Data tables, 2016 Census

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 Alberta
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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 3,978,145 3,062,780 845,215 163,460 86,350 131,560 256,055 109,140 146,915 207,790 70,150
Born in Canada 3,039,650 3,039,535 115 35 20 30 10 10 0 30 0
Born outside Canada 938,495 23,245 845,100 163,430 86,335 131,530 256,045 109,135 146,910 207,760 70,155
Americas 124,145 9,400 103,425 22,960 14,575 13,950 31,905 12,030 19,875 20,035 11,325
North America 41,900 6,875 30,475 12,040 3,320 3,330 7,135 2,475 4,660 4,650 4,555
Greenland 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
United StatesFootnote 7 41,885 6,875 30,460 12,035 3,320 3,330 7,130 2,470 4,655 4,645 4,550
Central America 32,105 1,145 27,820 1,150 6,845 5,390 8,480 2,730 5,750 5,950 3,140
Belize 665 95 540 75 140 10 215 140 75 105 30
Costa Rica 650 45 540 0 115 120 130 70 60 180 65
El Salvador 7,435 15 7,255 80 3,460 1,660 1,350 275 1,070 705 165
Guatemala 1,865 45 1,775 105 630 515 280 100 180 250 45
Honduras 740 35 625 45 75 110 185 15 170 200 85
Mexico 19,260 885 15,665 815 1,580 2,695 6,170 2,070 4,100 4,400 2,710
Nicaragua 1,300 15 1,260 25 820 255 90 35 60 70 30
Panama 200 15 165 15 25 35 65 25 35 30 20
Caribbean and Bermuda 18,030 440 16,410 4,870 2,135 2,425 3,715 1,390 2,325 3,265 1,180
Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 260 0 250 100 60 25 30 0 30 40 0
Aruba 35 0 35 25 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Bahamas 245 20 180 50 20 45 45 15 25 20 45
Barbados 770 35 635 320 125 80 55 15 30 55 95
Bermuda 260 100 160 65 25 15 35 10 25 15 0
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Cayman Islands 105 60 45 10 0 15 10 10 10 0 0
Cuba 1,615 25 1,510 50 20 255 720 305 415 465 75
Curaçao 45 0 40 25 0 0 15 10 10 0 0
Dominica 160 0 160 30 50 20 30 10 20 25 0
Dominican Republic 495 25 410 10 15 55 170 75 95 160 55
Grenada 420 0 420 145 65 85 95 50 50 30 0
Guadeloupe 20 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Haiti 1,320 15 1,275 155 80 115 545 130 420 385 35
Jamaica 7,620 50 6,845 2,025 955 1,050 1,160 410 745 1,660 725
Martinique 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserrat 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 120 10 90 10 25 0 45 10 35 10 25
Saint Barthélemy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Kitts and Nevis 95 10 80 40 15 10 20 0 20 0 0
Saint Lucia 375 0 340 60 50 10 95 35 65 130 30
Saint Martin (French part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 495 0 455 110 35 70 170 90 85 70 30
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 3,505 45 3,415 1,615 585 575 460 215 250 185 45
Turks and Caicos Islands 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Virgin Islands, British 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgin Islands, United States 15 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
South America 32,110 945 28,720 4,895 2,270 2,800 12,580 5,435 7,140 6,170 2,450
Argentina 1,500 55 1,315 315 185 190 440 245 190 185 130
BoliviaFootnote 8 1,405 400 890 110 85 150 380 140 240 170 110
Brazil 3,325 95 2,545 190 115 295 1,085 280 805 860 680
Chile 4,560 75 4,255 2,360 730 335 460 165 300 375 230
Colombia 10,230 55 9,535 220 80 710 6,235 3,165 3,065 2,295 640
Ecuador 680 40 565 65 40 95 240 65 175 125 75
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
French Guiana 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Guyana 2,620 30 2,555 1,115 620 405 260 115 145 145 35
Paraguay 430 65 360 165 35 30 100 65 35 30 10
Peru 2,050 40 1,925 125 270 335 835 395 440 360 85
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suriname 80 0 75 10 10 10 30 15 15 15 10
Uruguay 380 10 365 130 25 65 90 10 85 50 15
VenezuelaFootnote 9 4,845 70 4,335 90 75 175 2,425 770 1,655 1,570 440
Europe 208,350 7,165 189,770 88,100 21,595 26,590 32,610 14,160 18,450 20,875 11,415
Western Europe 46,220 4,000 40,485 25,795 3,160 4,240 4,665 1,760 2,900 2,630 1,730
