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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 West Vancouver, DM
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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 41,680 21,765 18,615 5,375 1,730 3,265 5,300 2,105 3,190 2,940 1,305
Born in Canada 21,180 21,170 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 20,500 595 18,600 5,370 1,730 3,265 5,300 2,105 3,195 2,945 1,305
Americas 1,620 240 1,205 460 140 160 265 125 140 180 180
North America 1,065 180 820 320 75 95 190 85 110 140 75
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 1,065 175 815 320 75 95 190 80 110 140 70
Central America 220 35 160 35 35 25 45 35 15 20 20
Belize 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 15 0 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 15 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 175 15 140 30 20 20 50 35 15 20 20
Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 100 15 60 40 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
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 30 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 20
Bermuda 0 10 10 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Jamaica 25 10 20 15 0 0 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 10 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 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 20 10 15 15 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 240 10 165 65 30 35 25 10 15 15 65
Argentina 25 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
BoliviaFootnote 8 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 50 0 30 0 10 0 15 0 10 0 25
Chile 70 0 65 35 15 0 0 0 0 10 10
Colombia 10 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ecuador 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 30 0 30 10 10 20 0 0 0 0 0
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suriname 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uruguay 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Europe 5,475 190 5,140 3,365 395 530 585 265 325 270 145
Western Europe 1,080 35 985 695 85 100 65 25 45 40 55
Austria 90 0 90 80 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 40 0 35 10 10 0 15 15 0 10 0
France 135 15 105 55 10 35 10 10 10 10 15
Germany 540 10 515 395 45 40 15 0 10 20 15
Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 15 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Monaco 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Netherlands 180 10 155 115 15 10 15 10 15 10 20
Switzerland 70 10 65 50 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Eastern Europe 930 0 915 335 120 195 170 90 80 95 15
Belarus 25 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 0
Bulgaria 25 0 25 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 135 0 125 95 15 10 10 0 10 10 0
Estonia 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 65 0 60 35 15 0 10 0 10 10 0
Latvia 15 0 15 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Lithuania 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 40 0 40 0 0 10 15 10 15 15 0
Poland 255 0 250 115 65 55 10 10 0 0 0
Romania 60 0 60 10 15 35 0 0 0 0 0
Russian Federation 110 0 110 0 0 35 60 25 30 15 0
Slovakia 65 0 60 10 0 35 20 15 0 0 0
Ukraine 130 0 130 25 10 25 30 30 0 40 10
Northern Europe 3,060 140 2,855 2,055 175 180 330 135 190 120 65
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 85 0 85 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 45 0 45 30 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 11 115 0 115 40 15 15 25 0 25 15 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 45 10 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 60 0 55 35 0 10 15 10 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 2,705 135 2,515 1,825 150 155 290 130 160 90 60
Southern Europe 410 15 390 280 20 55 20 10 10 20 10
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 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 35 10 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 200 10 195 165 10 0 0 0 0 15 10
KosovoFootnote 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 35 0 30 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 30 0 30 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
Slovenia 20 0 20 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 15 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Africa 915 10 870 435 110 170 110 60 50 45 25
Western Africa 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 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 370 0 370 295 40 15 30 25 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 135 0 135 80 20 10 25 25 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 85 0 85 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uganda 115 0 115 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 30 0 30 15 15 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Africa 100 0 90 35 10 45 0 0 0 10 10
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 65 0 60 15 10 30 0 0 0 15 0
Libya 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 15 0 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
SudanFootnote 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisia 15 0 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Africa 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 0 0 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 435 10 410 120 55 115 80 35 50 35 20
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 435 10 405 120 55 115 85 35 45 30 20
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 12,095 120 11,065 940 1,050 2,380 4,305 1,635 2,670 2,390 910
West Central Asia and the Middle East 4,035 45 3,945 170 570 1,190 1,205 585 620 805 50
Afghanistan 15 0 10 0 10 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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IranFootnote 19 3,705 30 3,630 80 510 1,125 1,140 575 560 775 45
Iraq 25 0 25 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 25 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 0
Jordan 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kuwait 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 60 0 60 20 10 25 0 0 0 0 0
Oman 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
SyriaFootnote 20 15 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 110 0 105 40 20 15 35 0 30 0 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 35 0 35 0 0 10 20 10 10 10 0
Uzbekistan 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 21 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 6,955 70 6,170 480 315 1,000 2,910 960 1,950 1,465 715
ChinaFootnote 22 4,875 0 4,370 145 110 330 2,470 710 1,760 1,310 510
Hong KongFootnote 23 695 30 655 215 130 240 30 15 10 40 10
Japan 260 25 185 60 10 50 55 20 35 15 50
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 725 10 565 30 35 150 280 155 120 65 145
MacaoFootnote 26 20 0 20 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 380 10 375 20 30 215 75 45 30 40 0
Southeast Asia 785 10 635 155 120 85 160 70 85 115 140
Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burma (Myanmar) 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 40 0 35 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
LaosFootnote 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 65 0 65 20 35 10 0 0 0 10 0
Philippines 455 0 330 55 35 65 70 15 50 110 125
Singapore 170 0 155 45 25 10 80 50 30 0 10
Thailand 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 30 0 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Asia 325 0 320 135 45 100 30 20 10 10 10
Bangladesh 15 0 15 10 0 0 10 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 205 0 205 115 25 50 15 0 10 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 80 0 75 10 20 30 10 10 0 0 10
Sri Lanka 25 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 395 40 320 165 40 30 35 25 10 55 45
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 255 30 200 115 0 10 30 20 0 40 20
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 15 20 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 125 0 100 30 35 20 0 0 0 10 25
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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