Data tables, 2016 Census

Countries of Citizenship (184), Single and Multiple Citizenship Responses (3), Immigrant Status (4), and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details countries of citizenship , single and multiple citizenship responses , immigrant status , and sex for the population in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
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Countries of citizenship (184) Single and multiple citizenship responses (3)
Total - Single and multiple citizenship responsesFootnote 2 Single citizenship responsesFootnote 3 Multiple citizenship responsesFootnote 4
Total - Countries of citizenshipFootnote 5 908,340 892,795 15,545
Canada 878,410 863,085 15,325
China, People's Republic ofFootnote 6 4,305 4,215 90
India 2,075 2,060 15
United StatesFootnote 7 7,965 4,130 3,840
Philippines 2,025 1,965 65
United Kingdom - British citizenFootnote 8 7,860 3,845 4,020
FranceFootnote 9 610 200 410
Pakistan 535 305 230
IranFootnote 10 720 335 380
Italy 280 135 140
Poland 345 45 295
Germany 1,555 1,110 445
Korea, SouthFootnote 11 730 695 35
Portugal 145 30 115
Romania 125 45 80
Mexico 325 200 125
Algeria 20 20 0
Lebanon 885 205 680
Colombia 145 85 60
Morocco 45 30 15
SyriaFootnote 12 1,165 1,005 155
Egypt 675 395 280
Israel 580 455 125
Russian Federation 420 205 220
Jamaica 410 370 45
Nigeria 470 375 90
Iraq 375 260 120
Taiwan 175 70 105
Brazil 235 185 50
Bangladesh 330 230 100
AustraliaFootnote 13 380 175 205
Haiti 30 20 10
Sri Lanka 130 125 0
Viet Nam 155 105 55
Japan 335 245 90
IrelandFootnote 14 590 180 410
NetherlandsFootnote 15 450 310 140
Switzerland 235 40 200
Afghanistan 75 65 10
Ukraine 170 130 40
Greece 255 110 150
Turkey 230 175 55
El Salvador 65 55 15
Tunisia 25 15 15
VenezuelaFootnote 16 45 30 15
Peru 45 10 35
Trinidad and Tobago 90 50 40
Hungary 60 10 55
SerbiaFootnote 17 35 0 35
Croatia 80 35 40
Guyana 35 30 10
South Africa, Republic of 160 95 60
Bulgaria 50 25 20
Chile 75 35 40
Jordan 390 145 245
New ZealandFootnote 18 255 70 190
Cameroon 15 15 0
Cuba 185 145 40
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 80 65 10
Spain 85 40 45
Somalia 0 0 0
Argentina 70 25 50
Belgium 80 45 35
MoldovaFootnote 19 10 10 0
Eritrea 75 75 0
Ethiopia 60 50 15
Czech Republic 120 15 110
Albania 15 15 0
Mauritius 20 15 10
Saudi Arabia 1,005 955 50
Côte d'Ivoire 0 10 0
Nepal 85 65 15
Bosnia and Herzegovina 65 20 45
Thailand 140 105 35
Ecuador 40 25 10
Slovakia 35 15 20
Guatemala 15 0 10
Ghana 115 85 30
Malaysia 45 45 0
Kenya 90 80 15
Senegal 0 10 0
Dominican Republic 50 40 0
Libya 250 175 75
Barbados 90 75 10
Burundi 0 0 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 10 0
Sweden 70 25 50
Indonesia 20 15 0
FinlandFootnote 20 90 15 75
Austria 45 15 25
SudanFootnote 21 40 40 0
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 22 85 70 15
Belarus 65 30 35
Honduras 10 0 0
DenmarkFootnote 23 100 65 40
Rwanda 45 50 0
Singapore 40 25 15
Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 24 20 10 10
Cambodia 0 0 0
Fiji 0 0 0
Saint Lucia 55 35 20
Bhutan 290 280 0
Zimbabwe 60 45 10
Grenada 10 0 10
KosovoFootnote 25 130 45 90
Uruguay 10 10 10
Guinea 0 0 0
Nicaragua 10 10 0
Kazakhstan 20 25 0
Burma (Myanmar) 0 0 0
Costa Rica 25 10 10
Togo 60 65 0
Slovenia 45 0 45
Benin 15 0 15
Malta 25 0 20
Yemen 140 105 40
Paraguay 10 0 10
Latvia 15 10 10
Burkina Faso 10 10 0
Mali 15 10 0
NorwayFootnote 26 50 45 10
TanzaniaFootnote 27 10 0 0
United Kingdom - dependencies and otherFootnote 28 145 85 55
South Sudan 0 10 0
Armenia 0 0 0
BoliviaFootnote 29 30 25 10
Uganda 60 50 10
Lithuania 15 15 0
Madagascar 10 10 10
Uzbekistan 60 60 0
Estonia 30 0 30
Panama 10 0 10
Cyprus 0 0 0
Congo, Republic of the 10 0 0
Djibouti 0 0 0
Bahamas 170 160 10
Mongolia 0 0 0
Belize 55 25 30
Central African Republic 0 0 0
LaosFootnote 30 0 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 40 30 10
Sierra Leone 30 10 25
Georgia 0 0 0
Liberia 0 0 0
Azerbaijan 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0
Niger 0 10 0
Dominica 15 10 10
Zambia 55 55 0
Angola 15 0 15
Iceland 95 85 10
Chad 0 0 0
Botswana 25 20 0
Gabon 0 0 0
Mauritania 0 0 0
Saint Kitts and Nevis 80 30 50
Kuwait 110 85 20
Namibia 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 25 10 15
Montenegro 10 0 10
Gambia 50 35 10
Oman 10 10 0
Seychelles 0 0 0
Tajikistan 25 0 20
Bahrain 10 10 0
Korea, NorthFootnote 31 0 10 0
Swaziland 0 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0 0
Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0
Turkmenistan 0 0 0
Mozambique 0 0 0
Suriname 0 0 0
Malawi 10 0 0
Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0
Cabo Verde 0 0 0
Samoa 0 0 0
Comoros 0 0 0
Papua New Guinea 0 0 0
Qatar 10 10 0
Tonga 0 0 0
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0
Other countries of citizenship, n.i.e.Footnote 32 0 10 0
StatelessFootnote 33 60 65 0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

