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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 Sherbrooke
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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 6 156,260 141,530 12,740 1,525 810 2,190 4,405 1,895 2,510 3,800 1,995
Born in Canada 140,965 140,965 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 15,290 565 12,735 1,530 810 2,190 4,405 1,895 2,510 3,800 1,995
Americas 3,860 270 3,415 550 300 435 1,490 520 970 645 180
North America 920 195 655 430 45 40 75 40 35 65 65
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 7 920 195 660 430 45 40 75 40 35 65 60
Central America 740 35 660 15 165 230 160 45 115 100 50
Belize 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 120 0 120 0 80 40 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 125 10 120 0 15 80 15 0 10 10 0
Honduras 60 0 60 0 0 25 20 0 15 0 0
Mexico 320 25 255 0 10 35 125 30 90 90 45
Nicaragua 90 0 90 0 50 40 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Caribbean and Bermuda 370 15 355 45 45 65 100 50 50 105 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 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 10 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 85 0 85 0 0 10 30 20 10 50 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 55 20 40 0 10 10 10 0 0 10 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 220 0 215 35 30 50 65 30 35 40 0
Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martinique 0 0 10 0 10 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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 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 1,825 20 1,740 65 50 95 1,160 385 775 375 70
Argentina 160 0 160 10 10 10 125 85 45 15 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 15 0 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0
Brazil 185 10 140 0 20 20 60 10 55 40 40
Chile 65 10 60 35 10 0 15 0 15 0 0
Colombia 1,100 0 1,080 10 0 40 780 240 540 250 20
Ecuador 25 0 20 10 0 0 10 0 10 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 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 15 0 0
Peru 145 0 145 0 10 15 80 40 40 45 0
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suriname 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uruguay 15 0 15 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 90 0 80 0 0 10 55 10 45 15 10
Europe 4,580 185 3,605 745 310 1,180 900 515 385 465 790
Western Europe 2,705 150 1,825 485 175 275 600 345 250 295 730
Austria 20 10 15 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 175 0 165 85 35 10 10 0 0 35 15
France 2,165 90 1,375 275 115 185 535 310 220 260 700
Germany 175 35 130 50 15 55 15 10 10 0 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 35 0 30 20 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Switzerland 130 25 105 35 15 20 25 10 15 0 0
Eastern Europe 585 0 550 60 105 105 160 60 105 120 35
Belarus 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Bulgaria 55 0 55 0 15 15 20 15 10 0 0
Czech Republic 25 0 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Latvia 0 0 0 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 95 0 90 0 60 0 15 0 15 10 10
Romania 155 0 145 20 30 50 35 10 25 15 10
Russian Federation 150 0 145 0 0 25 65 25 40 50 10
Slovakia 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ukraine 55 0 45 0 0 0 20 0 15 30 10
Northern Europe 150 30 110 60 0 0 20 10 15 20 10
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 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 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 115 15 95 60 0 10 15 10 10 15 10
Southern Europe 1,140 0 1,120 135 25 805 120 100 15 35 15
Albania 15 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 690 0 690 0 0 615 60 55 0 10 0
Croatia 100 0 95 0 0 80 20 15 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 75 0 70 45 15 0 0 0 0 10 10
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 65 0 65 50 0 0 10 0 10 0 10
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 30 10 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 120 0 120 0 0 85 30 20 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 45 0 45 30 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Africa 3,850 25 3,205 110 120 200 1,310 570 745 1,470 620
Western Africa 745 10 535 0 10 40 165 35 125 320 205
Benin 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Burkina Faso 50 0 35 0 0 10 10 0 10 15 20
Cabo Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 210 0 175 0 0 0 30 0 25 145 30
Gambia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ghana 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guinea 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Liberia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mali 50 0 35 0 0 15 10 0 0 15 20
Mauritania 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Niger 30 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 20 10
Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint HelenaFootnote 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegal 230 0 160 0 10 0 60 10 45 95 70
Sierra Leone 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Togo 100 0 65 0 0 10 40 10 30 15 35
Eastern Africa 585 0 555 30 15 15 295 180 110 205 35
Burundi 225 0 215 0 0 0 115 90 25 95 10
Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Djibouti 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Madagascar 60 0 50 20 10 0 15 10 15 0 10
Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritius 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwanda 155 0 145 0 0 0 95 20 75 45 10
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 17 105 0 105 0 0 0 60 60 0 45 0
Uganda 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 15 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Northern Africa 1,540 10 1,320 65 75 100 630 245 385 445 220
Algeria 505 0 475 20 20 35 245 70 175 150 30
Egypt 165 0 75 15 10 0 15 0 15 30 90
Libya 40 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Morocco 580 0 530 20 45 55 290 155 135 120 40
SudanFootnote 18 30 0 30 0 0 0 10 0 0 20 0
Tunisia 225 0 180 10 0 0 75 15 60 80 55
Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Africa 950 10 780 15 10 45 230 105 125 480 160
Angola 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 240 0 190 0 10 10 80 10 70 95 45
Central African Republic 145 10 120 0 0 10 0 0 0 110 20
Chad 80 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 25
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 430 0 355 10 10 15 115 80 30 215 75
Congo, Republic of the 30 0 30 0 0 0 25 10 15 0 0
Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabon 20 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 20 0
Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Africa 25 10 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
Botswana 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 2,940 70 2,495 130 80 370 695 280 415 1,220 375
West Central Asia and the Middle East 1,670 25 1,460 35 25 180 350 110 245 870 185
Afghanistan 785 10 750 0 0 110 190 65 130 450 25
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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IranFootnote 19 235 0 150 0 10 15 50 10 40 80 80
Iraq 165 0 155 0 0 10 60 0 55 90 10
Israel 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Lebanon 75 10 55 0 10 0 10 0 10 25 15
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 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 10
SyriaFootnote 20 300 0 260 15 0 0 0 0 0 235 45
Tajikistan 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 35 0 35 10 0 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 21 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 500 15 380 20 15 100 155 125 25 90 100
ChinaFootnote 22 375 0 315 0 10 95 135 115 25 70 55
Hong KongFootnote 23 15 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 45 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 35 0 20 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10
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 10 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Southeast Asia 320 15 290 60 40 65 80 20 65 35 15
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 35 0 40 0 10 10 15 10 10 0 0
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 30 0 30 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Philippines 45 0 40 0 0 10 15 0 20 15 0
Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 25 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 10
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 165 10 145 40 25 25 40 15 30 15 10
Southern Asia 455 15 360 10 0 20 115 30 85 225 75
Bangladesh 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bhutan 65 0 60 0 0 0 35 0 35 25 10
British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 55 0 35 10 0 10 10 0 0 15 15
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Pakistan 275 15 250 0 0 0 65 25 40 175 20
Sri Lanka 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Oceania 65 15 20 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 30
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
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 10 0 0 0 0 10 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 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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