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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, V
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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 4,400 1,895 2,510 3,800 1,990
Born in Canada 140,970 140,965 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 15,295 570 12,735 1,530 805 2,195 4,400 1,895 2,510 3,800 1,990
Americas 3,860 265 3,415 550 300 430 1,490 520 970 645 180
North America 920 200 655 425 45 45 75 40 35 70 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 7 920 200 655 430 45 40 70 40 35 65 60
Central America 745 35 660 10 160 230 160 45 115 100 45
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 125 0 120 0 80 40 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 125 0 120 0 15 80 10 0 10 10 0
Honduras 65 10 60 0 0 25 20 10 15 0 0
Mexico 325 25 260 0 10 40 125 30 90 90 40
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 40 45 65 100 55 45 105 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 0 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 0 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 15 35 0 15 10 0 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 35 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 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 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 15 1,740 65 50 100 1,155 380 770 375 70
Argentina 160 0 160 10 0 10 120 80 40 20 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 15 10 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 185 0 140 0 15 20 65 0 60 40 40
Chile 70 10 60 30 15 10 15 0 15 0 0
Colombia 1,100 0 1,085 10 0 40 780 235 540 250 20
Ecuador 25 0 25 10 0 0 10 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 0 0 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 50 0
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suriname 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uruguay 15 0 15 0 0 0 15 0 10 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 90 0 80 0 0 10 55 15 40 15 10
Europe 4,580 185 3,605 745 310 1,185 900 515 380 465 790
Western Europe 2,705 155 1,825 485 175 275 595 350 250 295 730
Austria 20 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 180 0 165 85 35 10 10 10 0 30 15
France 2,165 90 1,375 275 115 185 540 310 225 260 700
Germany 175 35 130 45 15 55 15 15 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 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 30 0 30 15 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Switzerland 125 20 100 35 15 20 25 10 10 10 0
Eastern Europe 580 0 550 60 110 100 165 60 100 115 35
Belarus 10 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 0 10 0
Bulgaria 55 0 55 0 10 20 20 15 0 0 0
Czech Republic 25 0 25 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 10 0 15 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poland 90 0 85 10 55 0 15 0 15 15 10
Romania 155 0 150 20 30 50 35 10 20 10 10
Russian Federation 145 0 140 0 0 30 65 20 40 55 10
Slovakia 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ukraine 55 0 45 0 0 0 20 0 20 30 10
Northern Europe 150 30 110 65 10 10 25 15 15 20 0
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 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 0 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 12 120 15 95 60 0 0 20 10 15 15 10
Southern Europe 1,140 10 1,120 135 25 805 115 100 15 35 20
Albania 15 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 690 0 690 0 0 615 60 60 0 15 0
Croatia 100 0 95 0 0 80 15 15 0 0 10
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 80 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 60 45 10 0 10 0 10 0 0
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 0 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 0 115 0 0 90 30 25 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 45 0 45 30 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Africa 3,845 20 3,210 110 120 200 1,310 570 745 1,465 620
Western Africa 745 10 535 0 0 40 165 40 125 320 205
Benin 10 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0
Burkina Faso 50 0 30 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 30 145 30
Gambia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Guinea 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Guinea-Bissau 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Liberia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mali 55 0 35 0 0 15 10 0 10 15 20
Mauritania 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger 30 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 20 10
Nigeria 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint HelenaFootnote 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegal 225 0 160 0 10 0 55 10 45 95 65
Sierra Leone 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Togo 100 0 65 0 0 10 40 10 30 15 30
Eastern Africa 585 0 550 25 15 15 290 180 110 205 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 10 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 20 0 10 0 10
Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritius 10 0 15 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwanda 155 0 145 0 0 10 90 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 17 110 0 110 0 0 0 65 60 0 40 0
Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Northern Africa 1,540 10 1,320 65 75 95 635 245 385 445 220
Algeria 505 0 475 20 20 35 240 70 170 150 30
Egypt 165 0 70 20 10 0 15 0 15 30 90
Libya 35 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Morocco 580 0 535 25 40 55 290 155 135 125 40
SudanFootnote 18 25 0 30 0 0 0 10 0 10 20 0
Tunisia 230 0 180 10 10 0 70 20 60 80 50
Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Africa 955 10 780 10 15 45 230 105 125 480 160
Angola 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0
Cameroon 245 10 185 10 10 10 75 10 65 95 45
Central African Republic 145 0 120 0 0 10 0 0 0 110 20
Chad 80 0 55 0 0 10 0 0 0 45 20
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 430 0 360 10 10 15 115 85 30 215 75
Congo, Republic of the 25 0 30 0 0 0 25 10 15 10 0
Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabon 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Africa 20 10 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 15 0
Botswana 15 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 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 2,940 70 2,490 125 80 370 695 280 415 1,220 370
West Central Asia and the Middle East 1,675 20 1,465 40 20 180 350 105 245 875 185
Afghanistan 780 10 745 0 0 110 190 65 125 445 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 0 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 0 20 50 0 40 75 80
Iraq 160 0 160 10 0 0 60 10 55 90 0
Israel 10 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Jordan 0 0 10 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 0
Lebanon 75 10 55 10 15 0 10 10 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 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 10
SyriaFootnote 20 300 0 255 15 0 10 0 0 0 235 40
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 35 0 35 0 0 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 15 10 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 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 495 20 380 20 15 100 150 125 25 90 95
ChinaFootnote 22 375 0 315 10 10 95 135 110 20 65 55
Hong KongFootnote 23 15 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 45 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 30 10 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
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 35 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 0 25 0
Southeast Asia 315 15 285 60 45 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 40 0 40 0 0 10 15 0 15 0 0
Indonesia 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 30 0 30 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 45 0 40 0 0 10 15 0 15 15 0
Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 25 0 15 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 0
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 170 0 150 40 25 25 40 15 30 15 10
Southern Asia 450 15 360 10 0 20 110 25 80 225 75
Bangladesh 10 0 10 0 0 10 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 10 15 15
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
Pakistan 280 10 245 0 0 0 65 30 35 175 20
Sri Lanka 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Oceania 65 10 20 0 0 0 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 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 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 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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