Canada immigration statistics

Since before confederation in 1867 through to the contemporary era, decadal and demi-decadal census reports in Canada have compiled detailed immigration statistics. During this period, the highest annual immigration rate in Canada occurred in 1913, when 400,900 new immigrants accounted for 5.3 percent of the total population,^[1][2] while the greatest number of immigrants admitted to Canada in single year occurred in 2024, with 483,640 persons accounting for 1.2 percent of the total population.^[3][4][5][6]

In a linear timeline following initial British and French colonization, what is now Canada has seen four major waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-Indigenous Peoples take place over a span of nearly two centuries. Canada is currently undergoing its fifth wave.

Annual immigration and rate

Since confederation in 1867, the highest annual immigration rate in Canada occurred during the early 20th century, including 1913 (new immigrants accounted for 5.3 percent of the total population), 1912 (5.1 percent), 1911 (4.6 percent), 1907 (4.3 percent) and 1910 (4.1 percent).^[2][1] At this time, immigration from the British Isles increased, supplemented by a rapid increase in immigration flows from continental Europe, especially Germany, Scandinavia, and the Soviet Union.

Annual immigration statistics 1852 to 1897 Year Total population Number of immigrants Immigration rate 1852 2,414,519 29,300 1.21% 1853 N/A 29,500 N/A 1854 N/A 37,300 N/A 1855 N/A 25,300 N/A 1856 N/A 22,500 N/A 1857 N/A 33,900 N/A 1858 N/A 12,300 N/A 1859 N/A 6,300 N/A 1860 N/A 6,300 N/A 1861 3,174,442 13,600 0.43% 1862 N/A 18,300 N/A 1863 N/A 21,000 N/A 1864 N/A 24,800 N/A 1865 N/A 19,000 N/A 1866 N/A 11,400 N/A 1867 3,463,000 10,700 0.31% 1868 3,511,000 12,800 0.36% 1869 3,565,000 18,600 0.52% 1870 3,625,000 24,700 0.68% 1871 3,689,000 27,800 0.75% 1872 3,754,000 36,600 0.97% 1873 3,826,000 50,100 1.31% 1874 3,895,000 39,400 1.01% 1875 3,954,000 27,400 0.69% 1876 4,009,000 25,600 0.64% 1877 4,064,000 27,100 0.67% 1878 4,120,000 29,800 0.72% 1879 4,185,000 40,500 0.97% 1880 4,255,000 38,500 0.9% 1881 4,325,000 48,000 1.11% 1882 4,375,000 112,500 2.57% 1883 4,430,000 133,600 3.02% 1884 4,487,000 103,800 2.31% 1885 4,537,000 79,200 1.75% 1886 4,580,000 69,200 1.51% 1887 4,626,000 84,500 1.83% 1888 4,678,000 88,800 1.9% 1889 4,729,000 91,600 1.94% 1890 4,779,000 75,100 1.57% 1891 4,833,000 82,200 1.7% 1892 4,883,000 31,000 0.63% 1893 4,931,000 29,600 0.6% 1894 4,979,000 20,800 0.42% 1895 5,026,000 18,800 0.37% 1896 5,074,000 16,800 0.33% 1897 5,122,000 21,700 0.42% Sources:[1][2]

Annual immigration statistics 1898 to 1943 Year Total population Number of immigrants Immigration rate 1898 5,175,000 31,900 0.62% 1899 5,235,000 44,500 0.85% 1900 5,301,000 41,700 0.79% 1901 5,371,000 55,700 1.04% 1902 5,494,000 89,100 1.62% 1903 5,651,000 138,700 2.45% 1904 5,827,000 131,300 2.25% 1905 6,002,000 141,500 2.36% 1906 6,097,000 211,700 3.47% 1907 6,411,000 272,400 4.25% 1908 6,625,000 143,300 2.16% 1909 6,800,000 173,700 2.55% 1910 6,988,000 286,800 4.1% 1911 7,207,000 331,300 4.6% 1912 7,389,000 375,800 5.09% 1913 7,632,000 400,900 5.25% 1914 7,879,000 150,500 1.91% 1915 7,981,000 36,700 0.46% 1916 8,001,000 55,900 0.7% 1917 8,060,000 72,900 0.9% 1918 8,148,000 41,800 0.51% 1919 8,311,000 107,700 1.3% 1920 8,556,000 138,800 1.62% 1921 8,788,000 91,700 1.04% 1922 8,919,000 64,200 0.72% 1923 9,010,000 133,700 1.48% 1924 9,143,000 124,200 1.36% 1925 9,294,000 84,900 0.91% 1926 9,451,000 135,100 1.43% 1927 9,637,000 158,900 1.65% 1928 9,835,000 166,800 1.7% 1929 10,029,000 165,000 1.65% 1930 10,208,000 104,800 1.03% 1931 10,377,000 27,500 0.27% 1932 10,510,000 20,600 0.2% 1933 10,633,000 14,400 0.14% 1934 10,741,000 12,500 0.12% 1935 10,845,000 11,300 0.1% 1936 10,950,000 11,600 0.11% 1937 11,045,000 15,100 0.14% 1938 11,152,000 17,200 0.15% 1939 11,267,000 17,000 0.15% 1940 11,381,000 11,300 0.1% 1941 11,507,000 9,300 0.08% 1942 11,654,000 7,600 0.07% 1943 11,795,000 8,500 0.07% Sources:[1][2]

Annual immigration statistics 1944 to 1985 Year Total population Number of immigrants Immigration rate 1944 11,946,000 12,800 0.11% 1945 12,072,000 22,700 0.19% 1946 12,292,000 71,700 0.58% 1947 12,551,000 64,100 0.51% 1948 12,823,000 125,400 0.98% 1949 13,447,000 95,200 0.71% 1950 13,712,000 73,900 0.54% 1951 14,009,000 194,400 1.39% 1952 14,459,000 164,500 1.14% 1953 14,845,000 168,900 1.14% 1954 15,287,000 154,200 1.01% 1955 15,698,000 109,900 0.7% 1956 16,081,000 164,900 1.03% 1957 16,610,000 282,200 1.7% 1958 17,080,000 124,900 0.73% 1959 17,483,000 106,900 0.61% 1960 17,870,000 104,100 0.58% 1961 18,238,000 71,700 0.39% 1962 18,583,000 74,600 0.4% 1963 18,931,000 93,200 0.49% 1964 19,291,000 112,600 0.58% 1965 19,644,000 146,800 0.75% 1966 20,015,000 194,700 0.97% 1967 20,378,000 222,900 1.09% 1968 20,701,000 184,000 0.89% 1969 21,001,000 161,500 0.77% 1970 21,297,000 147,700 0.69% 1971 21,962,032 121,900 0.56% 1972 22,218,463 122,000 0.55% 1973 22,491,777 184,200 0.82% 1974 22,807,969 218,500 0.96% 1975 23,143,275 187,900 0.81% 1976 23,449,808 149,400 0.64% 1977 23,725,843 114,900 0.48% 1978 23,963,203 86,300 0.36% 1979 24,201,544 112,100 0.46% 1980 24,515,667 143,100 0.58% 1981 24,819,915 128,600 0.52% 1982 25,116,942 121,200 0.48% 1983 25,366,451 89,200 0.35% 1984 25,607,053 88,300 0.34% 1985 25,842,116 84,300 0.33% Sources:[1][6][2][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Annual immigration statistics 1986 to 2024 Year Total population Number of immigrants Immigration rate 1986 26,100,278 99,400 0.38% 1987 26,446,601 152,100 0.58% 1988 26,791,747 161,600 0.6% 1989 27,276,781 191,600 0.7% 1990 27,691,138 216,500 0.78% 1991 28,037,420 232,800 0.83% 1992 28,371,264 254,800 0.9% 1993 28,684,764 256,600 0.89% 1994 29,000,663 224,400 0.77% 1995 29,302,311 212,900 0.73% 1996 29,610,218 226,100 0.76% 1997 29,905,948 216,000 0.72% 1998 30,155,173 174,200 0.58% 1999 30,401,286 190,000 0.62% 2000 30,685,730 227,500 0.74% 2001 31,020,902 250,600 0.81% 2002 31,360,079 229,000 0.73% 2003 31,644,028 221,300 0.7% 2004 31,940,655 235,800 0.74% 2005 32,243,753 262,200 0.81% 2006 32,571,174 251,600 0.77% 2007 32,889,025 236,800 0.72% 2008 33,247,118 247,200 0.74% 2009 33,628,895 252,200 0.75% 2010 34,004,889 280,700 0.83% 2011 34,339,328 248,700 0.72% 2012 34,714,222 257,900 0.74% 2013 35,082,954 259,000 0.74% 2014 35,437,435 260,400 0.73% 2015 35,702,908 271,850 0.76% 2016 36,109,487 296,350 0.82% 2017 36,545,236 286,480 0.78% 2018 37,065,084 321,040 0.87% 2019 37,601,230 341,180 0.91% 2020 38,007,166 184,600 0.49% 2021 38,226,498 406,055 1.06% 2022 38,929,902 437,630 1.12% 2023 40,097,761 471,820 1.18% 2024 41,288,599 483,640 1.17% Sources:[1][6][2][9][10][11][3][4]

