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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 Grey
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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 91,730 84,260 7,360 4,880 720 670 785 425 355 305 110
Born in Canada 84,005 84,005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 7,730 255 7,360 4,880 720 665 785 425 360 310 110
Americas 1,335 125 1,170 510 140 170 250 125 125 100 35
North America 860 110 720 375 70 70 125 75 50 75 35
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 7 865 110 720 380 70 70 125 70 55 75 40
Central America 155 0 155 0 30 65 65 20 40 0 0
Belize 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 135 0 135 0 25 55 60 15 40 0 0
Nicaragua 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 175 15 160 85 15 10 40 10 30 15 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamas 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barbados 10 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 10 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 25 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 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 10 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 0 0
Jamaica 65 0 65 30 0 0 20 10 20 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Lucia 10 0 15 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Saint Martin (French part) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15 0 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 20 0 15 15 10 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 135 0 135 50 30 30 25 15 0 10 0
Argentina 40 0 35 10 10 0 15 10 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 15 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chile 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colombia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 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 65 0 65 15 20 25 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Europe 5,390 80 5,260 4,090 465 345 285 160 125 75 45
Western Europe 1,720 35 1,680 1,385 120 90 65 45 20 25 0
Austria 80 0 75 75 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 60 0 60 45 0 15 10 10 0 0 0
France 55 0 50 35 15 0 0 10 0 0 0
Germany 830 30 795 665 70 35 25 25 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 640 10 635 540 35 20 25 0 15 20 0
Switzerland 55 0 55 30 0 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Europe 510 0 505 265 105 80 25 15 10 25 0
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Czech Republic 105 0 105 85 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
Estonia 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 45 0 45 35 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvia 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poland 185 0 180 65 80 25 0 0 0 10 10
Romania 40 0 40 0 0 15 0 10 0 15 0
Russian Federation 30 0 30 0 0 20 10 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 20 0 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 35 0 30 10 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
Northern Europe 2,570 45 2,500 1,995 195 110 175 80 95 20 30
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 30 0 30 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 30 0 30 25 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 75 0 75 70 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Isle of Man 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 20 0 15 0 10 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 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 2,385 45 2,310 1,835 185 95 175 75 95 15 30
Southern Europe 585 0 580 440 45 70 20 15 0 10 0
Albania 40 0 35 0 0 35 10 10 0 0 0
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 0 25 10 10 15 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 105 0 105 75 20 15 0 0 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 50 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 150 0 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KosovoFootnote 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 15 0 20 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Malta 10 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 125 0 120 90 15 15 10 0 10 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 35 0 35 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 10 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Africa 200 20 175 50 15 35 60 15 45 15 10
Western Africa 20 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 10 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 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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 45 10 35 20 10 0 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uganda 25 0 20 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Africa 70 0 65 20 0 15 20 0 20 10 10
Algeria 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 20 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libya 25 0 30 0 0 15 15 0 15 0 0
Morocco 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 25 0 25 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 0
Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 20 0 25 0 0 0 15 0 15 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 0 0 0 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 40 0 40 15 0 10 20 15 0 0 0
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 0 40 10 10 10 15 10 10 0 0
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 740 20 695 215 80 120 175 115 55 110 20
West Central Asia and the Middle East 120 0 120 20 10 20 30 20 10 50 0
Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IranFootnote 19 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Iraq 25 0 25 0 0 20 10 0 0 0 0
Israel 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan 10 0 10 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Oman 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaFootnote 20 35 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 10 0 15 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 265 0 245 70 35 50 65 50 15 20 10
ChinaFootnote 22 95 0 85 30 10 20 25 20 0 10 0
Hong KongFootnote 23 50 10 45 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 10 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 105 0 100 15 10 20 45 30 15 15 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southeast Asia 170 10 150 50 40 30 25 15 10 0 10
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 85 0 80 25 10 20 20 0 15 10 0
Singapore 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 15 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 50 0 50 10 25 10 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Asia 190 10 185 75 0 20 55 35 15 35 0
Bangladesh 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 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 165 10 160 70 0 0 50 40 15 35 0
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Pakistan 15 0 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oceania 60 0 50 20 15 0 15 10 0 10 0
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 30 0 25 0 10 0 10 10 0 10 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 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 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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