 10 0 0 0 0 35 0
Zambia 45 0 40 10 0 10 0 0 0 20 10
Zimbabwe 145 0 45 10 0 0 0 0 10 30 100
Northern Africa 550 10 340 25 0 20 125 55 75 165 200
Algeria 35 0 25 0 0 0 20 20 0 10 10
Egypt 230 0 215 15 0 25 55 0 50 115 15
Libya 200 0 30 0 0 0 10 10 0 25 170
Morocco 35 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 10
SudanFootnote 18 45 0 45 0 0 0 40 20 20 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 100 0 60 10 0 10 15 0 15 40 35
Angola 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 20 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 10
Central African Republic 10 0 10 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 65 0 35 0 0 0 10 0 0 25 30
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 170 10 145 10 15 20 40 10 30 60 20
Botswana 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 165 10 135 10 15 20 40 10 30 50 20
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 6,320 85 4,295 355 240 400 1,285 405 880 2,015 1,945
West Central Asia and the Middle East 1,225 35 970 30 35 60 230 35 195 615 215
Afghanistan 45 0 45 0 0 25 10 0 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cyprus 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
IranFootnote 19 105 0 70 0 0 10 25 0 20 40 35
Iraq 220 0 220 0 10 10 135 15 110 75 0
Israel 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan 130 10 90 0 0 0 15 0 15 80 30
Kazakhstan 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Kuwait 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 50 0 35 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar 35 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 25
Saudi Arabia 70 10 40 0 0 0 0 0 10 35 25
SyriaFootnote 20 355 0 315 0 10 10 10 0 10 300 35
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 50 0 30 15 0 0 10 10 0 10 20
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 75 10 60 0 10 0 25 0 25 30 0
Uzbekistan 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 21 15 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 1,680 25 1,000 80 95 155 370 220 150 300 655
ChinaFootnote 22 1,460 10 835 35 45 125 355 220 135 270 610
Hong KongFootnote 23 90 10 85 35 35 15 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 10 0 10 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 85 15 35 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40
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 30 0 30 10 10 15 0 0 0 10 0
Southeast Asia 1,575 20 1,035 115 50 90 190 50 135 595 515
Brunei Darussalam 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burma (Myanmar) 30 0 30 0 0 0 25 0 25 0 0
Cambodia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
LaosFootnote 27 10 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 80 0 30 15 0 15 10 10 0 0 50
Philippines 1,250 0 855 70 25 45 125 35 85 595 390
Singapore 30 10 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Thailand 85 10 50 10 10 10 30 15 15 0 20
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 55 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 25
Southern Asia 1,845 0 1,285 130 70 90 500 95 405 500 550
Bangladesh 295 0 160 0 20 10 85 15 70 50 135
Bhutan 70 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 0
British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 945 0 635 115 40 45 260 80 180 175 305
Maldives 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nepal 75 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 10
Pakistan 325 0 240 0 10 20 120 10 115 95 80
Sri Lanka 135 0 115 15 10 15 15 0 15 60 20
Oceania 160 25 70 10 0 0 25 10 15 35 65
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 120 10 50 0 0 10 20 0 20 20 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 15 10 10 0 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 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 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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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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