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  • Population......................................................................33,390,141 (July 2007 est.)
  • Population growth rate ...............................................................0.869% (2007 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................10.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Death rate..................................................7.86 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Net migration rate.................................5.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Ethnic groups.........British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%

Canada: Policy Changes and Integration Challenges in an Increasingly Diverse Society
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US Census Bureau International Data Base
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