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Topic-based tabulation: Place of Birth of Respondent (16), Sex (3) and Period of Immigration (8) for Immigrant Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data ©

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Catalogue number :95F0358XCB2001005
Release date :April 23, 2003
Topic :Immigration and Citizenship
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Note

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.


Special Note: Nunavut (1)


Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.


Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.


Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.


The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.


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 CanadaFootnote 1
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 2
Total - Place of birth of respondent 5,448,480 894,465 745,565 936,270 1,041,500 1,830,680 867,355 963,320
United States 237,920 34,805 46,880 62,830 41,960 51,445 21,695 29,745
Central and South America 304,650 5,905 17,155 62,925 102,655 116,000 65,075 50,925
Caribbean and Bermuda 294,050 6,990 42,740 91,475 68,845 84,005 49,530 34,480
EuropeFootnote 3 2,287,555 809,325 515,675 338,525 266,185 357,845 168,140 189,705
United Kingdom 606,000 217,175 160,005 126,030 60,145 42,640 22,890 19,760
Other Northern and Western Europe 494,820 248,830 86,825 56,345 45,595 57,235 23,360 33,870
Eastern EuropeFootnote 4 471,365 135,420 36,595 30,055 104,825 164,460 76,705 87,760
Southern EuropeFootnote 5 715,370 207,900 232,255 126,090 55,620 93,505 45,185 48,315
Africa 282,605 4,635 23,825 54,655 59,715 139,770 60,280 79,490
AsiaFootnote 6 1,989,185 28,850 90,420 311,960 491,725 1,066,235 493,750 572,480
West Central Asia and the Middle EastFootnote 7 285,585 4,445 13,360 29,670 75,885 162,220 67,020 95,200
Eastern Asia 730,600 18,325 36,365 97,610 155,070 423,235 194,715 228,520
South-East Asia 469,110 2,240 14,095 107,445 159,665 185,670 109,235 76,435
Southern Asia 503,895 3,840 26,595 77,230 101,110 295,110 122,780 172,335
Oceania and otherFootnote 8 52,525 3,950 8,865 13,910 10,415 15,385 8,890 6,500

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

Includes data up to May 15, 2001.

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Footnote 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

'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. 95F0358XCB2001005.

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