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 British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique
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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 4,560,240 3,167,155 1,292,675 356,155 152,220 287,505 321,240 147,735 173,510 175,555 100,405
Born in Canada 3,133,790 3,133,615 180 65 20 35 50 30 15 10 0
Born outside Canada 1,426,450 33,545 1,292,500 356,090 152,205 287,465 321,195 147,700 173,490 175,545 100,405
Americas 138,440 12,765 110,670 40,205 14,750 15,855 25,325 10,345 14,975 14,540 15,000
North America 74,785 10,140 57,815 27,360 5,810 6,295 11,855 4,700 7,155 6,485 6,835
Greenland 30 0 30 10 10 10 0 0 10 0 0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
United StatesFootnote 7 74,750 10,135 57,780 27,355 5,800 6,285 11,850 4,695 7,150 6,485 6,835
Central America 24,560 965 21,015 1,425 5,280 5,005 5,345 2,155 3,195 3,960 2,575
Belize 150 25 115 65 25 15 10 0 0 0 10
Costa Rica 670 100 520 75 85 125 135 70 65 105 45
El Salvador 5,640 30 5,425 95 2,575 1,675 655 280 375 430 185
Guatemala 2,095 85 1,935 55 775 615 330 100 230 160 75
Honduras 1,340 50 1,225 70 255 305 305 160 150 275 65
Mexico 13,160 620 10,375 1,005 915 1,870 3,700 1,475 2,225 2,885 2,160
Nicaragua 1,285 25 1,235 30 620 320 170 40 130 90 25
Panama 230 20 190 30 30 70 35 25 15 20 15
Caribbean and Bermuda 11,535 720 9,935 4,955 1,120 1,325 1,395 590 805 1,130 875
Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 150 25 125 70 20 15 15 0 10 0 0
Aruba 105 10 85 60 0 15 10 0 0 0 10
Bahamas 245 105 115 50 10 25 20 15 10 15 25
Barbados 725 30 640 420 55 75 65 20 45 30 55
Bermuda 435 150 265 160 15 15 45 20 25 30 30
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayman Islands 135 95 40 0 0 0 25 15 10 0 0
Cuba 755 30 680 50 55 115 320 110 210 140 50
Curaçao 45 0 45 20 15 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dominica 70 0 60 45 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dominican Republic 525 35 370 25 55 35 125 40 85 130 120
Grenada 215 0 210 140 10 40 10 0 10 10 0
Guadeloupe 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haiti 600 25 565 85 55 235 155 40 110 35 10
Jamaica 4,110 100 3,505 1,815 350 390 320 185 135 625 500
Martinique 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserrat 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 120 20 80 30 0 0 25 25 10 20 20
Saint Barthélemy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Kitts and Nevis 105 0 100 90 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Lucia 150 0 145 75 25 15 20 0 20 0 10
Saint Martin (French part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 265 15 250 120 25 30 55 25 30 15 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 30 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0
Trinidad and Tobago 2,715 55 2,620 1,690 410 285 190 85 100 40 45
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgin Islands, British 40 30 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Virgin Islands, United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South America 27,560 940 21,900 6,455 2,540 3,230 6,720 2,900 3,815 2,955 4,715
Argentina 2,150 80 1,830 510 250 250 630 445 185 195 245
BoliviaFootnote 8 400 50 315 80 40 25 135 35 100 40 40
Brazil 6,965 250 3,805 610 230 545 1,275 450 820 1,145 2,910
Chile 3,630 60 3,275 1,735 625 335 395 145 245 185 295
Colombia 4,575 115 3,915 290 190 715 2,140 990 1,155 575 540
Ecuador 705 55 540 105 40 55 205 70 135 130 115
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
French Guiana 20 10 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 0
Guyana 1,335 20 1,305 860 195 145 80 50 30 25 10
Paraguay 1,880 95 1,740 1,325 95 135 170 60 110 20 40
Peru 3,565 130 3,265 545 680 630 1,060 430 630 350 170
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suriname 125 10 115 45 15 10 40 10 30 0 15
Uruguay 340 10 305 145 45 65 40 35 15 10 25
VenezuelaFootnote 9 1,860 65 1,485 210 135 315 550 195 355 275 315
Europe 342,920 9,730 319,885 190,590 31,040 38,830 39,685 18,435 21,245 19,735 13,305
Western Europe 76,290 4,230 68,675 46,810 5,820 6,085 6,580 2,875 3,700 3,380 3,385