Immigration graph

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Sources of immigration

Canada receives its immigrant population from almost every country in the world. Statistics Canada projects that immigrants will represent between 29.1% and 34.0% of Canada's population in 2041, compared with 23.0% in 2021,^[13] while the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) could rise to between 49.8% and 54.3%, up from 44.0% in 2021.^[14][15][16] The number of visible ethno-cultural composition of population will double and make up the minority of the population of cities in Canada.^[17]

2021 census

The 2021 census reported that immigrants comprised 8,361,505 individuals or 23.0 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were India (898,045 persons or 10.7%), Philippines (719,580 persons or 8.6%), China (715,835 persons or 8.6%), United Kingdom (464,135 persons or 5.6%), United States (256,085 persons or 3.1%), Pakistan (234,110 persons or 2.8%), Hong Kong (213,855 persons or 2.6%), Italy (204,065 persons or 2.4%), Iran (182,940 persons or 2.2%), and Vietnam (182,095 persons or 2.2%).^[18][19][13]

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2021 Canadian census^[18][19][13]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	8,361,505	100%	23.02%	—
1	India	898,050	10.74%	2.47%	—
2	Philippines	719,575	8.61%	1.98%	—
3	China	715,830	8.56%	1.97%	Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
4	United Kingdom	464,140	5.55%	1.28%	Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and British Overseas Territories.
5	United States	256,090	3.06%	0.7%	—
6	Pakistan	234,105	2.8%	0.64%	—
7	Hong Kong	213,855	2.56%	0.59%	Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
8	Italy	204,065	2.44%	0.56%	—
9	Iran	182,940	2.19%	0.5%	—
10	Vietnam	182,090	2.18%	0.5%	Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
11	Jamaica	145,355	1.74%	0.4%	—
12	South Korea	138,350	1.65%	0.38%	Officially the Republic of Korea.
13	Sri Lanka	136,240	1.63%	0.38%	—
14	Poland	135,030	1.61%	0.37%	—
15	Portugal	128,800	1.54%	0.35%	—
16	Germany	126,475	1.51%	0.35%	—
17	France	121,525	1.45%	0.33%	—
18	Haiti	99,940	1.2%	0.28%	—
19	Syria	97,590	1.17%	0.27%	—
20	Lebanon	95,725	1.14%	0.26%	—
21	Mexico	90,585	1.08%	0.25%	—
22	Romania	86,765	1.04%	0.24%	—
23	Guyana	85,530	1.02%	0.24%	—
24	Iraq	84,125	1.01%	0.23%	—
25	Russia	81,840	0.98%	0.23%	—
26	Morocco	81,775	0.98%	0.23%	—
27	Nigeria	81,290	0.97%	0.22%	—
28	Ukraine	81,135	0.97%	0.22%	—
29	Colombia	80,570	0.96%	0.22%	—
30	Algeria	79,665	0.95%	0.22%	—
31	Netherlands	75,830	0.91%	0.21%	—
32	Egypt	73,705	0.88%	0.2%	—
33	Bangladesh	70,090	0.84%	0.19%	—
34	Taiwan	65,360	0.78%	0.18%	—
35	Trinidad and Tobago	65,040	0.78%	0.18%	—
36	Afghanistan	62,455	0.75%	0.17%	—
37	Greece	54,715	0.65%	0.15%	—
38	South Africa	51,590	0.62%	0.14%	—
39	El Salvador	49,445	0.59%	0.14%	—
40	Brazil	48,450	0.58%	0.13%	—
41	Ethiopia	41,715	0.5%	0.11%	—
42	Croatia	36,680	0.44%	0.1%	—
43	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35,925	0.43%	0.1%	—
44	Turkey	35,270	0.42%	0.1%	—
45	Democratic Republic of the Congo	33,115	0.4%	0.09%	—
46	Somalia	32,500	0.39%	0.09%	—
47	Serbia	31,925	0.38%	0.09%	Excludes Kosovo.
48	Peru	31,415	0.38%	0.09%	—
49	Hungary	31,045	0.37%	0.09%	—
50	Japan	30,875	0.37%	0.08%	—
51	Saudi Arabia	29,585	0.35%	0.08%	—
52	United Arab Emirates	29,405	0.35%	0.08%	—
53	Israel	29,395	0.35%	0.08%	—
54	Ireland	29,300	0.35%	0.08%	Also known as the Republic of Ireland
55	Kenya	29,230	0.35%	0.08%	—
56	Cameroon	28,755	0.34%	0.08%	—
57	Chile	27,755	0.33%	0.08%	—
58	Venezuela	27,315	0.33%	0.08%	—
59	Ghana	25,755	0.31%	0.07%	—
60	Australia	25,200	0.3%	0.07%	Includes Norfolk Island.
61	Malaysia	25,060	0.3%	0.07%	—
62	Fiji	24,715	0.3%	0.07%	—
63	Tunisia	24,425	0.29%	0.07%	—
64	Cambodia	23,070	0.28%	0.06%	—
65	Tanzania	21,595	0.26%	0.06%	—
66	Moldova	20,070	0.24%	0.06%	—
67	Cuba	19,545	0.23%	0.05%	—
68	Czech Republic	19,545	0.23%	0.05%	—
69	Argentina	19,530	0.23%	0.05%	—
70	Nepal	19,375	0.23%	0.05%	—
71	Bulgaria	19,170	0.23%	0.05%	—
72	Ivory Coast	18,860	0.23%	0.05%	—
73	Belgium	18,655	0.22%	0.05%	—
74	Switzerland	18,190	0.22%	0.05%	—
75	Mauritius	18,140	0.22%	0.05%	—
76	Guatemala	18,030	0.22%	0.05%	—
77	Albania	17,825	0.21%	0.05%	—
78	Kuwait	17,655	0.21%	0.05%	—
79	Jordan	17,525	0.21%	0.05%	—
80	Thailand	17,415	0.21%	0.05%	—
81	Ecuador	16,320	0.2%	0.04%	—
82	Indonesia	16,025	0.19%	0.04%	—
83	Sudan	16,025	0.19%	0.04%	—
84	Uganda	15,120	0.18%	0.04%	—
85	Kazakhstan	13,965	0.17%	0.04%	—
86	Laos	13,955	0.17%	0.04%	—
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	13,935	0.17%	0.04%	—
88	Austria	13,835	0.17%	0.04%	—
89	Barbados	13,665	0.16%	0.04%	—
90	Dominican Republic	13,360	0.16%	0.04%	—
91	Burundi	13,050	0.16%	0.04%	—
93	Singapore	12,560	0.15%	0.03%	—
94	Belarus	12,190	0.15%	0.03%	—
95	Zimbabwe	12,050	0.14%	0.03%	—
96	Spain	11,510	0.14%	0.03%	—
97	Denmark	11,000	0.13%	0.03%	—
98	Nicaragua	10,730	0.13%	0.03%	—
99	New Zealand	10,675	0.13%	0.03%	—
100	North Macedonia	10,195	0.12%	0.03%	—
101	Senegal	10,045	0.12%	0.03%	—
102	Grenada	9,895	0.12%	0.03%	—
103	Myanmar	9,230	0.11%	0.03%	—
104	Honduras	8,980	0.11%	0.02%	—
105	Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip)	8,960	0.11%	0.02%	Recorded as "West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)", since "Palestine" refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine. West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Oslo I Accord, signed by Israel and the PLO in 1993.
106	Kosovo	8,445	0.1%	0.02%	—
107	Finland	8,420	0.1%	0.02%	—
108	Libya	8,300	0.1%	0.02%	—
109	Rwanda	7,950	0.1%	0.02%	—
110	Uzbekistan	7,075	0.08%	0.02%	—
111	Slovenia	6,935	0.08%	0.02%	—
112	Saint Lucia	6,730	0.08%	0.02%	—
113	Sweden	6,680	0.08%	0.02%	—
114	Uruguay	6,435	0.08%	0.02%	—
115	Malta	6,305	0.08%	0.02%	—
116	Guinea	6,205	0.07%	0.02%	—
117	Paraguay	6,080	0.07%	0.02%	—
118	South Sudan	5,995	0.07%	0.02%	—
119	Macao	5,320	0.06%	0.01%	—
120	Azerbaijan	5,205	0.06%	0.01%	—
121	Latvia	5,075	0.06%	0.01%	—
122	Armenia	5,065	0.06%	0.01%	—
123	Lithuania	4,930	0.06%	0.01%	—
124	Togo	4,885	0.06%	0.01%	—
125	Yemen	4,695	0.06%	0.01%	—
126	Costa Rica	4,655	0.06%	0.01%	—
127	Brunei	4,525	0.05%	0.01%	—
128	Madagascar	4,295	0.05%	0.01%	—
129	Qatar	4,110	0.05%	0.01%	—
130	Cyprus	4,105	0.05%	0.01%	—
131	Bhutan	3,990	0.05%	0.01%	—
132	Kyrgyzstan	3,940	0.05%	0.01%	—
133	Benin	3,885	0.05%	0.01%	—
134	Norway	3,850	0.05%	0.01%	—
135	Bolivia	3,840	0.05%	0.01%	—
136	Angola	3,510	0.04%	0.01%	—
137	Zambia	3,475	0.04%	0.01%	—
138	Georgia	3,305	0.04%	0.01%	—
139	Djibouti	3,245	0.04%	0.01%	—
140	Sierra Leone	3,120	0.04%	0.01%	—
141	Republic of the Congo	3,070	0.04%	0.01%	—
142	Burkina Faso	2,935	0.04%	0.01%	—
143	Dominica	2,900	0.03%	0.01%	—
144	Mali	2,835	0.03%	0.01%	—
145	Bahrain	2,810	0.03%	0.01%	—
146	Panama	2,805	0.03%	0.01%	—
147	Liberia	2,645	0.03%	0.01%	—
148	Estonia	2,600	0.03%	0.01%	—
149	Antigua and Barbuda	2,435	0.03%	0.01%	—
150	Oman	2,240	0.03%	0.01%	—
—	Total immigrants	8,361,505	100%	23.02%	—

