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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 York
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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 97,975 88,775 8,210 2,235 615 800 1,905 640 1,270 2,650 990
Born in Canada 88,125 88,120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Born outside Canada 9,850 650 8,210 2,235 615 800 1,910 640 1,270 2,650 990
Americas 2,045 355 1,480 745 165 215 195 75 125 155 215
North America 1,535 330 1,090 665 110 95 150 55 95 70 120
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 1,535 330 1,085 660 115 95 150 55 95 70 120
Central America 235 10 175 10 40 75 20 15 0 45 45
Belize 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador 70 0 70 0 15 55 10 0 10 0 0
Guatemala 45 10 35 0 20 10 15 15 0 0 10
Honduras 45 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10
Mexico 55 0 20 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 35
Nicaragua 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 135 10 105 35 10 30 10 0 10 15 15
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 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuba 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dominica 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Dominican Republic 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guadeloupe 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haiti 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 30 0 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 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 40 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 0 10 15
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 140 0 110 40 10 10 20 0 20 25 35
Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15
Chile 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colombia 35 0 35 0 0 0 15 0 15 20 0
Ecuador 20 0 10 10 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 25 0 25 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peru 0 0 10 0 0 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VenezuelaFootnote 9 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Europe 2,825 215 2,470 1,180 270 305 460 180 290 260 140
Western Europe 920 170 725 375 110 95 95 35 70 55 20
Austria 20 0 25 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
France 120 30 80 25 10 15 20 20 0 15 15
Germany 475 140 325 160 60 60 20 0 20 20 0
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 270 0 265 155 35 0 55 10 45 20 0
Switzerland 25 0 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Europe 410 0 370 55 50 65 115 55 55 95 40
Belarus 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Czech Republic 25 0 25 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 30 0 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvia 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuania 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
MoldovaFootnote 10 20 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 10
Poland 55 0 55 15 30 0 15 0 10 0 0
Romania 25 0 25 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
Russian Federation 75 0 60 0 0 10 30 0 25 15 25
Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 145 0 130 0 0 35 40 35 0 55 10
Northern Europe 1,240 45 1,140 685 95 65 225 70 150 70 60
Åland Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 15 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 15 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IrelandFootnote 11 45 0 35 10 10 0 10 10 0 0 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 0 0 0 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 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
United KingdomFootnote 12 1,145 40 1,060 635 95 60 205 65 145 65 45
Southern Europe 260 0 235 70 15 80 25 20 10 40 25
Albania 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 65 0 65 0 0 45 10 10 0 10 0
Croatia 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 25 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KosovoFootnote 13 25 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 14 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0
Malta 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 30 0 35 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SerbiaFootnote 15 15 0 15 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Slovenia 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 15 0 20 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Africa 670 10 595 45 40 30 220 75 150 255 70
Western Africa 165 10 150 0 10 0 55 15 45 80 10
Benin 10 10 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 15 0 20 0 10 0 10 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 40 0 40 0 0 0 10 0 10 35 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 85 0 70 10 0 0 30 0 30 40 10
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 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 10 0
Eastern Africa 225 10 215 35 10 0 50 15 30 120 0
Burundi 40 0 40 0 0 10 0 0 10 30 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 10 0 0
Ethiopia 50 10 45 0 0 0 0 10 0 45 10
Kenya 20 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 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 25 0 20 0 0 0 20 10 10 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 45 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
Uganda 25 0 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 15 0 15 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Africa 225 0 170 10 15 20 95 45 50 35 55
Algeria 10 0 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 45 0 45 10 10 0 30 10 20 0 10
Libya 145 0 95 0 0 0 60 30 30 30 50
Morocco 20 0 20 0 0 15 10 10 0 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 40 0 40 0 0 0 15 0 10 25 0
Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 40 0 40 0 10 0 15 0 10 20 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 15 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 10 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 15 0 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asia 4,210 50 3,595 265 135 245 980 280 700 1,975 565
West Central Asia and the Middle East 1,405 10 1,255 105 50 35 210 45 160 865 140
Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenia 40 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 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 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IranFootnote 19 290 0 260 0 0 10 105 20 90 135 30
Iraq 50 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 10 45 0
Israel 110 0 75 0 10 0 20 0 20 55 30
Jordan 70 0 70 0 0 0 10 10 0 65 0
Kazakhstan 60 0 35 0 0 0 25 0 25 15 20
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 170 0 165 95 25 10 25 20 0 10 0
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 60 10 20 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 35
SyriaFootnote 20 485 0 480 0 10 10 0 0 0 465 10
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 40 0 40 0 15 0 0 0 0 25 10
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbekistan 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Asia 1,575 25 1,285 25 20 120 510 140 370 605 270
ChinaFootnote 22 1,070 10 805 15 10 100 215 90 130 460 255
Hong KongFootnote 23 20 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0
Japan 30 0 20 10 0 0 10 10 10 0 0
Korea, NorthFootnote 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 25 425 15 410 10 0 10 255 35 220 135 0
MacaoFootnote 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Taiwan 25 0 25 0 0 0 25 15 10 0 0
Southeast Asia 545 15 490 30 15 20 70 40 35 355 40
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 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
LaosFootnote 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 45 0 35 15 0 0 20 0 10 0 10
Philippines 180 0 160 0 0 10 15 10 0 125 10
Singapore 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 30 0 20 0 0 0 15 15 0 0 10
Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 270 0 260 0 0 10 20 0 15 225 10
Southern Asia 680 10 565 105 50 75 180 45 135 160 115
Bangladesh 90 0 55 0 15 0 25 15 10 10 35
Bhutan 60 0 55 0 0 0 35 0 35 20 10
British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 335 0 275 95 25 55 45 0 40 60 60
Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 85 0 80 0 0 0 35 0 35 40 10
Pakistan 90 0 75 10 0 15 25 25 0 30 15
Sri Lanka 25 0 25 0 10 0 15 0 15 0 0
Oceania 100 20 75 0 10 10 50 35 10 0 0
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 50 10 35 0 0 0 20 25 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 40 10 35 10 0 0 20 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 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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