CANADA
October 16, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from Canada are
Australia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite
Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation
and Poverty.
Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population
Living in Canada in 2001
Countries
of birth |
Number |
Percent
of total foreign-born population |
| United Kingdom |
614,610 |
10.9 |
| China (mainland) |
345,520 |
6.1 |
| India |
322,215 |
5.7 |
| Italy |
318,095 |
5.6 |
| United States |
258,420 |
4.6 |
| All other countries |
3,788,265 |
67.0 |
| TOTAL |
5,647,125 |
100.0 |
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Source: Statistics
Canada, Census of Canada, 2001.
According to Statistics Canada,
the foreign born represented 18.8 percent (5,647,125) of the total
population of Canada in 2001.
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Source: Statistics
Canada, Census of Canada, 2001.
For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre
on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html
Migration Information Source:
Canada country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/canada.cfm
Canada's Resources:
Statistics Canada: http://www.statcan.ca/
Citizenship and Immigration Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/
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