2016 census

The 2016 census reported that immigrants comprised 7,540,830 individuals or 21.9 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were India (668,565 persons or 8.9%), China (649,260 persons or 8.6%), Philippines (588,305 persons or 7.8%), United Kingdom (499,120 persons or 6.6%), United States (253,715 persons or 3.4%), Italy (236,635 persons or 3.1%), Hong Kong (208,935 persons or 2.8%), Pakistan (202,255 persons or 2.7%), Vietnam (169,250 persons or 2.2%), and Iran (154,420 persons or 2.1%).^[20]

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2016 Canadian census^[20]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	7,540,830	100%	21.88%	—
1	India	668,565	8.87%	1.94%	—
2	China	649,260	8.61%	1.88%	Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
3	Philippines	588,305	7.8%	1.71%	—
4	United Kingdom	499,120	6.62%	1.45%	Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and British Overseas Territories.
5	United States	253,715	3.36%	0.74%	—
6	Italy	236,635	3.14%	0.69%	—
7	Hong Kong	208,935	2.77%	0.61%	Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
8	Pakistan	202,255	2.68%	0.59%	—
9	Vietnam	169,250	2.24%	0.49%	Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
10	Iran	154,420	2.05%	0.45%	—
11	Poland	146,470	1.94%	0.43%	—
12	Germany	145,840	1.93%	0.42%	—
13	Portugal	139,450	1.85%	0.4%	—
14	Jamaica	138,345	1.83%	0.4%	—
15	Sri Lanka	131,995	1.75%	0.38%	—
16	Korea, South	123,305	1.64%	0.36%	Officially the Republic of Korea.
17	France	105,570	1.4%	0.31%	—
18	Haiti	93,485	1.24%	0.27%	—
19	Romania	90,310	1.2%	0.26%	—
20	Lebanon	88,740	1.18%	0.26%	—
21	Netherlands	88,475	1.17%	0.26%	—
22	Guyana	87,680	1.16%	0.25%	—
23	Mexico	80,590	1.07%	0.23%	—
24	Russia	78,685	1.04%	0.23%	—
25	Ukraine	73,030	0.97%	0.21%	—
26	Colombia	70,040	0.93%	0.2%	—
27	Morocco	69,655	0.92%	0.2%	—
28	Iraq	68,490	0.91%	0.2%	—
29	Trinidad and Tobago	65,035	0.86%	0.19%	—
30	Algeria	64,625	0.86%	0.19%	—
31	Egypt	64,620	0.86%	0.19%	—
32	Taiwan	63,770	0.85%	0.19%	—
33	Greece	62,715	0.83%	0.18%	—
34	Bangladesh	58,735	0.78%	0.17%	—
35	Syria	52,955	0.7%	0.15%	—
36	Afghanistan	51,960	0.69%	0.15%	—
37	El Salvador	48,075	0.64%	0.14%	—
38	South Africa	44,660	0.59%	0.13%	—
39	Nigeria	42,430	0.56%	0.12%	—
40	Croatia	40,040	0.53%	0.12%	—
41	Hungary	36,825	0.49%	0.11%	—
42	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36,135	0.48%	0.1%	—
43	Serbia	33,320	0.44%	0.1%	Excludes Kosovo.
44	Ethiopia	32,790	0.43%	0.1%	—
45	Peru	29,615	0.39%	0.09%	—
46	Brazil	29,315	0.39%	0.09%	—
47	Ireland	28,320	0.38%	0.08%	Also known as the Republic of Ireland
48	Japan	27,245	0.36%	0.08%	—
49	Somalia	27,230	0.36%	0.08%	—
50	Kenya	27,150	0.36%	0.08%	—
51	Israel	26,735	0.35%	0.08%	—
52	Turkey	26,710	0.35%	0.08%	—
53	Chile	26,705	0.35%	0.08%	—
54	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	25,655	0.34%	0.07%	—
55	Fiji	24,660	0.33%	0.07%	—
56	Malaysia	23,785	0.32%	0.07%	—
57	Cambodia	23,320	0.31%	0.07%	—
58	Ghana	22,910	0.3%	0.07%	—
59	Australia	21,115	0.28%	0.06%	Includes Norfolk Island.
60	Czech Republic	21,065	0.28%	0.06%	—
61	United Arab Emirates	20,990	0.28%	0.06%	—
62	Venezuela	20,775	0.28%	0.06%	—
63	Tanzania	20,600	0.27%	0.06%	—
64	Saudi Arabia	20,080	0.27%	0.06%	—
65	Argentina	19,430	0.26%	0.06%	—
66	Switzerland	19,040	0.25%	0.06%	—
67	Belgium	18,935	0.25%	0.05%	—
68	Bulgaria	18,635	0.25%	0.05%	—
69	Cameroon	18,570	0.25%	0.05%	—
70	Cuba	17,850	0.24%	0.05%	—
71	Moldova	17,605	0.23%	0.05%	—
72	Tunisia	17,435	0.23%	0.05%	—
73	Guatemala	17,275	0.23%	0.05%	—
74	Mauritius	15,900	0.21%	0.05%	—
75	Austria	15,845	0.21%	0.05%	—
76	Albania	15,365	0.2%	0.04%	—
77	Kuwait	15,235	0.2%	0.04%	—
78	Thailand	15,075	0.2%	0.04%	—
79	Eritrea	15,010	0.2%	0.04%	—
80	Ecuador	14,965	0.2%	0.04%	—
81	Laos	14,475	0.19%	0.04%	—
82	Slovakia	14,410	0.19%	0.04%	—
83	Nepal	14,390	0.19%	0.04%	—
84	Indonesia	14,280	0.19%	0.04%	—
85	Barbados	14,095	0.19%	0.04%	—
86	Jordan	13,295	0.18%	0.04%	—
87	Uganda	13,210	0.18%	0.04%	—
88	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	12,945	0.17%	0.04%	—
89	Denmark	12,515	0.17%	0.04%	—
90	Kazakhstan	12,450	0.17%	0.04%	—
91	Singapore	11,820	0.16%	0.03%	—
92	Ivory Coast	11,325	0.15%	0.03%	Also known as Côte d'Ivoire.
93	Belarus	11,190	0.15%	0.03%	—
94	Sudan	10,820	0.14%	0.03%	—
95	Spain	10,700	0.14%	0.03%	—
96	Dominican Republic	10,605	0.14%	0.03%	—
97	Zimbabwe	10,495	0.14%	0.03%	—
98	North Macedonia	10,300	0.14%	0.03%	Officially the Republic of North Macedonia. Also known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United Nations and other international bodies.
99	Grenada	10,265	0.14%	0.03%	—
100	New Zealand	9,880	0.13%	0.03%	Includes Niue and Tokelau.
101	Nicaragua	9,865	0.13%	0.03%	—
102	Finland	9,525	0.13%	0.03%	—
103	Burundi	8,470	0.11%	0.02%	—
104	Myanmar	8,215	0.11%	0.02%	Also known as Burma.
105	Slovenia	8,210	0.11%	0.02%	—
106	Palestine, West Bank and Gaza Strip	8,210	0.11%	0.02%	Recorded as "West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)", since "Palestine" refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine. West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Oslo I Accord, signed by Israel and the PLO in 1993.
107	Honduras	7,790	0.1%	0.02%	—
108	Kosovo	7,610	0.1%	0.02%	—
109	Senegal	7,515	0.1%	0.02%	—
110	Malta	7,465	0.1%	0.02%	—
111	Paraguay	7,305	0.1%	0.02%	—
112	Sweden	6,630	0.09%	0.02%	—
113	Uruguay	6,535	0.09%	0.02%	—
114	Uzbekistan	6,385	0.08%	0.02%	—
115	Libya	6,300	0.08%	0.02%	—
116	Rwanda	6,105	0.08%	0.02%	—
117	St. Lucia	6,100	0.08%	0.02%	—
118	Latvia	5,875	0.08%	0.02%	—
119	Macau	5,750	0.08%	0.02%	Officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of China.
120	South Sudan	5,540	0.07%	0.02%	—
121	Guinea	5,190	0.07%	0.02%	—
122	Lithuania	4,980	0.07%	0.01%	—
123	Brunei	4,485	0.06%	0.01%	—
124	Bolivia	4,400	0.06%	0.01%	—
125	Bhutan	4,250	0.06%	0.01%	—
126	Armenia	4,165	0.06%	0.01%	—
127	Cyprus	4,020	0.05%	0.01%	—
128	Costa Rica	3,950	0.05%	0.01%	—
129	Norway	3,885	0.05%	0.01%	—
130	Azerbaijan	3,845	0.05%	0.01%	—
131	Zambia	3,715	0.05%	0.01%	—
132	Madagascar	3,555	0.05%	0.01%	—
133	Togo	3,350	0.04%	0.01%	—
134	Estonia	3,200	0.04%	0.01%	—
135	Angola	3,120	0.04%	0.01%	—
136	Sierra Leone	3,040	0.04%	0.01%	—
137	Kyrgyzstan	2,980	0.04%	0.01%	—
138	Yemen	2,960	0.04%	0.01%	—
139	Dominica	2,775	0.04%	0.01%	—
140	Benin	2,760	0.04%	0.01%	—
141	Panama	2,620	0.03%	0.01%	—
142	Georgia	2,570	0.03%	0.01%	—
143	Qatar	2,485	0.03%	0.01%	—
144	Liberia	2,480	0.03%	0.01%	—
145	Republic of the Congo	2,460	0.03%	0.01%	—
146	Bahrain	2,390	0.03%	0.01%	—
147	Antigua and Barbuda	2,310	0.03%	0.01%	—
148	Djibouti	2,235	0.03%	0.01%	—
149	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2,105	0.03%	0.01%	—
150	Mali	2,095	0.03%	0.01%	—
151	Belize	1,995	0.03%	0.01%	—
152	Burkina Faso	1,980	0.03%	0.01%	—
153	Montenegro	1,865	0.02%	0.01%	—
154	Bermuda	1,845	0.02%	0.01%	—
155	Bahamas	1,635	0.02%	0%	—
156	Chad	1,595	0.02%	0%	—
157	Oman	1,540	0.02%	0%	—
158	Mongolia	1,420	0.02%	0%	—
159	Tajikistan	1,310	0.02%	0%	—
160	Mozambique	1,255	0.02%	0%	—
161	Gabon	1,080	0.01%	0%	—
162	Central African Republic	1,055	0.01%	0%	—
163	Suriname	1,050	0.01%	0%	—
164	Namibia	1,035	0.01%	0%	—
164	Others	1,035	0.01%	0%	Includes a small number of immigrants who were born in Canada, as well as other places of birth not included elsewhere (e.g. 'born at sea').
164	Seychelles	1,035	0.01%	0%	—
167	Niger	1,030	0.01%	0%	—
168	Mauritania	905	0.01%	0%	—
169	Botswana	850	0.01%	0%	—
170	North Korea	780	0.01%	0%	Officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
171	Luxembourg	675	0.01%	0%	—
172	Malawi	670	0.01%	0%	—
173	Gambia	665	0.01%	0%	—
174	Martinique	640	0.01%	0%	—
175	Montserrat	610	0.01%	0%	—
176	Iceland	590	0.01%	0%	—
177	Aruba	580	0.01%	0%	—
178	Guadeloupe	515	0.01%	0%	—
179	Puerto Rico	505	0.01%	0%	—
180	Turkmenistan	500	0.01%	0%	—
181	Curaçao	470	0.01%	0%	—
182	Isle of Man	415	0.01%	0%	—
183	Eswatini	400	0.01%	0%	—
184	Jersey	360	0%	0%	—
185	Réunion	295	0%	0%	—
186	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	290	0%	0%	—
187	French Guiana	280	0%	0%	—
188	Cayman Islands	270	0%	0%	—
189	Papua New Guinea	235	0%	0%	—
190	New Caledonia	220	0%	0%	—
191	Guernsey	195	0%	0%	—
192	French Polynesia	185	0%	0%	—
192	Sint Maarten	185	0%	0%	Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
194	Cape Verde	170	0%	0%	—
195	Gibraltar	160	0%	0%	—
196	Samoa	155	0%	0%	—
197	Comoros	140	0%	0%	—
197	Tonga	140	0%	0%	—
199	Northern Mariana Islands	120	0%	0%	—
200	Guinea-Bissau	110	0%	0%	—
200	Monaco	110	0%	0%	—
202	Lesotho	105	0%	0%	—
203	United States Virgin Islands	90	0%	0%	—
204	British Virgin Islands	85	0%	0%	—
205	Liechtenstein	65	0%	0%	—
206	Anguilla	60	0%	0%	—
206	Equatorial Guinea	60	0%	0%	—
206	Turks and Caicos Islands	60	0%	0%	—
209	Greenland	55	0%	0%	—
210	Maldives	50	0%	0%	—
211	Solomon Islands	40	0%	0%	—
212	Faroe Islands	35	0%	0%	—
213	Guam	30	0%	0%	—
213	Palau	30	0%	0%	—
213	Vanuatu	30	0%	0%	—
216	Bonaire	25	0%	0%	—
216	Nauru	25	0%	0%	—
216	São Tomé and Príncipe	25	0%	0%	—
216	East Timor	25	0%	0%	Also known as Timor-Leste.
220	Andorra	20	0%	0%	—
220	Kiribati	20	0%	0%	—
220	Marshall Islands	20	0%	0%	—
223	Falkland Islands	10	0%	0%	—
223	Micronesia	10	0%	0%	—
223	Saint Barthélemy	10	0%	0%	—
223	Saint Helena	10	0%	0%	Officially Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
223	Wallis and Futuna	10	0%	0%	—
223	Åland Islands	10	0%	0%	—
—	Total immigrants	7,540,830	100%	21.88%	—

