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Topic-based tabulation: Place of Birth of Respondent (16), Sex (3) and Period of Immigration (8) for Immigrant Population, for Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :95F0358XCB2001002
Release date :April 23, 2003
Topic :Immigration and Citizenship
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Note

Special Note: 2D On Reserve

Persons living on Indian reserves and Indian settlements, who were enumerated with the 2001 Census Form 2D questionnaire, were not asked the citizenship and immigration questions. Consequently, data are not shown for Indian reserves and Indian settlements at the lower geographic levels. These data, however, are included in the totals for larger geographic areas, such as census divisions and provinces.

Special Note: Immigrant Population

Refers to people who are, or have been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Non-permanent Residents

In 1991, 1996 and 2001, the Census of Population enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Non-permanent residents are persons who held a student or employment authorization, Minister's permit, or who were refugee claimants, at the time of the census. Family members living with these persons are also classified as non-permanent residents.

Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the UN recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

According to the 1996 Census, there were 166,715 non-permanent residents in Canada, representing 0.6% of the total population. There were slightly more non-permanent residents in Canada at the time of the 2001 Census: 198,645 non-permanent residents, or 0.7% of the total population.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996 or 2001 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents. Such areas include the major metropolitan areas in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

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This table details place of birth of respondent , sex and period of immigration for immigrant population in St. John's
Place of Birth of Respondent (16) Period of Immigration (8)
Total - Period of immigration Before 1961 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2001 1991-1995 1996-2001Footnote 1
Total - Place of birth of respondent 4,880 800 965 935 790 1,395 570 825
United States 925 45 245 335 135 175 80 90
Central and South America 25 0 0 0 10 15 0 10
Caribbean and Bermuda 65 10 10 20 0 25 20 10
EuropeFootnote 2 2,445 700 475 365 385 525 205 315
United Kingdom 1,435 450 315 255 235 180 100 75
Other Northern and Western Europe 495 175 85 50 95 85 30 60
Eastern EuropeFootnote 3 270 50 0 10 40 160 70 85
Southern EuropeFootnote 4 240 20 60 45 15 100 10 100
Africa 310 0 40 45 50 185 85 95
AsiaFootnote 5 1,020 25 190 155 205 450 170 275
West Central Asia and the Middle EastFootnote 6 145 10 20 0 25 85 15 70
Eastern Asia 210 0 10 35 50 115 45 75
South-East Asia 215 0 65 55 60 40 30 15
Southern Asia 450 0 95 70 70 210 90 120
Oceania and otherFootnote 7 90 30 10 15 10 30 0 25

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Includes data up to May 15, 2001.

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Footnote 2

Data not directly comparable to censuses prior to 1996, where Europe included Cyprus and the U.S.S.R. In 1996 and 2001, Cyprus and the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are included in Asia.

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Footnote 3

Data not directly comparable to previous censuses, where Eastern Europe included the U.S.S.R. In 1996 and 2001, the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are included in West Central Asia and the Middle East.

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Footnote 4

Cyprus, which in previous censuses was grouped under the heading 'Southern Europe', is now included in West Central Asia and the Middle East.

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Footnote 5

Data not directly comparable to previous censuses. In 1996 and 2001, Asia includes Cyprus and the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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Footnote 6

Since the 1996 Census, the subcontinental region formerly known as Western Asia and the Middle East has been redefined to include Cyprus and the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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Footnote 7

'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country', as well as immigrants born in Canada.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 95F0358XCB2001002.

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