Austria 1,590 40 1,510 1,190 105 110 65 45 25 35 40
Belgium 1,150 85 995 590 55 115 150 40 110 85 65
France 3,500 490 2,540 1,040 160 315 595 190 405 425 470
Germany 22,875 2,930 19,200 12,415 1,350 1,755 2,310 755 1,560 1,370 740
Liechtenstein 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 80 10 70 50 0 10 0 10 0 0 10
Monaco 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 14,615 255 14,035 9,600 1,210 1,470 1,275 635 640 475 330
Switzerland 2,395 185 2,125 895 275 475 250 100 155 230 80
Eastern Europe 56,940 190 53,485 11,085 9,435 10,745 14,375 6,935 7,440 7,840 3,265
Belarus 1,105 0 1,090 60 65 285 505 250 250 175 20
Bulgaria 1,455 10 1,405 15 30 395 740 440 300 215 50
Czech Republic 2,600 0 2,385 1,230 585 235 160 90 65 180 210
Estonia 200 0 180 65 0 30 60 35 30 20 20
Hungary 3,980 30 3,665 2,100 495 375 360 180 180 330 280
Latvia 620 0 590 180 10 55 165 65 95 185 25
Lithuania 710 10 595 125 25 40 170 105 65 235 105
MoldovaFootnote 10 1,785 0 1,655 25 80 140 690 145 545 715 130
Poland 17,585 20 16,930 4,415 6,575 3,545 1,410 410 995 985 635
Romania 8,050 0 7,725 570 815 1,835 3,395 1,895 1,500 1,105 315
Russian Federation 7,780 65 7,260 425 140 1,915 3,545 1,770 1,775 1,235 455
Slovakia 1,970 0 1,865 565 335 365 480 330 145 125 105
Ukraine 9,095 40 8,150 1,300 260 1,540 2,705 1,225 1,480 2,345 905
Northern Europe 74,325 2,590 67,340 36,445 7,275 5,170 10,595 3,780 6,820 7,850 4,390
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 2,365 85 2,210 1,855 185 75 55 35 20 40 65
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 605 45 525 315 50 55 65 25 40 45 40
Guernsey 35 0 30 0 0 10 15 10 0 0 0
Iceland 85 20 60 50 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
IrelandFootnote 11 5,275 115 3,940 1,415 505 285 380 165 220 1,355 1,225
Isle of Man 50 0 50 25 0 10 10 0 10 10 0
Jersey 40 0 35 25 0 0 10 10 10 0 10
Norway 700 95 570 330 35 70 75 20 50 60 40
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 820 45 710 335 80 75 115 30 80 100 70
United KingdomFootnote 12 64,350 2,190 59,215 32,090 6,420 4,595 9,885 3,490 6,390 6,225 2,940
Southern Europe 30,870 380 28,455 14,780 1,725 6,430 2,970 1,680 1,285 2,550 2,035
Albania 1,170 0 1,070 0 10 235 585 365 220 235 95
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,650 15 4,555 370 105 3,300 525 340 180 250 75
Croatia 3,635 0 3,080 1,525 175 795 200 135 65 390 545
Gibraltar 20 0 20 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0
Greece 2,205 35 2,000 1,395 190 125 105 60 45 190 170
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 8,560 130 8,115 6,910 345 230 325 70 255 305 310
KosovoFootnote 13 1,010 10 965 0 0 495 330 210 120 135 45
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 510 10 475 55 20 90 240 145 90 75 30
Malta 190 10 175 125 20 10 10 10 0 20 0
Montenegro 135 0 125 35 15 70 10 10 0 0 15
Portugal 4,360 75 4,055 2,920 620 155 95 20 70 270 240
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 2,430 15 2,255 550 120 850 410 240 175 315 165
Slovenia 685 0 665 550 30 50 10 0 10 35 10
Spain 1,295 70 895 330 80 30 130 90 45 325 330
Africa 96,315 1,190 89,740 7,770 5,965 12,865 35,375 14,675 20,700 27,770 5,385
Western Africa 21,745 175 19,685 410 570 1,845 8,740 3,190 5,550 8,120 1,890
Benin 95 0 100 0 0 0 80 25 55 0 0
Burkina Faso 85 0 90 10 0 10 40 10 30 35 0
Cabo Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 840 25 800 15 20 30 305 75 235 420 20
Gambia 145 0 130 0 0 10 40 15 25 85 20
Ghana 3,530 40 3,170 180 345 835 1,140 540 595 670 325
Guinea 345 0 315 0 10 35 120 40 75 160 25
Guinea-Bissau 25 0 25 0 0 0 15 0 10 10 0
Liberia 905 0 875 0 10 85 700 475 225 75 25
Mali 70 0 65 0 10 10 25 10 15 25 0
Mauritania 170 0 155 0 0 10 85 40 40 60 20
Niger 110 0 110 0 0 0 45 10 40 55 0
Nigeria 13,855 80 12,405 160 165 645 5,320 1,445 3,875 6,110 1,370
Saint HelenaFootnote 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegal 590 0 535 15 0 50 195 75 120 270 55
Sierra Leone 830 0 790 25 0 110 565 405 155 85 35
Togo 145 10 135 0 0 15 60 20 45 55 10