2011 census

The 2011 census reported that immigrants comprised 6,775,765 individuals or 20.6 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were India (547,890 persons or 8.1 percent), China (545,535 5persons or 8.1 percent), United Kingdom (537,040 persons or 7.9 percent), Philippines (454,340 persons or 6.7 percent), United States (263,475 persons or 3.9 percent), Italy (256,825 persons or 3.8 percent), Hong Kong (205,430 persons or 3.0 percent), Vietnam (165,125 persons or 2.5 percent), Pakistan (156,860 persons or 2.3 percent), and Germany (152,345 persons or 2.3 percent).^[21][22][23]

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2011 Canadian census^[21][22][23]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	6,775,765	100%	20.62%	—
1	India	547,890	8.09%	1.67%	—
2	China	545,535	8.05%	1.66%	Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
3	United Kingdom	537,040	7.93%	1.63%	Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and British Overseas Territories.
4	Philippines	454,340	6.71%	1.38%	—
5	United States	263,475	3.89%	0.8%	—
6	Italy	256,825	3.79%	0.78%	—
7	Hong Kong	205,430	3.03%	0.63%	Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
8	Vietnam	165,125	2.44%	0.5%	Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
9	Pakistan	156,860	2.32%	0.48%	—
10	Germany	152,345	2.25%	0.46%	—
11	Poland	152,290	2.25%	0.46%	—
12	Portugal	138,520	2.04%	0.42%	—
13	Sri Lanka	132,130	1.95%	0.4%	—
14	Jamaica	126,035	1.86%	0.38%	—
15	Iran	120,685	1.78%	0.37%	—
16	South Korea	112,400	1.66%	0.34%	Officially the Republic of Korea.
17	Netherlands	98,510	1.45%	0.3%	—
18	France	90,440	1.33%	0.28%	—
19	Guyana	87,945	1.3%	0.27%	—
20	Haiti	80,100	1.18%	0.24%	—
21	Mexico	69,695	1.03%	0.21%
22	Romania	82,595	1.22%	0.25%	—
23	Lebanon	81,105	1.2%	0.25%	—
24	Russia	73,030	1.08%	0.22%	—
25	Trinidad and Tobago	67,205	0.99%	0.2%	—
26	Taiwan	66,455	0.98%	0.2%	—
27	Greece	66,475	0.98%	0.2%	—
28	Ukraine	65,455	0.97%	0.2%	—
29	Colombia	60,555	0.89%	0.18%	—
30	Morocco	56,275	0.83%	0.17%	—
31	Algeria	51,085	0.75%	0.16%	—
32	Egypt	49,935	0.74%	0.15%	—
33	Iraq	49,515	0.73%	0.15%	—
34	Bangladesh	45,320	0.67%	0.14%	—
35	El Salvador	43,655	0.64%	0.13%	—
36	South Africa	40,550	0.6%	0.12%	—
37	Afghanistan	40,945	0.6%	0.12%	—
38	Croatia	40,010	0.59%	0.12%	—
39	Hungary	38,985	0.58%	0.12%	—
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35,885	0.53%	0.11%	—
41	Serbia	32,600	0.48%	0.1%	Excludes Kosovo.
42	Nigeria	27,625	0.41%	0.08%	—
43	Ireland	28,040	0.41%	0.09%	Also known as the Republic of Ireland
44	Peru	26,715	0.39%	0.08%	—
45	Japan	25,805	0.38%	0.08%	—
46	Brazil	24,660	0.36%	0.08%	—
47	Ethiopia	24,535	0.36%	0.07%	—
48	Kenya	24,510	0.36%	0.07%	—
49	Somalia	22,800	0.34%	0.07%	—
50	Syria	22,725	0.34%	0.07%	—
—	Total immigrants	6,775,765	100%	20.62%	—

