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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 Sarnia, CY
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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 70,370 61,010 8,810 5,385 955 875 1,115 520 595 480 550
Born in Canada 60,690 60,680 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 9,685 330 8,810 5,380 950 880 1,120 520 600 480 545
Americas 1,830 180 1,565 690 335 200 225 120 105 110 80
North America 1,175 170 940 420 170 125 145 90 55 75 60
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 1,175 170 940 425 170 125 145 85 55 80 65
Central America 205 0 195 10 95 35 40 10 30 15 10
Belize 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 90 0 90 0 55 15 15 10 0 0 0
Guatemala 35 0 30 0 20 15 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 65 0 60 0 10 0 30 0 20 10 10
Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 265 10 250 175 35 25 10 10 0 10 0
Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 10 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 25 0 25 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 10 0 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 110 0 110 85 10 10 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0
Saint Martin (French part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 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 70 0 70 55 10 10 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 185 0 185 85 40 20 35 15 15 10 0
Argentina 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 15 0 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chile 75 0 70 50 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colombia 45 0 45 10 10 10 20 10 10 0 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 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 0 0 10 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Europe 5,265 95 5,115 4,260 385 245 150 80 70 75 60
Western Europe 1,055 20 1,020 945 25 35 15 10 10 0 10
Austria 25 0 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 45 0 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France 55 10 45 35 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
Germany 310 10 305 255 15 20 0 0 0 0 0
Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 605 0 600 575 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Europe 545 10 530 285 110 70 30 15 15 35 0
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria 20 0 15 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 10
Czech Republic 60 0 55 40 0 0 10 0 10 10 0
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 95 0 95 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvia 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuania 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poland 200 0 205 75 80 35 0 0 10 0 0
Romania 50 0 55 10 10 10 20 20 0 0 0
Russian Federation 25 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0
Slovakia 35 0 40 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 30 10 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0
Northern Europe 2,495 50 2,435 2,055 180 80 85 50 35 35 10
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 10 0 10 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 11 105 0 105 70 25 0 10 0 10 0 0
Isle of Man 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 0 0 0 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 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 2,350 50 2,300 1,955 145 80 80 50 30 35 0
Southern Europe 1,175 15 1,130 975 70 65 15 0 10 0 35
Albania 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 20 0 20 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 155 10 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 640 10 630 590 25 10 0 0 0 0 0
KosovoFootnote 13 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 20 0 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 220 0 215 150 35 20 10 10 10 0 10
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 20 0 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Africa 385 10 315 55 40 30 115 30 85 75 65
Western Africa 110 0 60 0 0 0 15 10 10 45 50
Benin 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 20 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 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 70 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 55
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 140 0 140 35 20 10 55 15 45 20 0
Burundi 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 15 0 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kenya 0 0 10 10 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 20 0 20 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 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 35 0 40 0 0 0 40 0 40 0 0
Uganda 30 0 30 20 10 0 10 0 10 0 0
Zambia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Africa 45 0 40 15 15 0 10 10 0 0 0
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 30 0 30 0 20 10 10 10 0 0 0
Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 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 55 0 50 0 0 0 40 10 30 15 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 60 0 55 0 0 0 40 10 30 10 10
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 35 10 20 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 10
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 40 10 20 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 2,140 25 1,775 355 185 400 625 290 330 215 340
West Central Asia and the Middle East 415 10 390 25 45 115 130 60 70 80 15
Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 0
Cyprus 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IranFootnote 19 75 0 75 0 10 15 30 20 0 25 0
Iraq 165 0 150 0 0 55 75 25 50 20 15
Israel 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan 25 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 10 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 50 0 45 15 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaFootnote 20 45 0 40 0 15 0 0 0 0 25 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 15 0 15 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 415 10 335 75 45 70 125 85 45 20 70
ChinaFootnote 22 230 0 200 25 20 50 85 60 25 20 25
Hong KongFootnote 23 45 0 45 25 15 10 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 65 10 15 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 45
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 65 0 65 10 10 15 35 15 20 10 0
MacaoFootnote 26 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southeast Asia 465 0 450 145 75 110 90 10 80 30 10
Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burma (Myanmar) 50 0 45 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 25 0 25 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 15 0 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 285 0 270 95 25 60 65 10 55 25 15
Singapore 20 0 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 65 0 70 15 20 10 15 0 15 0 0
Southern Asia 840 0 595 110 20 105 280 135 140 85 240
Bangladesh 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 10 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 680 0 455 85 15 90 205 105 100 65 220
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Pakistan 130 10 110 25 0 15 75 30 40 10 15
Sri Lanka 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 65 20 35 20 0 0 10 0 10 0 15
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 35 0 15 10 0 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 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 35 15 20 15 10 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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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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