Austria 3,880 115 3,665 2,710 300 325 180 90 85 145 105
Belgium 1,775 115 1,515 855 90 155 245 120 120 170 155
France 7,490 790 5,705 2,315 560 755 1,105 490 615 970 990
Germany 38,960 2,545 35,045 23,850 3,145 3,230 3,370 1,330 2,045 1,450 1,370
Liechtenstein 35 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 15
Luxembourg 110 0 110 50 0 15 25 20 10 10 0
Monaco 25 0 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Netherlands 18,960 330 18,225 14,870 1,090 730 1,135 545 585 400 405
Switzerland 5,060 330 4,385 2,150 620 865 520 280 245 235 345
Eastern Europe 65,395 225 62,800 15,795 10,830 15,095 15,365 8,610 6,760 5,710 2,365
Belarus 1,045 0 1,005 55 55 260 455 215 240 185 45
Bulgaria 2,090 0 2,045 85 70 735 1,005 580 425 155 40
Czech Republic 5,920 25 5,605 3,000 1,395 505 350 190 160 360 290
Estonia 470 0 460 305 20 70 40 25 0 25 10
Hungary 6,315 40 6,175 3,860 935 485 630 340 290 280 95
Latvia 650 0 645 320 25 135 85 50 35 80 10
Lithuania 450 10 400 180 25 50 95 55 35 45 45
MoldovaFootnote 10 900 10 865 20 25 145 435 155 275 245 20
Poland 15,455 30 15,115 3,995 6,295 3,445 975 490 485 410 310
Romania 9,155 45 8,995 800 1,060 3,270 3,180 1,855 1,320 690 115
Russian Federation 11,700 30 10,915 745 190 3,120 5,125 2,840 2,285 1,735 750
Slovakia 3,250 10 3,065 850 580 640 720 495 225 275 180
Ukraine 7,995 35 7,500 1,585 160 2,240 2,285 1,315 965 1,230 460
Northern Europe 151,435 4,640 141,400 97,135 12,090 9,235 14,550 5,060 9,485 8,390 5,405
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Denmark 4,805 80 4,640 4,085 220 165 90 30 60 80 80
Faroe Islands 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 2,870 65 2,730 2,305 115 120 125 85 40 75 70
Guernsey 80 10 60 50 0 0 10 10 0 0 10
Iceland 220 25 150 50 10 30 25 10 10 35 45
IrelandFootnote 11 7,470 145 5,885 2,960 615 340 545 100 440 1,435 1,430
Isle of Man 140 0 135 90 10 10 20 0 15 0 10
Jersey 115 10 110 45 0 20 20 0 20 25 0
Norway 1,810 100 1,620 1,385 50 45 90 40 55 45 90
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 2,570 140 2,235 1,315 185 255 315 130 185 165 200
United KingdomFootnote 12 131,350 4,060 123,810 84,840 10,875 8,245 13,315 4,655 8,660 6,535 3,470
Southern Europe 49,800 640 47,015 30,845 2,310 8,415 3,195 1,890 1,300 2,255 2,150
Albania 500 0 475 0 0 130 275 170 100 60 30
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,650 10 4,575 550 80 3,335 395 255 140 220 65
Croatia 6,015 35 5,775 3,925 260 1,130 315 240 75 150 200
Gibraltar 45 0 50 30 0 10 0 0 0 10 0
Greece 3,860 135 3,630 2,910 270 160 155 45 110 140 90
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 16,305 265 15,400 13,470 500 340 450 175 275 650 630
KosovoFootnote 13 770 10 740 10 25 380 275 210 60 55 25
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 315 0 290 55 25 60 120 75 45 35 20
Malta 495 15 475 415 20 25 15 0 20 0 0
Montenegro 200 0 200 50 10 80 55 35 20 10 0
Portugal 8,430 40 8,215 6,880 730 290 180 90 90 145 175
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 4,710 10 4,480 860 235 2,250 745 505 240 390 225
Slovenia 1,175 10 1,145 960 20 65 40 20 25 55 25
Spain 2,335 120 1,565 745 130 165 180 65 110 350 650
Africa 46,830 1,165 42,805 12,040 5,240 8,490 10,830 4,900 5,925 6,205 2,855
Western Africa 4,575 160 3,460 290 280 580 1,385 535 850 925 950
Benin 35 0 30 0 0 0 20 0 20 10 10
Burkina Faso 20 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Cabo Verde 20 0 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 85 10 80 10 0 20 35 25 10 20 0
Gambia 25 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 0 15 0
Ghana 1,030 30 885 165 135 215 245 90 160 115 115
Guinea 65 0 60 0 0 20 25 15 10 10 10
Guinea-Bissau 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 0 0
Liberia 310 25 270 0 0 45 185 85 100 40 10
Mali 40 0 35 0 0 15 10 10 0 15 0
Mauritania 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Niger 20 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 10
Nigeria 2,565 40 1,745 90 90 190 730 240 490 645 790
Saint HelenaFootnote 16 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegal 90 30 55 10 20 0 15 10 10 10 0
Sierra Leone 165 10 155 10 15 25 80 50 25 25 0
