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Immigrant population by place of birth and period of immigration (2006 Census)
Related tables: Population estimates and projections, Citizenship, Immigrants and non-permanent residents.
| Total - Immigrant population1 |
Period of immigration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1991 | 1991 to 1995 | 1996 to 2000 | 2001 to 20062 | ||
| number | |||||
| Total - place of birth | 6,186,950 | 3,408,415 | 823,925 | 844,625 | 1,109,980 |
| United Kingdom3 | 579,620 | 515,135 | 20,630 | 18,200 | 25,655 |
| China, People's Republic of | 466,940 | 133,910 | 69,635 | 108,285 | 155,105 |
| India | 443,690 | 156,830 | 67,825 | 89,890 | 129,140 |
| Philippines | 303,195 | 107,765 | 65,485 | 52,060 | 77,880 |
| Italy | 296,850 | 289,820 | 2,540 | 2,225 | 2,270 |
| United States of America | 250,535 | 168,840 | 18,770 | 24,155 | 38,770 |
| Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region | 215,430 | 107,925 | 66,570 | 33,505 | 7,430 |
| Germany | 171,405 | 149,020 | 6,155 | 8,595 | 7,635 |
| Poland | 170,490 | 123,435 | 32,655 | 7,905 | 6,495 |
| Viet Nam4 | 160,170 | 107,760 | 31,005 | 10,860 | 10,545 |
| Portugal | 150,390 | 136,945 | 7,795 | 2,700 | 2,950 |
| Pakistan | 133,280 | 19,760 | 14,740 | 41,150 | 57,630 |
| Jamaica | 123,420 | 84,345 | 18,355 | 11,285 | 9,430 |
| Netherlands | 111,990 | 102,415 | 2,555 | 3,365 | 3,660 |
| Sri Lanka | 105,670 | 24,695 | 35,390 | 23,280 | 22,305 |
| Korea, South5 | 98,395 | 26,500 | 13,250 | 23,195 | 35,450 |
| Iran6 | 92,090 | 24,285 | 15,535 | 24,665 | 27,600 |
| Guyana | 87,195 | 57,525 | 14,815 | 7,575 | 7,275 |
| Romania | 82,645 | 22,560 | 15,400 | 16,605 | 28,080 |
| France | 79,550 | 44,685 | 7,815 | 9,860 | 17,185 |
| Lebanon | 75,275 | 41,320 | 15,790 | 6,815 | 11,355 |
| Greece | 73,125 | 69,385 | 1,715 | 970 | 1,050 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 65,540 | 43,755 | 11,545 | 6,165 | 4,075 |
| Taiwan | 65,205 | 12,670 | 17,240 | 24,575 | 10,715 |
| Russian Federation | 64,130 | 12,995 | 8,290 | 21,715 | 21,125 |
| Haiti | 63,350 | 34,400 | 10,860 | 7,400 | 10,690 |
| Ukraine | 59,460 | 23,180 | 6,910 | 13,975 | 15,400 |
| Mexico | 49,925 | 18,950 | 5,965 | 8,485 | 16,520 |
| Hungary | 45,940 | 39,080 | 2,335 | 1,970 | 2,550 |
| El Salvador | 42,780 | 25,180 | 11,920 | 2,810 | 2,870 |
| Egypt | 40,575 | 21,975 | 5,990 | 5,740 | 6,875 |
| Croatia | 39,250 | 28,275 | 4,145 | 5,170 | 1,660 |
| Colombia | 39,145 | 6,995 | 1,605 | 5,240 | 25,305 |
| Morocco | 39,055 | 14,460 | 3,555 | 6,240 | 14,800 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 38,305 | 19,225 | 5,450 | 7,105 | 6,525 |
| Yugoslavia, (not otherwise specified) | 37,205 | 20,800 | 7,895 | 6,640 | 1,875 |
| Afghanistan | 36,165 | 4,215 | 5,390 | 10,320 | 16,240 |
| Iraq | 33,545 | 6,420 | 8,210 | 8,930 | 9,980 |
| Bangladesh | 33,230 | 4,325 | 5,215 | 10,140 | 13,545 |
| Algeria | 32,255 | 3,615 | 3,165 | 9,245 | 16,235 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28,730 | 3,335 | 10,615 | 12,175 | 2,610 |
| Chile | 26,505 | 19,375 | 2,920 | 1,890 | 2,325 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 25,465 | 7,215 | 6,415 | 7,185 | 4,650 |
| Fiji | 24,390 | 14,770 | 5,020 | 2,145 | 2,455 |
| Kenya | 22,475 | 13,600 | 2,675 | 1,925 | 4,285 |
| Ireland (Eire) | 22,370 | 20,340 | 820 | 485 | 725 |
| Peru | 22,080 | 8,455 | 5,020 | 3,220 | 5,380 |
| Czech Republic | 22,030 | 18,580 | 1,190 | 1,145 | 1,110 |
| Malaysia | 21,885 | 14,305 | 3,780 | 1,680 | 2,115 |
| Japan | 21,705 | 9,330 | 2,535 | 4,000 | 5,835 |
| Turkey | 21,580 | 8,165 | 3,755 | 3,315 | 6,350 |
| Israel | 21,320 | 11,890 | 2,155 | 2,325 | 4,950 |
| Austria | 20,795 | 19,205 | 520 | 555 | 515 |
| Belgium | 20,215 | 16,625 | 875 | 1,215 | 1,500 |
| Cambodia7 | 20,190 | 15,400 | 2,100 | 1,160 | 1,540 |
| Switzerland | 19,955 | 13,760 | 2,160 | 2,180 | 1,855 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 19,765 | 14,430 | 2,055 | 1,345 | 1,935 |
| Ethiopia | 19,715 | 5,460 | 4,425 | 3,180 | 6,650 |
| Somalia | 19,515 | 3,240 | 8,040 | 4,365 | 3,865 |
| 1. Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever 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 are more recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006. 2. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006. 3. The official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 4. The official name is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 5. The official name is the Republic of Korea. 6. The official name is Islamic Republic of Iran. 7. Formerly known as Kampuchea. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population. Last modified: 2009-10-14. | |||||
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