2006 census

The 2006 census reported that immigrants comprised 6,186,950 individuals or 19.8 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (579,620 persons or 9.4%), China (466,940 persons or 7.6%), India (443,690 persons or 7.2%), Philippines (303,195 persons or 4.9%), Italy (296,850 persons or 4.8%), United States (250,535 persons or 4.1%), Hong Kong (215,430 persons or 3.5%), Germany (171,405 persons or 2.8%), Poland (170,490 persons or 2.8%), and Vietnam (160,170 persons or 2.6%).^[24][25][26]

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2006 Canadian census^[24][25][26]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	6,186,950	100%	19.8%	—
1	United Kingdom	579,620	9.37%	1.86%	Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and British Overseas Territories.
2	China	466,940	7.55%	1.49%	Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
3	India	443,690	7.17%	1.42%	—
4	Philippines	303,195	4.9%	0.97%	—
5	Italy	296,850	4.8%	0.95%	—
6	United States	250,535	4.05%	0.8%	—
7	Hong Kong	215,430	3.48%	0.69%	Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
8	Germany	171,405	2.77%	0.55%	—
9	Poland	170,490	2.76%	0.55%	—
10	Vietnam	160,170	2.59%	0.51%	Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
11	Portugal	150,390	2.43%	0.48%	—
12	Pakistan	133,280	2.15%	0.43%	—
13	Jamaica	123,420	1.99%	0.4%	—
14	Netherlands	111,990	1.81%	0.36%	—
15	Sri Lanka	105,670	1.71%	0.34%	—
16	South Korea	98,395	1.59%	0.31%	Officially the Republic of Korea.
17	Iran	92,090	1.49%	0.29%	—
18	Guyana	87,195	1.41%	0.28%	—
19	Romania	82,645	1.34%	0.26%	—
20	France	79,550	1.29%	0.25%	—
21	Lebanon	75,275	1.22%	0.24%	—
22	Greece	73,125	1.18%	0.23%	—
23	Trinidad and Tobago	65,540	1.06%	0.21%	—
24	Taiwan	65,205	1.05%	0.21%	—
25	Russia	64,130	1.04%	0.21%	—
26	Haiti	63,350	1.02%	0.2%	—
27	Ukraine	59,460	0.96%	0.19%	—
28	Mexico	49,925	0.81%	0.16%	—
29	Hungary	45,940	0.74%	0.15%	—
30	El Salvador	42,780	0.69%	0.14%	—
31	Egypt	40,575	0.66%	0.13%	—
32	Croatia	39,250	0.63%	0.13%	—
33	Colombia	39,145	0.63%	0.13%	—
34	Morocco	39,055	0.63%	0.13%	—
35	South Africa	38,305	0.62%	0.12%	—
36	Yugoslavia n.o.s.	37,205	0.6%	0.12%	The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
37	Afghanistan	36,165	0.58%	0.12%	—
38	Iraq	33,545	0.54%	0.11%	—
39	Bangladesh	33,230	0.54%	0.11%	—
40	Algeria	32,255	0.52%	0.1%	—
41	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28,730	0.46%	0.09%	—
42	Chile	26,505	0.43%	0.08%	—
43	Serbia and Montenegro	25,465	0.41%	0.08%	—
44	Fiji	24,390	0.39%	0.08%	—
45	Kenya	22,475	0.36%	0.07%	—
46	Ireland	22,370	0.36%	0.07%	Also known as the Republic of Ireland
47	Peru	22,080	0.36%	0.07%	—
48	Czech Republic	22,030	0.36%	0.07%	—
49	Malaysia	21,885	0.35%	0.07%	—
50	Japan	21,705	0.35%	0.07%	—
51	Turkey	21,580	0.35%	0.07%	—
52	Israel	21,320	0.34%	0.07%	—
53	Austria	20,795	0.34%	0.07%	—
54	Belgium	20,215	0.33%	0.06%	—
55	Cambodia	20,190	0.33%	0.06%	—
56	Switzerland	19,955	0.32%	0.06%	—
57	Tanzania	19,765	0.32%	0.06%	—
58	Ethiopia	19,715	0.32%	0.06%	—
59	Somalia	19,515	0.32%	0.06%	—
60	Ghana	18,830	0.3%	0.06%	—
—	Total immigrants	6,186,950	100%	19.8%	—

2001 census

The 2001 census reported that immigrants comprised 5,448,480 individuals or 18.4 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (605,995 persons or 11.1%), China (332,825 persons or 6.1%), Italy (315,455 persons or 5.8%), India (314,690 persons or 5.8%), United States (237,920 persons or 4.4%), Hong Kong (235,620 persons or 4.3%), Philippines (232,670 persons or 4.3%), Poland (180,415 persons or 3.3%), Germany (174,070 persons or 3.2%), and Portugal (153,535 persons or 2.8%).^{[27][28][29][30]}

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2001 Canadian census^{[27][28][29][30]}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	5,448,480	100%	18.38%	—
1	United Kingdom	605,995	11.12%	2.04%	Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and British Overseas Territories.
2	China	332,825	6.11%	1.12%	Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
3	Italy	315,455	5.79%	1.06%	—
4	India	314,690	5.78%	1.06%	—
5	United States	237,920	4.37%	0.8%	—
6	Hong Kong	235,620	4.32%	0.79%	Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
7	Philippines	232,670	4.27%	0.79%	—
8	Poland	180,415	3.31%	0.61%	—
9	Germany	174,070	3.19%	0.59%	—
10	Portugal	153,535	2.82%	0.52%	—
11	Vietnam	148,405	2.72%	0.5%	Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
12	Yugoslavia	145,380	2.67%	0.49%	Serbia: 63,875 / Croatia: 39,375 / Bosnia: 25,665 / Slovenia: 9,250 / Macedonia: 7,215
13	Soviet Union	141,960	2.61%	0.48%	Ukrainian SSR: 51,610 / Russian SFSR: 48,425 / Baltic: 20,905 / Other: 21,020
14	Jamaica	120,210	2.21%	0.41%	—
15	Netherlands	117,690	2.16%	0.4%	—
16	Sri Lanka	87,305	1.6%	0.29%	—
17	Guyana	83,535	1.53%	0.28%	—
18	Pakistan	79,310	1.46%	0.27%	—
19	Greece	75,765	1.39%	0.26%	—
20	Iran	71,985	1.32%	0.24%	—
21	South Korea &  North Korea	70,635	1.3%	0.24%	Includes South Korea and North Korea.
22	France	69,460	1.27%	0.23%	—
23	Lebanon	67,225	1.23%	0.23%	—
24	Taiwan	67,095	1.23%	0.23%	—
25	Trinidad and Tobago	64,145	1.18%	0.22%	—
26	Romania	60,165	1.1%	0.2%	—
27	Haiti	52,625	0.97%	0.18%	—
28	Hungary	48,715	0.89%	0.16%	—
29	Scandinavia	45,165	0.83%	0.15%	Denmark: 17,805 / Finland: 14,030 / Sweden: 6,810 / Norway: 6,105 / Iceland: 415
30	Czechoslovakia	39,760	0.73%	0.13%	—
31	El Salvador	38,460	0.71%	0.13%	—
32	Mexico	36,225	0.66%	0.12%	—
33	Egypt	35,975	0.66%	0.12%	—
34	South Africa	34,990	0.64%	0.12%	—
35	Ireland	25,850	0.47%	0.09%	Also known as the Republic of Ireland
36	Iraq	25,830	0.47%	0.09%	—
37	Morocco	24,640	0.45%	0.08%	—
38	Chile	24,495	0.45%	0.08%	—
39	Fiji	22,340	0.41%	0.08%	—
40	Austria	22,135	0.41%	0.07%	—
41	Bangladesh	21,595	0.4%	0.07%	—
42	Afghanistan	21,710	0.4%	0.07%	—
43	Malaysia	20,420	0.37%	0.07%	—
44	Switzerland	20,020	0.37%	0.07%	—
45	Kenya	19,815	0.36%	0.07%	—
46	Belgium	19,760	0.36%	0.07%	—
47	Tanzania	19,315	0.35%	0.07%	—
48	Algeria	19,095	0.35%	0.06%	—
49	Cambodia	18,745	0.34%	0.06%	—
50	Somalia	18,635	0.34%	0.06%	—
51	Japan	17,625	0.32%	0.06%	—
52	Peru	17,125	0.31%	0.06%	—
53	Turkey	16,410	0.3%	0.06%	—
54	Ghana	16,145	0.3%	0.05%	—
55	Israel	15,995	0.29%	0.05%	—
56	Syria	15,680	0.29%	0.05%	—
57	Colombia	15,505	0.28%	0.05%	—
58	Barbados	14,650	0.27%	0.05%	—
59	Laos	14,110	0.26%	0.05%	—
60	Ethiopia	13,710	0.25%	0.05%	—
—	Total immigrants	5,448,480	100%	18.38%	—