'Total - Single and multiple citizenship responses' includes all citizenship responses, regardless of whether the person reported one citizenship or multiple citizenships.

For more information on citizenship 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 3

'Single citizenship responses' includes the citizenship response from persons who reported one citizenship only.

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Footnote 4

'Multiple citizenship responses' includes citizenship responses from persons who reported multiple citizenships.

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Footnote 5

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the responses in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one citizenship in the Census of Population.

For more information on citizenship 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

Includes responses of 'People's Republic of China,' 'Macao' and 'Hong Kong.' Macao and Hong Kong are special administrative regions of China.

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Footnote 7

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of the United States. This includes responses such as 'American Samoa,' 'Guam,' 'Northern Mariana Islands,' 'Puerto Rico,' 'United States Minor Outlying Islands,' 'Virgin Islands, United States' and 'American dependency.' The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 8

This includes responses such as 'British,' 'British citizen,' 'Britain,' 'Scotland,' 'Wales,' 'Northern Ireland,' 'Isle of Man,' 'Guernsey,' 'Jersey,' 'Sark' and 'Channel Islands.' The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Footnote 9

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of France. This includes responses such as 'French Polynesia,' 'French Guiana,' 'Guadeloupe,' 'Martinique,' 'Mayotte,' 'New Caledonia,' 'Réunion,' 'Saint Barthélemy,' 'Saint Martin (French part),' 'Saint Pierre and Miquelon,' 'Wallis and Futuna' and 'French dependency.'

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Footnote 10

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 11

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 12

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 13

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Australia. This includes responses of 'Cocos (Keeling) Islands,' 'Christmas Island' and 'Norfolk Island.'

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Footnote 14

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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Footnote 15

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Netherlands. This includes responses such as 'Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba,' 'Aruba,' 'Curaçao' and 'Sint Maarten (Dutch part).'

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Footnote 16

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 17

Serbia: excludes response of 'Kosovo.'

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Footnote 18

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of New Zealand. This includes responses such as 'Cook Islands,' 'Niue' and 'Tokelau.'

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Footnote 19

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 20

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Finland. This includes responses such as 'Åland Islands.'

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Footnote 21

The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan.

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Footnote 22

This includes responses such as 'West Bank,' 'Gaza Strip' and '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 23

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Denmark. This includes responses such as 'Faroe Islands' and 'Greenland.'

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Footnote 24

Macedonia, Republic of: known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United Nations and other international bodies.

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Footnote 25

The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

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Footnote 26

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Norway. This includes responses such as 'Svalbard and Jan Mayen.'

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Footnote 27

The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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Footnote 28

Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of the United Kingdom. This includes responses such as 'Anguilla,' 'Bermuda,' 'British Indian Ocean Territory,' 'Cayman Islands,' 'Falkland Islands (Malvinas),' 'Gibraltar,' 'Montserrat,' 'Pitcairn,' 'Saint Helena,' 'Turks and Caicos Islands,' 'British Virgin Islands,' 'British dependency' and 'British Overseas citizenship.' This excludes responses of 'Scotland,' 'Wales,' 'Northern Ireland,' 'Isle of Man,' 'Guernsey,' 'Jersey,' 'Sark' and 'Channel Islands.' The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Footnote 29

The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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Footnote 30

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

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Footnote 31

The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 32

Includes countries such as Andorra, Holy See (Vatican City State), Kiribati, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

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Footnote 33

Includes responses of 'Stateless' and 'Western Sahara.'

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Data quality note(s) – Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Default. Not applicable.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016215.

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