Data tables, 2016 Census

Generation Status (6), Place of Birth of Person (128), Place of Birth of Father (128), Place of Birth of Mother (128) and Age (6A) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

About this variable: Father - Place of birth (128)

Definition

Place of birth of father

'Place of birth of father' refers to the name of the geographic location where the father of the person was born. The geographic location is specified according to geographic boundaries current at the time of data collection, not the geographic boundaries at the time of birth.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the geographic location refers to the name of the country in which the father of the person was born.

Values

  1. Total - Place of birth of father Footnote 1
  2. Born in Canada
  3. Born outside Canada
  4. Americas
  5. North America
  6. United States Footnote 6
  7. Other places of birth in North America
  8. Central America
  9. El Salvador
  10. Guatemala
  11. Mexico
  12. Other places of birth in Central America
  13. Caribbean and Bermuda
  14. Barbados
  15. Cuba
  16. Haiti
  17. Jamaica
  18. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  19. Trinidad and Tobago
  20. Other places of birth in Caribbean and Bermuda
  21. South America
  22. Argentina
  23. Brazil
  24. Chile
  25. Colombia
  26. Ecuador
  27. Guyana
  28. Peru
  29. Venezuela Footnote 29
  30. Other places of birth in South America
  31. Europe
  32. Western Europe
  33. Austria
  34. Belgium
  35. France
  36. Germany
  37. Netherlands
  38. Switzerland
  39. Other places of birth in Western Europe
  40. Eastern Europe
  41. Bulgaria
  42. Czech Republic
  43. Hungary
  44. Moldova Footnote 44
  45. Poland
  46. Romania
  47. Russian Federation
  48. Slovakia
  49. Ukraine
  50. Other places of birth in Eastern Europe
  51. Northern Europe
  52. Denmark
  53. Finland
  54. Ireland Footnote 54
  55. United Kingdom Footnote 55
  56. Other places of birth in Northern Europe
  57. Southern Europe
  58. Albania
  59. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  60. Croatia
  61. Greece
  62. Italy
  63. Portugal
  64. Serbia Footnote 64
  65. Spain
  66. Other places of birth in Southern Europe
  67. Africa
  68. Western Africa
  69. Ghana
  70. Nigeria
  71. Other places of birth in Western Africa
  72. Eastern Africa
  73. Eritrea
  74. Ethiopia
  75. Kenya
  76. Somalia
  77. Tanzania Footnote 77
  78. Other places of birth in Eastern Africa
  79. Northern Africa
  80. Algeria
  81. Egypt
  82. Morocco
  83. Tunisia
  84. Other places of birth in Northern Africa
  85. Central Africa
  86. Cameroon
  87. Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  88. Other places of birth in Central Africa
  89. Southern Africa
  90. South Africa, Republic of
  91. Other places of birth in Southern Africa
  92. Asia
  93. West Central Asia and the Middle East
  94. Afghanistan
  95. Iran Footnote 95
  96. Iraq
  97. Israel
  98. Lebanon
  99. Syria Footnote 99
  100. Turkey
  101. West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine) Footnote 101
  102. Other places of birth in West Central Asia and the Middle East
  103. Eastern Asia
  104. China Footnote 104
  105. Hong Kong Footnote 105
  106. Japan
  107. Korea, South Footnote 107
  108. Taiwan
  109. Other places of birth in Eastern Asia
  110. Southeast Asia
  111. Cambodia
  112. Indonesia
  113. Laos Footnote 113
  114. Malaysia
  115. Philippines
  116. Viet Nam
  117. Other places of birth in Southeast Asia
  118. Southern Asia
  119. Bangladesh
  120. India
  121. Pakistan
  122. Sri Lanka
  123. Other places of birth in Southern Asia
  124. Oceania
  125. Australia
  126. Fiji
  127. Other places of birth in Oceania
  128. Other places of birth Footnote 128

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The places of birth presented in this table are the most frequently reported at the national level of the total combined responses for place of birth of person, place of birth of mother and place of birth of father.


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 6

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 29

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 44

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 54

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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Footnote 55

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 64

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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Footnote 77

The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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Footnote 95

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 99

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 101

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 104

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 105

The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 107

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 113

The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Footnote 128

Includes other places of birth not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea'.

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