Togo 75 0 70 0 0 35 25 0 25 10 0
Eastern Africa 20,330 380 19,120 7,415 2,870 2,705 4,020 1,735 2,285 2,110 830
Burundi 205 0 195 25 15 20 100 15 90 45 0
Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Djibouti 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Eritrea 755 0 735 10 180 105 130 30 95 320 20
Ethiopia 2,175 50 2,070 75 310 515 870 375 490 305 60
Kenya 5,040 130 4,710 2,035 875 680 685 315 370 435 205
Madagascar 60 0 60 0 25 10 10 10 0 15 0
Malawi 135 20 115 40 30 15 10 0 10 15 0
Mauritius 1,365 10 1,235 240 155 125 540 210 335 175 115
Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mozambique 175 0 170 110 10 25 20 15 10 0 10
Réunion 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwanda 265 10 220 10 10 40 125 45 80 40 35
Seychelles 70 0 70 10 25 25 0 0 0 10 0
Somalia 1,110 0 1,085 20 140 265 300 105 195 355 20
South Sudan 440 0 440 0 15 120 285 215 80 15 0
TanzaniaFootnote 17 3,115 30 3,020 2,070 460 235 195 90 100 55 70
Uganda 2,850 20 2,760 2,150 215 135 140 55 85 120 70
Zambia 685 30 605 245 85 95 130 55 70 55 50
Zimbabwe 1,865 75 1,610 385 305 300 455 195 260 165 175
Northern Africa 5,895 100 5,375 990 470 915 1,795 725 1,070 1,205 425
Algeria 500 0 490 80 40 125 180 105 80 60 10
Egypt 2,865 35 2,705 595 175 430 870 300 570 630 120
Libya 635 15 420 30 20 65 190 65 125 115 200
Morocco 1,055 20 985 220 150 100 305 95 205 205 45
SudanFootnote 18 515 0 505 10 50 145 190 130 60 120 0
Tunisia 325 10 270 60 25 45 65 30 35 80 55
Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Africa 1,240 35 1,130 190 50 130 525 165 360 230 80
Angola 160 0 150 95 15 10 25 15 0 10 0
Cameroon 170 0 120 10 0 0 45 0 40 60 40
Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad 25 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 820 30 760 70 15 115 415 125 290 155 35
Congo, Republic of the 60 0 60 15 15 0 35 15 20 0 0
Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabon 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Africa 14,785 490 13,725 3,165 1,565 4,160 3,105 1,740 1,365 1,725 575
Botswana 75 0 60 0 10 0 20 0 20 25 15
Lesotho 65 40 20 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
Namibia 230 10 220 25 15 30 75 45 30 70 10
South Africa, Republic of 14,355 435 13,380 3,130 1,535 4,115 2,975 1,690 1,290 1,625 540
Swaziland 65 10 50 10 0 10 20 10 15 0 10
Asia 861,535 7,865 788,055 101,085 96,105 218,570 240,420 111,535 128,880 131,880 65,615
West Central Asia and the Middle East 71,295 590 66,505 3,215 6,820 16,480 23,120 10,895 12,230 16,870 4,200
Afghanistan 5,220 25 5,040 40 560 1,160 2,410 1,440 975 870 150
Armenia 265 0 250 10 10 30 160 65 100 55 10
Azerbaijan 345 0 320 0 10 55 200 85 115 60 25
Bahrain 180 0 170 15 0 70 40 15 30 40 10
Cyprus 320 0 300 170 35 35 50 35 20 0 20
Georgia 225 10 205 10 10 65 105 65 40 25 20
IranFootnote 19 38,195 75 37,160 1,070 4,605 10,575 12,260 5,865 6,400 8,645 960
Iraq 5,710 25 5,550 185 200 1,210 2,045 655 1,385 1,910 135
Israel 2,610 120 2,225 420 230 320 890 435 450 360 265
Jordan 1,030 15 935 55 55 185 290 155 140 350 80
Kazakhstan 1,505 0 1,320 20 10 365 665 370 295 260 185
Kuwait 810 15 745 20 75 295 205 75 135 155 50
Kyrgyzstan 510 0 505 15 0 80 280 130 155 125 10
Lebanon 2,355 20 2,235 525 505 480 465 205 260 265 100
Oman 220 0 180 0 10 70 45 25 30 60 40
Qatar 155 25 120 0 10 25 40 0 40 40 15
Saudi Arabia 2,910 110 1,345 0 95 290 560 180 380 400 1,455
SyriaFootnote 20 2,940 10 2,845 120 70 170 310 130 180 2,185 85
Tajikistan 180 0 165 0 0 20 120 90 30 20 10
Turkey 2,470 50 2,065 360 225 310 775 330 450 390 355
Turkmenistan 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15
United Arab Emirates 1,815 100 1,605 10 40 425 745 310 430 385 110
Uzbekistan 575 0 550 10 10 110 320 200 120 105 25
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 21 545 0 495 140 50 125 95 30 60 95 50
Yemen 190 0 155 30 25 25 25 10 15 55 30
Eastern Asia 416,725 4,350 370,510 46,680 41,570 115,880 113,490 54,960 58,530 52,885 41,870
ChinaFootnote 22 227,660 1,090 199,990 21,635 17,300 45,180 77,775 37,130 40,645 38,105 26,585
Hong KongFootnote 23 76,910 1,155 74,210 17,135 16,435 34,935 3,905 2,150 1,755 1,800 1,545
