Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and areas outside of census metropolitan areas, 2016 Census

Release date: October 27, 2017

These interactive charts show the distribution of the immigrant population by selected places of birth and by various geographic regions in Canada. Two charts are presented: one is for places of birth and the second, geographic areas. Selecting the outer ring of a region expands the number of regions with corresponding distributions in the place of residence chart. Selecting a place of residence shows the distribution from the places of birth.

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Place of birth Outside Canada

Place of residence Canada

Admission category Total immigrant population Immigrated before 1980 Economic immigrant - Worker programs Economic immigrant - Business programs Economic immigrant - Provincial and territorial nominee programs Immigrant sponsored by family Refugee Other immigrant

Period of immigration Total immigrant population Before 1980 1980 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2016

Source: Admission Category and Applicant Type (7), Period of Immigration (7), Place of Birth (272), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Immigrant Population Who Landed Between 1980 and 2016, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census.