1996 census

The 1996 census reported that immigrants comprised 4,971,070 individuals or 17.4 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (655,535 persons or 13.2%), Italy (332,110 persons or 6.7%), United States (244,695 persons or 4.9%), Hong Kong (241,095 persons or 4.9%), India (235,930 persons or 4.8%), China (231,055 persons or 4.7%), Poland (193,375 persons or 3.9%), Philippines (184,550 persons or 3.7%), Germany (181,650 persons or 3.7%), and Portugal (158,815 persons or 3.2%).^{[31][32][33][34][29][30]}

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1996 Canadian census^{[31][32][33][34][29][30]}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	4,971,070	100%	17.43%	—
1	United Kingdom	655,535	13.19%	2.3%	Includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
2	Italy	332,110	6.68%	1.16%	—
3	United States	244,695	4.92%	0.86%	—
4	Hong Kong	241,095	4.85%	0.85%	—
5	India	235,930	4.75%	0.83%	—
6	China	231,055	4.65%	0.81%	—
7	Poland	193,375	3.89%	0.68%	—
8	Philippines	184,550	3.71%	0.65%	—
9	Germany	181,650	3.65%	0.64%	—
10	Portugal	158,815	3.19%	0.56%	—
11	Vietnam	139,325	2.8%	0.49%	—
12	Netherlands	124,545	2.51%	0.44%	—
13	Yugoslavia	121,975	2.45%	0.43%	—
14	Jamaica	115,800	2.33%	0.41%	—
15	Soviet Union	108,390	2.18%	0.38%	—
16	Greece	79,695	1.6%	0.28%	—
17	Guyana	77,700	1.56%	0.27%	—
18	Sri Lanka	67,425	1.36%	0.24%	—
19	Lebanon	63,130	1.27%	0.22%	—
20	France	62,600	1.26%	0.22%	—
21	Trinidad and Tobago	62,020	1.25%	0.22%	—
22	Hungary	54,225	1.09%	0.19%	—
23	Scandinavia	50,145	1.01%	0.18%	—
24	Haiti	49,395	0.99%	0.17%	—
25	Taiwan	49,290	0.99%	0.17%	—
26	Iran	47,405	0.95%	0.17%	—
27	Romania	46,400	0.93%	0.16%	—
28	South Korea &  North Korea	46,025	0.93%	0.16%	—
29	Czechoslovakia	41,225	0.83%	0.14%	—
30	Pakistan	39,245	0.79%	0.14%	—
31	El Salvador	39,020	0.78%	0.14%	—
32	Other Caribbean	36,965	0.74%	0.13%	—
33	Egypt	33,930	0.68%	0.12%	—
34	Ireland	28,940	0.58%	0.1%	—
35	South Africa	28,465	0.57%	0.1%	—
36	Mexico	27,480	0.55%	0.1%	—
37	Austria	24,600	0.49%	0.09%	—
38	Chile	23,880	0.48%	0.08%	—
39	Other Central & West Asia	22,730	0.46%	0.08%	—
40	Belgium	21,805	0.44%	0.08%	—
41	Fiji	20,580	0.41%	0.07%	—
42	Morocco	20,435	0.41%	0.07%	—
43	Israel &  Palestine	20,390	0.41%	0.07%	—
44	Malaysia	19,460	0.39%	0.07%	—
45	Other South America	19,445	0.39%	0.07%	—
46	Cambodia	19,355	0.39%	0.07%	—
47	Switzerland	19,310	0.39%	0.07%	—
48	Ethiopia	18,595	0.37%	0.07%	—
49	Tanzania	18,130	0.36%	0.06%	—
50	Kenya	18,005	0.36%	0.06%	—
51	Other East Africa	17,555	0.35%	0.06%	—
52	Iraq	16,795	0.34%	0.06%	—
53	Somalia	16,740	0.34%	0.06%	—
54	Peru	15,235	0.31%	0.05%	—
55	Barbados	15,225	0.31%	0.05%	—
56	Japan	14,990	0.3%	0.05%	—
57	Laos	14,765	0.3%	0.05%	—
58	Australia	14,660	0.29%	0.05%	—
59	Turkey	14,430	0.29%	0.05%	—
60	Other East & Southeast Asia	14,300	0.29%	0.05%	—
61	Guatemala	13,270	0.27%	0.05%	—
62	Syria	13,105	0.26%	0.05%	—
63	Ghana	13,085	0.26%	0.05%	—
64	Argentina	11,740	0.24%	0.04%	—
65	Spain	11,240	0.23%	0.04%	—
66	Afghanistan	10,915	0.22%	0.04%	—
67	Other South Asia	10,910	0.22%	0.04%	—
68	Uganda	10,755	0.22%	0.04%	—
69	Ecuador	9,640	0.19%	0.03%	—
70	Colombia	9,465	0.19%	0.03%	—
71	Malta	9,445	0.19%	0.03%	—
72	Other West Africa	9,440	0.19%	0.03%	—
73	Brazil	9,360	0.19%	0.03%	—
74	Other Central America	9,025	0.18%	0.03%	—
75	Nicaragua	8,545	0.17%	0.03%	—
76	Indonesia	8,515	0.17%	0.03%	—
77	Other North Africa	8,355	0.17%	0.03%	—
78	Algeria	8,005	0.16%	0.03%	—
79	Other Europe	7,980	0.16%	0.03%	—
80	Singapore	7,970	0.16%	0.03%	—
81	Other Central & Southern Africa	7,810	0.16%	0.03%	—
82	Thailand	7,710	0.16%	0.03%	—
83	Others	13,780	0.28%	0.05%	—
—	Total immigrants	4,971,070	100%	17.43%	—

1991 census

The 1991 census reported that immigrants comprised 4,342,890 individuals or 16.1 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (717,750 persons or 16.5%), Italy (351,615 persons or 8.1%), United States (249,075 persons or 5.7%), Poland (184,695 persons or 4.3%), Germany (180,525 persons or 4.2%), India (173,675 persons or 4%), Portugal (161,180 persons or 3.7%), China (157,405 persons or 3.6%), Hong Kong (152,450 persons or 3.5%), and Netherlands (129,615 persons or 3%).^[34][30]

