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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 Division No. 1
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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 6 266,705 254,860 8,780 2,290 625 915 2,190 770 1,420 2,760 3,060
Born in Canada 254,080 254,080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 12,625 780 8,780 2,290 625 915 2,195 775 1,420 2,760 3,065
Americas 2,505 345 1,690 600 175 165 405 150 255 350 460
North America 1,680 295 1,105 545 135 125 150 50 100 145 280
Greenland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 20 10 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
United StatesFootnote 7 1,655 285 1,095 540 135 125 145 50 100 150 275
Central America 150 0 130 0 25 20 55 35 25 25 20
Belize 30 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 20
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 15 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Honduras 10 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 60 0 65 0 0 0 50 30 25 15 0
Nicaragua 20 0 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 290 45 210 30 10 10 65 15 55 85 30
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 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bermuda 55 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 90 10 85 0 0 10 45 10 35 30 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 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Jamaica 90 0 70 10 0 10 10 0 0 50 15
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 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 25 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
South America 390 10 250 20 0 15 130 50 80 85 135
Argentina 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 10 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 85 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 60
Chile 25 0 30 10 0 10 0 0 0 20 0
Colombia 120 0 110 0 0 0 100 40 60 10 15
Ecuador 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 15 0 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 25 0 20 0 0 0 25 0 20 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 75 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 0 25 45
Europe 3,580 340 2,895 1,370 215 365 505 195 305 440 345
Western Europe 725 165 450 220 25 35 100 45 55 70 110
Austria 30 10 20 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0
Belgium 20 0 15 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
France 180 25 125 25 15 0 35 15 20 45 25
Germany 400 110 215 135 0 25 40 25 15 20 75
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 60 10 55 35 0 0 10 0 0 10 0
Switzerland 35 15 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Eastern Europe 450 10 385 25 30 105 120 55 60 105 55
Belarus 15 0 15 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bulgaria 40 0 35 0 10 20 0 0 0 10 0
Czech Republic 35 10 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 45 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 25
Latvia 10 0 10 0 0 10 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 50 0 50 10 15 0 0 0 10 10 0
Romania 40 0 35 0 0 20 25 15 10 0 0
Russian Federation 150 0 135 0 0 20 70 35 35 45 15
Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 65 0 55 0 0 10 10 0 0 35 0
Northern Europe 1,975 160 1,710 1,005 140 180 190 80 115 185 110
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 45 10 35 10 15 10 0 0 10 0 10
Faroe Islands 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Finland 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iceland 40 10 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
IrelandFootnote 11 165 20 140 65 35 0 15 10 10 20 10
Isle of Man 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 40 0 20 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 15
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
United KingdomFootnote 12 1,655 130 1,460 920 80 165 155 60 95 135 70
Southern Europe 420 0 345 120 25 40 90 10 80 80 70
Albania 15 10 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 40 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 10 10 0
Croatia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gibraltar 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Greece 25 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 70 0 50 20 10 0 10 0 0 20 25
KosovoFootnote 13 80 0 80 0 0 0 55 0 55 25 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Malta 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Portugal 105 0 100 75 20 0 10 0 0 0 10
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 15 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 25
Africa 1,595 10 950 60 30 70 315 100 215 475 635
Western Africa 560 0 275 10 10 15 95 25 70 150 285
Benin 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burkina Faso 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Cabo Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 105 0 35 0 0 0 15 0 20 10 70
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 20 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 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 370 0 160 0 0 10 30 10 20 120 210
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 30 0 30 10 0 0 20 0 20 0 0
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Africa 420 0 310 20 20 10 80 30 55 170 105
Burundi 10 0 10 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 55 0 55 0 0 0 25 0 25 30 0
Ethiopia 50 0 55 0 0 0 20 0 20 30 0
Kenya 35 0 25 10 10 0 0 10 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 10 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 20 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 10
Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somalia 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TanzaniaFootnote 17 70 0 55 0 10 0 0 0 0 45 20
Uganda 45 0 45 0 10 0 0 0 10 35 0
Zambia 30 0 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Zimbabwe 80 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 70
Northern Africa 445 0 245 15 0 25 100 40 60 105 195
Algeria 20 0 15 0 0 0 10 10 0 10 10
Egypt 160 0 145 15 0 25 45 10 40 60 15
Libya 190 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 160
Morocco 25 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10
SudanFootnote 18 45 0 45 0 0 0 40 20 25 0 0
Tunisia 10 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 85 0 45 10 0 0 0 0 10 30 40
Angola 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
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 65 0 35 0 0 0 10 0 10 25 30
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 90 0 80 10 0 15 30 10 25 15 10
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 10 0
South Africa, Republic of 85 10 65 0 10 20 35 10 25 0 10
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 4,815 65 3,185 255 200 310 950 325 630 1,470 1,560
West Central Asia and the Middle East 1,050 25 815 20 20 45 160 30 135 565 210
Afghanistan 45 0 40 0 0 25 10 0 10 10 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 10
Cyprus 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
IranFootnote 19 95 0 65 0 0 0 25 0 25 35 35
Iraq 160 0 160 0 10 0 100 20 80 60 0
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan 120 10 85 0 0 0 10 0 0 80 30
Kazakhstan 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kuwait 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 25 0 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 10
Oman 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Saudi Arabia 70 10 40 0 0 0 10 0 0 35 20
SyriaFootnote 20 340 0 310 0 10 0 0 0 0 295 35
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 45 0 25 10 0 0 10 10 0 10 20
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 25 0 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 15 0
Uzbekistan 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 21 10 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 1,460 25 805 60 75 135 290 195 95 245 635
ChinaFootnote 22 1,260 10 660 20 35 105 280 190 85 215 590
Hong KongFootnote 23 75 0 75 25 35 10 0 0 10 0 0
Japan 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 80 10 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 45
MacaoFootnote 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Taiwan 35 0 35 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 0
Southeast Asia 855 15 560 65 35 60 125 30 90 275 280
Brunei Darussalam 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burma (Myanmar) 25 0 30 0 0 0 25 0 25 0 0
Cambodia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
LaosFootnote 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 80 0 30 15 0 10 0 10 10 0 50
Philippines 595 0 410 35 10 20 70 25 50 275 180
Singapore 30 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
Thailand 50 10 35 0 0 0 25 0 20 0 10
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 50 0 30 10 0 20 0 0 0 10 20
Southern Asia 1,450 0 1,005 115 65 70 375 70 300 380 435
Bangladesh 285 0 155 0 15 10 80 15 65 50 130
Bhutan 70 0 65 0 0 0 10 0 10 60 0
British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 690 0 465 100 40 30 180 55 135 110 225
Maldives 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Nepal 75 0 70 0 0 0 10 0 0 55 0
Pakistan 220 0 170 0 0 20 90 10 85 55 55
Sri Lanka 105 0 85 15 0 10 0 0 0 55 20
Oceania 135 20 50 10 10 0 15 0 10 30 65
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 105 10 45 10 10 0 15 0 10 25 55
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 10 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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 10 10 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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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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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