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Topic-based tabulation: Place of Birth of Respondent (16), Sex (3) and Age at Immigration (5) for Immigrant Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data ©

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Catalogue number :95F0359XCB2001005
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 age at immigration for immigrant population in CanadaFootnote 1
Place of Birth of Respondent (16) Age at Immigration (5)
Total - Age at immigration 0-4 years 5-19 years 20-39 years 40 years and over
Total - Place of birth of respondent 5,448,480 517,760 1,500,790 2,673,085 756,850
United States 237,920 48,675 65,530 95,985 27,725
Central and South America 304,650 31,840 92,130 142,895 37,785
Caribbean and Bermuda 294,050 20,025 91,515 149,155 33,355
EuropeFootnote 2 2,287,550 257,275 662,740 1,158,580 208,965
United Kingdom 606,000 89,035 163,865 303,435 49,665
Other Northern and Western Europe 494,820 71,085 146,810 247,190 29,730
Eastern EuropeFootnote 3 471,365 33,055 122,920 248,195 67,195
Southern EuropeFootnote 4 715,370 64,090 229,140 359,760 62,370
Africa 282,605 22,845 72,380 150,965 36,415
AsiaFootnote 5 1,989,180 131,200 502,690 948,685 406,610
West Central Asia and the Middle EastFootnote 6 285,585 25,385 87,315 126,050 46,835
Eastern Asia 730,595 44,595 181,175 320,395 184,430
South-East Asia 469,105 32,165 121,365 241,295 74,285
Southern Asia 503,895 29,055 112,830 260,945 101,060
Oceania and otherFootnote 7 52,525 5,900 13,820 26,815 5,995

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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

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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. 95F0359XCB2001005.

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