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1991 Canadian census^[34][30]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	4,342,890	100%	16.09%	—
1	United Kingdom	717,750	16.53%	2.66%	Includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
2	Italy	351,615	8.1%	1.3%	—
3	United States	249,075	5.74%	0.92%	—
4	Poland	184,695	4.25%	0.68%	—
5	Germany	180,525	4.16%	0.67%	—
6	India	173,675	4%	0.64%	—
7	Portugal	161,180	3.71%	0.6%	—
8	China	157,405	3.62%	0.58%	Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau.
9	Hong Kong	152,450	3.51%	0.56%	—
10	Netherlands	129,615	2.98%	0.48%	—
11	Philippines	123,295	2.84%	0.46%	—
12	Vietnam	113,595	2.62%	0.42%	Many from the former Republic of Vietnam.
13	Jamaica	102,440	2.36%	0.38%	—
14	Soviet Union	99,355	2.29%	0.37%	—
15	Yugoslavia	88,815	2.05%	0.33%	—
16	Greece	83,680	1.93%	0.31%	—
17	Guyana	66,060	1.52%	0.24%	—
18	Hungary	57,010	1.31%	0.21%	—
19	France	55,160	1.27%	0.2%	—
20	Scandinavia	54,980	1.27%	0.2%	—
21	Lebanon	54,600	1.26%	0.2%	—
22	Trinidad and Tobago	49,385	1.14%	0.18%	—
23	Czechoslovakia	42,615	0.98%	0.16%	—
24	Haiti	39,880	0.92%	0.15%	—
25	Romania	33,785	0.78%	0.13%	—
26	South Korea &  North Korea	33,170	0.76%	0.12%	Includes South Korea and North Korea.
27	Iran	30,710	0.71%	0.11%	—
28	Ireland	28,405	0.65%	0.11%	Also known as the Republic of Ireland.
29	El Salvador	28,295	0.65%	0.1%	—
30	Egypt	28,020	0.65%	0.1%	—
31	Austria	26,680	0.61%	0.1%	—
32	Other Caribbean	25,995	0.6%	0.1%	—
33	Sri Lanka	25,435	0.59%	0.09%	—
34	Pakistan	25,180	0.58%	0.09%	—
35	South Africa	24,730	0.57%	0.09%	—
36	Chile	22,870	0.53%	0.08%	—
37	Belgium	22,480	0.52%	0.08%	—
38	Mexico	19,400	0.45%	0.07%	—
39	Cambodia	17,960	0.41%	0.07%	—
40	Tanzania	17,820	0.41%	0.07%	—
41	Taiwan	17,770	0.41%	0.07%	—
42	Morocco	16,790	0.39%	0.06%	—
43	Israel &  Palestine	16,770	0.39%	0.06%	—
44	Kenya	16,585	0.38%	0.06%	—
45	Switzerland	16,330	0.38%	0.06%	—
46	Malaysia	16,100	0.37%	0.06%	—
47	Fiji	15,995	0.37%	0.06%	—
48	Other South America	15,840	0.36%	0.06%	—
49	Barbados	14,825	0.34%	0.05%	—
50	Laos	14,445	0.33%	0.05%	—
51	Australia	13,955	0.32%	0.05%	—
52	Other East Africa	12,570	0.29%	0.05%	—
53	Japan	12,280	0.28%	0.05%	—
54	Turkey	12,180	0.28%	0.05%	—
55	Peru	11,480	0.26%	0.04%	—
56	Spain	11,170	0.26%	0.04%	—
57	Argentina	11,110	0.26%	0.04%	—
58	Ethiopia	11,060	0.25%	0.04%	—
59	Syria	11,005	0.25%	0.04%	—
60	Other East & Southeast Asia	10,995	0.25%	0.04%	—
61	Malta	10,185	0.23%	0.04%	—
62	Uganda	8,960	0.21%	0.03%	—
63	Guatemala	8,920	0.21%	0.03%	—
64	Other Central & West Asia	8,815	0.2%	0.03%	—
65	Other Europe	8,665	0.2%	0.03%	—
66	Ecuador	8,015	0.18%	0.03%	—
67	Colombia	7,865	0.18%	0.03%	—
68	Indonesia	7,610	0.18%	0.03%	—
69	Brazil	7,330	0.17%	0.03%	—
70	Iraq	7,165	0.16%	0.03%	—
71	Ghana	6,675	0.15%	0.02%	—
72	Nicaragua	6,460	0.15%	0.02%	—
73	Singapore	6,285	0.14%	0.02%	—
74	Thailand	5,815	0.13%	0.02%	—
75	Other Central America	5,745	0.13%	0.02%	—
76	Afghanistan	5,545	0.13%	0.02%	—
77	Somalia	5,290	0.12%	0.02%	—
78	Other West Africa	5,285	0.12%	0.02%	—
79	Other North Africa	4,515	0.1%	0.02%	—
80	Other South Asia	4,500	0.1%	0.02%	—
81	Other Central & Southern Africa	3,985	0.09%	0.01%	—
82	Algeria	3,900	0.09%	0.01%	—
83	Others	16,305	0.38%	0.06%	—
—	Total immigrants	4,342,890	100%	16.09%	—

1981 census

The 1981 census reported that immigrants comprised 3,867,160 individuals or 16.1 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (884,915 persons or 22.9%), Italy (386,505 persons or 10%), United States (312,015 persons or 8.1%), Germany (198,215 persons or 5.1%), Poland (148,940 persons or 3.9%), Portugal (139,765 persons or 3.6%), Netherlands (138,760 persons or 3.6%), Soviet Union (128,680 persons or 3.3%), India (109,660 persons or 2.8%), and Yugoslavia (91,870 persons or 2.4%).^{[35][36][37][38]}

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1981 Canadian census^{[35][36][37][38][30]}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	3,867,160	100%	16.06%	—
1	United Kingdom	884,915	22.88%	3.67%	Includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
2	Italy	386,505	9.99%	1.6%	—
3	United States	312,015	8.07%	1.3%	—
4	Germany	198,215	5.13%	0.82%	—
5	Poland	148,940	3.85%	0.62%	—
6	Portugal	139,765	3.61%	0.58%	—
7	Netherlands	138,760	3.59%	0.58%	—
8	Soviet Union	128,680	3.33%	0.53%	—
9	India	109,660	2.84%	0.46%	—
10	Yugoslavia	91,870	2.38%	0.38%	—
11	Greece	90,070	2.33%	0.37%	—
12	Jamaica	78,165	2.02%	0.32%	—
13	Scandinavia	70,225	1.82%	0.29%	—
14	Hungary	64,735	1.67%	0.27%	—
15	Hong Kong	58,980	1.53%	0.24%	—
16	France	56,175	1.45%	0.23%	—
17	Philippines	55,460	1.43%	0.23%	—
18	Taiwan	54,320	1.4%	0.23%	—
19	China	52,395	1.35%	0.22%	—
20	Vietnam	50,710	1.31%	0.21%	—
21	Czechoslovakia	41,660	1.08%	0.17%	—
22	Trinidad and Tobago	38,655	1%	0.16%	—
23	Guyana	38,060	0.98%	0.16%	—
24	Austria	34,325	0.89%	0.14%	—
25	Haiti	25,865	0.67%	0.11%	—
26	Belgium	25,250	0.65%	0.1%	—
27	Romania	24,350	0.63%	0.1%	—
28	Lebanon	22,595	0.58%	0.09%	—
29	Egypt	21,870	0.57%	0.09%	—
30	Other Southeast Asia	20,965	0.54%	0.09%	—
31	Other West Asia	20,940	0.54%	0.09%	—
32	Other South America	20,295	0.52%	0.08%	—
33	Switzerland	16,955	0.44%	0.07%	—
34	Ireland	16,755	0.43%	0.07%	—
35	Other Caribbean	16,145	0.42%	0.07%	—
36	South Africa	15,860	0.41%	0.07%	—
37	Chile	15,330	0.4%	0.06%	—
38	Pakistan	15,140	0.39%	0.06%	—
39	Australia	14,800	0.38%	0.06%	—
40	Barbados	14,310	0.37%	0.06%	—
41	Spain	12,855	0.33%	0.05%	—
42	Japan	11,910	0.31%	0.05%	—
43	Morocco	11,840	0.31%	0.05%	—
44	Tanzania	11,480	0.3%	0.05%	—
45	Mexico	11,310	0.29%	0.05%	—
46	Israel	11,205	0.29%	0.05%	—
47	Malta	10,585	0.27%	0.04%	—
48	South Korea	10,165	0.26%	0.04%	—
49	Fiji	10,120	0.26%	0.04%	—
50	Kenya	9,225	0.24%	0.04%	—
51	Other East Asia	8,975	0.23%	0.04%	—
52	Laos	8,855	0.23%	0.04%	—
53	Turkey	8,805	0.23%	0.04%	—
54	Uganda	8,640	0.22%	0.04%	—
55	Other Oceania	8,595	0.22%	0.04%	—
56	Other Southern Africa	7,585	0.2%	0.03%	—
57	Argentina	7,235	0.19%	0.03%	—
58	Other Central America	6,035	0.16%	0.03%	—
59	Ecuador	5,835	0.15%	0.02%	—
60	Cambodia	5,595	0.14%	0.02%	—
61	Other East Africa	5,190	0.13%	0.02%	—
62	Other North Africa	5,155	0.13%	0.02%	—
63	West Africa	4,760	0.12%	0.02%	—
64	Other Europe	4,480	0.12%	0.02%	—
65	Brazil	4,340	0.11%	0.02%	—
66	Sri Lanka	4,195	0.11%	0.02%	—
67	Other South Asia	1,630	0.04%	0.01%	—
68	Central Africa	1,105	0.03%	0%	—
69	Other countries	6,740	0.17%	0.03%	—
—	Total immigrants	3,867,160	100%	16.06%	—