Eastern Africa 46,045 460 43,985 5,605 4,185 6,805 15,805 7,200 8,605 11,590 1,600
Burundi 925 0 840 30 35 75 490 200 285 215 75
Comoros 25 0 25 0 0 10 15 10 10 0 0
Djibouti 310 10 295 0 30 70 80 15 65 115 10
Eritrea 5,025 40 4,815 45 410 345 1,625 500 1,130 2,390 170
Ethiopia 10,975 130 10,565 60 665 1,585 4,810 1,995 2,815 3,445 280
Kenya 5,400 75 5,120 1,460 645 590 1,235 560 680 1,195 200
Madagascar 95 0 75 10 10 25 20 10 10 15 15
Malawi 170 10 140 15 10 35 50 15 35 30 20
Mauritius 1,130 0 1,040 110 100 100 395 120 275 335 90
Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mozambique 70 0 60 10 10 0 20 10 15 15 0
Réunion 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Rwanda 755 10 725 15 10 160 310 140 170 225 20
Seychelles 50 0 50 0 20 15 10 0 15 0 0
Somalia 7,305 30 7,060 35 790 2,095 2,020 710 1,310 2,125 215
South Sudan 2,845 10 2,795 10 45 755 1,840 1,530 310 140 40
TanzaniaFootnote 17 4,660 45 4,510 2,350 1,020 500 435 205 230 210 105
Uganda 2,395 15 2,285 1,180 170 145 420 130 285 370 95
Zambia 605 40 540 100 85 95 170 80 90 90 25
Zimbabwe 3,310 40 3,030 160 140 210 1,835 975 860 680 235
Northern Africa 13,840 245 12,805 570 520 1,810 5,685 2,175 3,520 4,215 790
Algeria 1,390 10 1,345 55 45 215 780 390 395 250 40
Egypt 5,695 85 5,320 390 255 790 1,945 595 1,345 1,940 290
Libya 1,520 65 1,210 25 20 165 555 175 380 450 250
Morocco 1,810 25 1,700 60 115 120 890 340 545 520 80
SudanFootnote 18 2,705 55 2,580 10 65 465 1,240 585 655 800 60
Tunisia 715 0 645 30 20 55 280 85 200 255 65
Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Africa 5,735 80 5,255 150 100 620 2,425 935 1,490 1,955 405
Angola 255 0 235 35 25 45 95 60 30 35 20
Cameroon 2,020 20 1,760 10 0 35 660 155 505 1,055 235
Central African Republic 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 0 10 0
Chad 115 0 105 0 10 40 45 20 25 15 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3,110 50 2,930 75 60 480 1,510 640 870 805 130
Congo, Republic of the 165 0 155 25 10 25 75 35 35 30 10
Equatorial Guinea 40 0 30 0 0 0 30 15 15 0 0
Gabon 20 0 20 0 10 0 10 0 0 15 0
Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Africa 8,945 230 8,015 1,040 585 1,780 2,715 1,170 1,540 1,895 695
Botswana 275 10 215 15 10 10 85 30 60 105 55
Lesotho 15 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Namibia 520 15 365 20 10 35 140 60 80 165 145
South Africa, Republic of 8,035 195 7,355 1,010 565 1,735 2,460 1,075 1,390 1,585 480
Swaziland 100 15 70 0 10 0 30 0 25 30 20
Asia 497,040 4,305 452,225 42,245 42,670 76,225 153,975 67,380 86,595 137,105 40,505
West Central Asia and the Middle East 56,285 1,110 51,915 3,905 4,255 9,125 18,760 8,850 9,905 15,885 3,260
Afghanistan 5,310 35 5,190 15 200 1,210 2,950 1,935 1,020 815 80
Armenia 165 0 150 0 20 25 70 20 50 35 10
Azerbaijan 430 10 385 15 0 55 180 75 105 135 40
Bahrain 270 25 235 15 0 55 130 45 75 40 10
Cyprus 90 15 70 15 0 20 20 15 0 15 10
Georgia 235 0 215 0 0 25 65 10 55 130 10
IranFootnote 19 9,750 20 8,910 170 875 1,420 3,185 1,395 1,785 3,265 820
Iraq 6,040 10 5,935 115 195 1,440 2,180 870 1,310 2,010 90
Israel 1,790 65 1,405 225 135 160 400 165 230 475 320
Jordan 1,460 35 1,345 90 110 190 505 230 270 450 80
Kazakhstan 1,690 20 1,560 10 10 280 905 490 415 365 115
Kuwait 1,605 10 1,535 40 95 420 545 240 305 435 65
Kyrgyzstan 445 0 445 0 0 45 325 160 165 65 10
Lebanon 10,980 280 10,390 2,705 2,010 1,930 2,280 1,015 1,265 1,470 305
Oman 190 0 185 0 0 35 110 55 50 40 0
Qatar 545 50 465 0 20 55 190 65 120 195 25
Saudi Arabia 2,925 215 2,340 0 95 455 960 395 565 820 370
SyriaFootnote 20 5,185 45 4,800 190 160 285 835 360 475 3,340 340
Tajikistan 130 0 130 0 0 25 100 65 30 10 0
Turkey 2,515 45 2,260 190 150 505 1,025 560 470 390 210
Turkmenistan 100 0 80 0 0 10 45 20 25 25 15
United Arab Emirates 2,480 195 2,165 0 65 275 1,010 360 655 810 120
Uzbekistan 530 10 470 0 20 40 285 115 165 125 50
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 21 800 15 745 100 40 115 280 120 165 200 40
Yemen 635 0 500 10 25 45 185 50 135 230 135