Japan 17,790 1,080 13,360 2,980 1,185 2,960 3,955 1,675 2,285 2,285 3,350
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 185 0 170 105 10 30 10 10 0 15 15
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 50,530 475 41,515 2,725 3,000 10,555 17,205 8,630 8,575 8,025 8,545
MacaoFootnote 26 2,240 25 2,140 565 510 900 105 75 35 55 80
Mongolia 290 0 220 0 0 0 125 35 85 100 60
Taiwan 41,115 530 38,900 1,530 3,135 21,315 10,415 5,260 5,155 2,500 1,690
Southeast Asia 179,595 1,780 169,855 23,110 27,980 38,865 48,570 19,090 29,475 31,330 7,965
Brunei Darussalam 2,065 0 2,050 575 1,010 335 120 35 90 10 10
Burma (Myanmar) 2,095 10 2,040 340 135 420 800 230 570 345 45
Cambodia 1,960 35 1,900 245 1,035 265 200 60 140 150 30
Indonesia 5,305 75 4,735 1,185 475 990 1,370 715 660 710 490
LaosFootnote 27 1,665 15 1,645 780 590 145 110 50 65 20 10
Malaysia 8,930 75 8,435 2,375 2,495 1,490 1,500 550 950 575 420
Philippines 117,835 660 112,100 10,570 10,335 26,565 37,950 14,860 23,085 26,680 5,080
Singapore 5,930 280 5,425 845 1,195 1,380 1,600 625 975 410 225
Thailand 4,525 290 3,635 215 690 585 1,505 570 930 650 600
Timor-Leste 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 29,280 340 27,875 5,980 10,015 6,685 3,410 1,400 2,015 1,780 1,065
Southern Asia 193,920 1,145 181,190 28,080 19,725 47,350 55,240 26,590 28,650 30,790 11,585
Bangladesh 2,435 20 2,120 55 110 575 905 485 420 470 300
Bhutan 125 0 125 0 0 0 75 10 65 55 0
British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 174,100 950 162,645 26,770 18,390 42,115 47,910 22,780 25,135 27,460 10,505
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nepal 1,160 20 1,035 0 15 115 585 180 410 315 105
Pakistan 11,385 125 10,665 875 595 3,235 3,990 2,280 1,710 1,965 590
Sri Lanka 4,705 30 4,585 365 620 1,300 1,770 855 910 535 90
Oceania 36,720 2,020 31,070 12,155 5,070 5,720 4,935 2,475 2,460 3,190 3,625
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 12,700 1,265 8,605 3,280 570 1,050 1,780 725 1,050 1,920 2,835
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 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
Fiji 17,745 120 17,530 6,625 3,855 4,110 2,325 1,380 940 620 95
French Polynesia 50 10 35 15 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
Guam 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kiribati 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 10 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Micronesia, Federated States of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nauru 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
New Caledonia 30 0 35 10 20 0 10 0 10 0 0
New Zealand 5,780 565 4,530 2,155 530 480 730 320 410 630 690
Niue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norfolk Island 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Mariana Islands 40 0 40 0 0 10 30 10 15 0 0
Palau 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Papua New Guinea 90 35 50 15 10 25 0 0 0 10 0
Pitcairn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samoa 95 0 85 35 20 20 15 0 0 0 0
Solomon Islands 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tokelau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tonga 100 0 100 25 20 10 40 10 30 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 10 0 0 10 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 10 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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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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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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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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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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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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Data quality note(s) – British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016185.

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