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Immigrant population by place of birth, by provinces and territories (1996 Census)
| Definitions
and notes |
Canada |
Newfoundland and Labrador
|
Prince
Edward Island |
Nova
Scotia |
New
Brunswick |
| |
number |
| Total - Place of birth |
4,971,070 |
8,490 |
4,395 |
41,960 |
24,385 |
| United States |
244,690 |
1,685 |
1,255 |
8,815 |
8,925 |
| Central and South America |
273,820 |
115 |
40 |
705 |
415 |
| Caribbean and Bermuda |
279,400 |
90 |
80 |
790 |
335 |
| Europe |
2,332,060 |
4,625 |
2,305 |
22,020 |
11,385 |
| United Kingdom |
655,535 |
3,010 |
1,120 |
12,210 |
6,410 |
| Other Northern and Western Europe |
514,310 |
870 |
910 |
6,200 |
3,580 |
| Eastern Europe |
447,830 |
415 |
135 |
1,515 |
595 |
| Southern Europe |
714,380 |
330 |
135 |
2,095 |
805 |
| Africa |
229,300 |
425 |
80 |
1,335 |
495 |
| Asia |
1,562,770 |
1,410 |
595 |
7,665 |
2,440 |
| West Central Asia and the Middle
East |
210,850 |
80 |
225 |
2,695 |
380 |
| Eastern Asia |
589,420 |
530 |
255 |
1,745 |
830 |
| South East Asia |
408,985 |
345 |
45 |
1,250 |
620 |
| Southern Asia |
353,515 |
455 |
70 |
1,975 |
605 |
| Oceania and Other1 |
49,020 |
140 |
35 |
630 |
390 |
| Source: Statistics
Canada, 1996 Census Nation tables |
| Last modified: 2004-04-21. |
For additional statistical information on the immigrant population, consult the 1996
Census Nation tables.
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the Statistical data documentation .
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