Eastern Asia 111,900 1,245 98,225 15,430 11,040 21,690 33,595 18,695 14,895 16,470 12,425
ChinaFootnote 22 65,875 270 57,695 7,145 5,085 10,745 24,190 14,055 10,135 10,525 7,915
Hong KongFootnote 23 19,840 290 19,115 6,130 4,725 6,255 1,245 590 655 755 440
Japan 4,035 325 3,060 555 170 525 1,145 505 640 665 650
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 45 0 40 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 17,115 230 13,850 1,115 695 2,645 5,560 2,800 2,760 3,840 3,040
MacaoFootnote 26 430 10 390 140 95 130 25 15 10 0 30
Mongolia 685 0 620 0 0 0 430 205 225 180 65
Taiwan 3,870 120 3,455 310 265 1,390 990 510 480 500 295
Southeast Asia 185,080 1,330 167,610 14,465 20,380 23,680 45,885 15,090 30,795 63,200 16,135
Brunei Darussalam 2,020 25 1,950 400 1,110 375 50 25 25 15 40
Burma (Myanmar) 1,095 0 1,070 70 65 110 670 125 550 150 20
Cambodia 2,775 15 2,745 290 1,460 510 360 115 240 125 25
Indonesia 1,765 85 1,540 450 185 195 430 145 290 285 145
LaosFootnote 27 1,375 10 1,355 725 440 115 50 30 20 25 10
Malaysia 4,610 150 4,260 980 1,285 675 835 340 495 485 205
Philippines 138,800 490 123,830 4,825 5,620 15,545 38,450 12,185 26,270 59,395 14,480
Singapore 1,805 215 1,540 225 280 255 580 255 330 190 55
Thailand 2,700 145 2,240 115 500 260 870 240 630 490 310
Timor-Leste 20 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 28,110 185 27,080 6,385 9,430 5,645 3,585 1,635 1,950 2,040 840
Southern Asia 143,775 615 134,470 8,445 6,995 21,725 55,740 24,735 31,005 41,560 8,690
Bangladesh 5,520 20 5,085 100 180 715 2,740 1,185 1,555 1,350 415
Bhutan 940 0 890 0 0 10 365 0 365 515 45
British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 98,930 295 91,660 7,045 5,370 14,905 35,520 14,965 20,555 28,815 6,975
Maldives 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 4,165 10 3,915 0 20 105 1,165 340 830 2,620 250
Pakistan 29,095 280 28,080 1,065 880 5,080 14,140 7,610 6,530 6,915 740
Sri Lanka 5,120 20 4,835 235 535 915 1,805 640 1,165 1,345 265
Oceania 12,625 1,185 9,930 2,345 1,530 1,895 2,180 890 1,290 1,975 1,510
American Samoa 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 5,255 735 3,360 890 285 425 700 280 425 1,065 1,160
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 4,800 20 4,625 885 1,010 1,185 1,000 405 590 555 155
French Polynesia 15 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 10
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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Micronesia, Federated States of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nauru 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Caledonia 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
New Zealand 2,265 345 1,750 550 220 245 415 165 250 315 170
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 45 0 45 0 0 0 45 30 20 10 0
Palau 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Papua New Guinea 110 45 55 20 0 15 15 0 10 0 0
Pitcairn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samoa 45 10 35 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 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 35 10 20 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 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 15 0 10 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 25 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

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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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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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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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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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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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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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