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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 Elgin
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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 87,605 76,830 10,465 5,205 1,705 1,530 1,335 595 735 685 310
Born in Canada 76,315 76,315 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 11,290 520 10,465 5,205 1,705 1,535 1,335 595 735 685 315
Americas 5,435 390 4,825 1,395 915 1,075 940 360 585 490 225
North America 805 90 685 330 95 75 105 40 65 70 30
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 7 810 95 685 335 95 80 105 40 65 70 30
Central America 4,070 215 3,670 950 770 915 675 255 415 360 185
Belize 85 0 70 10 25 0 20 25 0 10 20
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 20 0 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 25 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 55 0 40 10 0 0 35 25 10 0 10
Mexico 3,880 190 3,520 935 710 910 615 215 405 355 160
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 180 0 175 75 30 25 20 10 15 30 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 10 0 15 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 10 0 0 10 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 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 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 10 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 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 100 0 100 40 20 10 20 10 15 10 10
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 10 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 35 0 35 20 0 0 0 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 370 75 300 40 25 60 145 55 85 35 0
Argentina 10 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 115 45 70 0 15 10 30 0 35 15 0
Brazil 25 0 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chile 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colombia 75 0 75 0 0 0 50 40 10 20 0
Ecuador 0 0 0 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 20 0 20 10 10 0 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguay 115 30 85 10 0 40 40 0 35 0 0
Peru 10 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Europe 4,735 75 4,640 3,600 495 305 185 140 45 50 20
Western Europe 1,670 60 1,615 1,370 95 110 10 10 0 30 0
Austria 45 0 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 145 0 145 135 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
France 25 0 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 380 50 335 275 25 25 0 0 0 10 0
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 1,020 10 1,015 885 70 35 10 10 0 20 0
Switzerland 50 0 50 10 10 40 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Europe 580 0 575 275 140 90 65 60 10 10 10
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 60 0 60 35 10 10 0 10 0 0 0
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 100 0 95 75 0 0 20 15 0 0 0
Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuania 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poland 205 0 205 65 100 45 0 0 0 0 0
Romania 115 0 115 50 25 30 20 15 0 0 0
Russian Federation 20 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 35 0 35 15 0 0 15 10 0 0 0
Ukraine 35 0 40 15 0 0 0 10 0 10 0
Northern Europe 1,640 10 1,605 1,305 155 45 85 50 35 20 15
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 10 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 10 0 10 15 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 35 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 1,570 15 1,545 1,245 155 40 85 50 30 20 10
Southern Europe 850 0 845 655 105 60 25 20 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 70 0 70 55 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 125 0 120 95 15 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 25 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 205 0 205 200 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
KosovoFootnote 13 15 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 25 0 25 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 75 0 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 270 0 260 170 80 0 20 10 0 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 25 0 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Africa 140 0 140 50 40 10 25 15 10 15 0
Western Africa 25 0 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 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 20 0 15 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 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 40 0 40 25 10 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 0 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 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uganda 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 15 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Africa 25 0 25 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 20 0 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 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 0 0 0 10 0 10 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 10 45 20 0 0 15 20 0 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 55 0 50 20 10 0 20 15 0 0 0
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 935 35 825 145 245 145 175 80 90 120 65
West Central Asia and the Middle East 135 0 130 20 15 15 45 0 40 40 0
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 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 25 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Iraq 35 0 35 0 0 10 0 10 0 15 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 45 0 45 15 0 10 0 0 0 15 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaFootnote 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 20 0 20 0 0 0 20 0 20 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 155 30 110 20 10 25 25 10 15 30 15
ChinaFootnote 22 85 15 70 0 0 20 25 10 15 25 10
Hong KongFootnote 23 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 20 10 15 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 25 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southeast Asia 445 0 400 45 175 55 70 35 40 45 35
Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burma (Myanmar) 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Cambodia 90 0 90 0 65 0 15 0 10 10 0
Indonesia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 125 0 110 10 10 25 45 30 15 20 15
Singapore 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 20 0 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 160 0 140 15 90 25 15 0 10 0 20
Southern Asia 195 0 185 60 45 45 35 30 10 0 10
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 160 0 150 55 25 35 30 30 0 0 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 35 0 35 0 20 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 50 10 35 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 45 10 40 15 0 10 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 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 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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