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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. 2
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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 74,265 62,600 11,120 2,065 875 1,200 5,445 2,370 3,075 1,540 540
Born in Canada 61,995 61,995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 12,265 605 11,120 2,065 875 1,200 5,445 2,365 3,070 1,540 545
Americas 4,605 445 3,885 1,235 605 550 1,250 660 585 245 270
North America 730 170 510 170 85 50 115 45 75 90 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 7 730 175 505 165 85 50 120 45 75 90 50
Central America 1,260 75 1,110 415 190 195 260 140 120 45 80
Belize 95 15 65 10 15 10 30 25 10 0 15
Costa Rica 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 10 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 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 1,155 50 1,030 400 170 190 230 110 115 45 65
Nicaragua 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 75 10 55 0 10 15 15 15 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 10 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 0 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 15 0 15 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0
Jamaica 35 0 20 10 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 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 0 0 10 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South America 2,535 195 2,215 645 325 285 860 460 395 95 130
Argentina 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 325 25 250 0 25 30 160 50 105 30 50
Brazil 25 10 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
Chile 25 0 25 15 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Colombia 40 0 45 0 0 0 25 0 25 20 0
Ecuador 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 2,085 165 1,850 605 300 255 655 405 250 35 70
Peru 10 0 10 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 4,915 105 4,690 745 225 510 2,725 1,100 1,625 490 110
Western Europe 2,820 85 2,680 265 125 250 1,820 670 1,155 220 55
Austria 25 0 25 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgium 20 0 25 10 0 0 15 0 10 0 0
France 105 20 80 30 0 0 0 10 0 50 0
Germany 2,400 65 2,285 125 95 175 1,720 645 1,075 170 55
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 215 0 215 95 15 55 55 10 40 0 0
Switzerland 50 0 55 0 10 20 25 0 20 0 0
Eastern Europe 1,250 0 1,210 120 50 145 650 320 335 245 40
Belarus 10 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 15 0 0
Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 15 0 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 35 0 40 30 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Latvia 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 25 0 20 0 0 0 15 15 0 10 0
Poland 85 0 75 30 30 10 15 10 10 0 10
Romania 15 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Russian Federation 885 0 865 15 0 120 580 285 295 140 20
Slovakia 25 0 20 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 145 0 140 40 0 10 10 10 0 80 10
Northern Europe 760 20 720 300 45 110 240 105 135 25 20
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 10 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 65 0 50 15 0 20 15 15 0 0 15
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 675 15 650 275 40 90 220 90 130 25 10
Southern Europe 75 0 75 60 10 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 35 0 35 30 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 20 0 25 15 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Africa 300 30 275 15 10 25 180 75 105 40 10
Western Africa 60 10 50 0 10 10 35 30 0 10 10
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 10 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 10 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 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 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 20 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Africa 105 20 80 0 0 10 65 10 55 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 60 10 55 0 0 10 45 10 40 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 10 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
South Sudan 10 0 10 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 0
TanzaniaFootnote 17 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Africa 50 0 50 0 0 10 20 15 10 20 0
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 30 0 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
SudanFootnote 18 20 0 15 0 0 0 15 15 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 20 0 15 0 0 0 20 15 10 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 20 0 20 0 0 0 20 10 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 65 0 65 10 0 0 45 0 40 15 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 65 0 65 10 0 0 40 0 45 15 0
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 2,370 15 2,240 70 25 100 1,280 530 750 765 115
West Central Asia and the Middle East 820 0 815 0 0 55 635 295 340 120 10
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 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iraq 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 680 0 680 0 0 55 535 255 285 90 0
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan 95 0 95 0 0 0 70 20 45 15 10
Lebanon 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tajikistan 20 0 15 0 0 0 20 15 0 0 0
Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 135 10 80 10 0 10 40 15 25 25 50
ChinaFootnote 22 65 0 45 0 0 0 30 15 10 10 20
Hong KongFootnote 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 0 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 55 10 15 0 0 0 15 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southeast Asia 1,265 15 1,220 55 25 30 545 180 365 570 25
Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burma (Myanmar) 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Cambodia 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 25 0 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 1,135 15 1,095 15 10 25 500 165 340 550 20
Singapore 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 85 0 80 15 10 0 35 15 20 15 10
Southern Asia 150 0 120 10 10 10 60 40 20 50 30
Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 150 0 115 10 10 0 55 35 20 45 30
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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 75 10 35 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 45
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 15 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 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 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
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 35 10 20 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 10
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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