1971 census

The 1971 census reported that immigrants comprised 3,295,535 individuals or 15.3 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (933,045 persons or 28.3%), Italy (385,760 persons or 11.7%), United States (309,640 persons or 9.4%), Germany (211,060 persons or 6.4%), Soviet Union (160,125 persons or 4.9%), Poland (160,035 persons or 4.9%), Netherlands (133,525 persons or 4.1%), Scandinavia (85,140 persons or 2.6%), Greece (78,780 persons or 2.4%), and Yugoslavia (78,285 persons or 2.4%).^{[39][40]: 9 [41]}

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1971 Canadian census^{[39][40]: 9 [41][30]}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	3,295,535	100%	15.28%	—
1	United Kingdom	933,045	28.31%	4.33%	Includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
2	Italy	385,760	11.71%	1.79%	—
3	United States	309,640	9.4%	1.44%	—
4	Germany	211,060	6.4%	0.98%	—
5	Soviet Union	160,125	4.86%	0.74%	—
6	Poland	160,035	4.86%	0.74%	—
7	Netherlands	133,525	4.05%	0.62%	—
8	Scandinavia	85,140	2.58%	0.39%	—
9	Greece	78,780	2.39%	0.37%	—
10	Yugoslavia	78,285	2.38%	0.36%	—
11	Portugal	71,540	2.17%	0.33%	—
12	Hungary	68,490	2.08%	0.32%	—
13	China	57,150	1.73%	0.26%	—
14	Other Asia	55,465	1.68%	0.26%	—
15	France	51,660	1.57%	0.24%	—
16	Africa	45,510	1.38%	0.21%	—
17	India &  Pakistan	43,645	1.32%	0.2%	—
18	Czechoslovakia	43,100	1.31%	0.2%	—
19	Jamaica &  Trinidad and Tobago	42,050	1.28%	0.19%	—
20	Austria	40,445	1.23%	0.19%	—
21	Ireland	38,490	1.17%	0.18%	—
22	Central America & South America	36,040	1.09%	0.17%	—
23	Other Caribbean	26,040	0.79%	0.12%	—
24	Belgium	25,770	0.78%	0.12%	—
25	Romania	24,405	0.74%	0.11%	—
26	Australia	14,335	0.43%	0.07%	—
27	Switzerland	13,895	0.42%	0.06%	—
28	Spain	10,500	0.32%	0.05%	—
29	Japan	9,485	0.29%	0.04%	—
30	Malta	9,230	0.28%	0.04%	—
31	Other Oceania	5,895	0.18%	0.03%	—
32	Other Eastern Europe	2,045	0.06%	0.01%	—
33	Other Southern Europe	770	0.02%	0%	—
34	Luxembourg	600	0.02%	0%	—
35	Other Western Europe	90	0%	0%	—
36	Other countries	23,490	0.71%	0.11%	—
—	Total immigrants	3,295,535	100%	15.28%	—

1961 census

The 1961 census reported that immigrants comprised 2,844,263 individuals or 15.6 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (908,127 persons or 31.9%), Soviet Union & Poland (358,120 persons or 12.6%), United States (283,908 persons or 9.9%), Germany & Austria (259,323 persons or 9.1%), Italy (258,071 persons or 9.1%), Netherlands (135,033 persons or 4.8%), Scandinavia (104,083 persons or 3.7%),Ireland (92,477 persons or 3.3%), Hungary (72,900 persons or 2.6%), and Yugoslavia (50,826 persons or 1.8%).^{[39][40]: 9 [42]}

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1961 Canadian census^{[39][40]: 9 [42]}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	2,844,263	100%	15.6%	—
1	United Kingdom	908,127	31.93%	4.98%	England: 638,855 /  Scotland: 244,052 /  Wales: 23,247 / Other: 1,973
2	Soviet Union &  Poland	358,120	12.59%	1.96%	Soviet Union: 186,653 /  Poland: 171,467
3	United States	283,908	9.98%	1.56%	—
4	Germany &  Austria	259,323	9.12%	1.42%	Germany: 189,131 /  Austria: 70,192
5	Italy	258,071	9.07%	1.41%	—
6	Netherlands	135,033	4.75%	0.74%	—
7	Scandinavia	104,083	3.66%	0.57%	Denmark: 30,869 /  Finland: 29,467 /  Norway: 22,267 /  Sweden: 19,338 /  Iceland: 2,142
8	Ireland	92,477	3.25%	0.51%	Northern Ireland: 61,588 /  Ireland: 30,889
9	Hungary	72,900	2.56%	0.4%	—
10	Yugoslavia	50,826	1.79%	0.28%	—
11	Greece	38,017	1.34%	0.21%	—
12	China	36,724	1.29%	0.2%	—
13	France	36,103	1.27%	0.2%	—
14	Czechoslovakia	35,743	1.26%	0.2%	—
15	Belgium	28,253	0.99%	0.15%	—
16	Romania	27,011	0.95%	0.15%	—
17	Other Europe	22,305	0.78%	0.12%	—
18	Other British Commonwealth	15,808	0.56%	0.09%	—
19	Other Asia	14,240	0.5%	0.08%	—
20	British West Indies	12,363	0.43%	0.07%	—
21	Switzerland	11,381	0.4%	0.06%	—
22	India &  Pakistan	9,028	0.32%	0.05%	—
23	Japan	6,797	0.24%	0.04%	—
24	Australia	6,663	0.23%	0.04%	—
25	South Africa	4,025	0.14%	0.02%	—
26	Other countries	16,934	0.6%	0.09%	—
—	Total immigrants	2,844,263	100%	15.6%	—

1951 census

The 1951 census reported that immigrants comprised 2,059,911 individuals or 14.7 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (855,797 persons or 41.6%), Soviet Union & Poland (352,766 persons or 17.1%), United States (282,010 persons or 13.7%), Scandinavia (86,557 persons or 4.2%), Ireland (80,795 persons or 3.9%), Germany & Austria (80,291 persons or 3.9%), Italy (57,789 persons or 2.8%), Netherlands (41,457 persons or 2%), Hungary (32,929 persons or 1.6%), and Czechoslovakia (29,546 persons or 1.4%).^{[39][40]: 9 [43]: 675}

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1951 Canadian census^{[39][40]: 9 [43]: 675}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	2,059,911	100%	14.7%	—
1	United Kingdom	855,797	41.55%	6.11%	England &  Wales: 627,551 /  Scotland: 226,343 / Lesser Isles: 1,903
2	Soviet Union &  Poland	352,766	17.13%	2.52%	Soviet Union: 188,292 /  Poland: 164,474
3	United States	282,010	13.69%	2.01%	—
4	Scandinavia	86,557	4.2%	0.62%	Norway: 22,969 /  Sweden: 22,635 /  Finland: 22,035 /  Denmark: 15,679 /  Iceland: 3,239
5	Ireland	80,795	3.92%	0.58%	Northern Ireland: 56,685 /  Ireland: 24,110
6	Germany &  Austria	80,291	3.9%	0.57%	Germany: 42,693 /  Austria: 37,598
7	Italy	57,789	2.81%	0.41%	—
8	Netherlands	41,457	2.01%	0.3%	—
9	Hungary	32,929	1.6%	0.24%	—
10	Czechoslovakia	29,546	1.43%	0.21%	—
11	China	24,166	1.17%	0.17%	—
12	Yugoslavia	20,912	1.02%	0.15%	—
13	Romania	19,733	0.96%	0.14%	—
14	Belgium	17,251	0.84%	0.12%	—
15	France	15,650	0.76%	0.11%	—
16	Greece	8,594	0.42%	0.06%	—
17	Other Europe	7,619	0.37%	0.05%	—
18	Other Asia	6,740	0.33%	0.05%	—
19	Other British Commonwealth	6,527	0.32%	0.05%	—
20	Switzerland	6,414	0.31%	0.05%	—
21	Japan	6,239	0.3%	0.04%	—
22	Australia	4,161	0.2%	0.03%	—
23	India &  Pakistan	3,934	0.19%	0.03%	—
24	British West Indies	3,888	0.19%	0.03%	—
25	South Africa	2,057	0.1%	0.01%	—
26	Other countries	6,089	0.3%	0.04%	—
—	Total immigrants	2,059,911	100%	14.7%	—

1941 census

The 1941 census reported that immigrants comprised 2,018,847 individuals or 17.6 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (873,999 persons or 44.3%), United States (312,473 persons or 15.5%), Poland & Soviet Union (279,802 persons or 13.9%), Scandinavia (96,860 persons or 4.8%), Ireland (86,126 persons or 4.3%), Austria & Germany (79,192 persons or 3.9%), Italy (40,432 persons or 2%), Hungary (31,813 persons or 1.6%), China (29,095 persons or 1.4%), and Romania (28,454 persons or 1.4%).^{[39][40]: 9 [44]: 163 [45]: 257 [46]: 292}

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1941 Canadian census^{[39][40]: 9 [44]: 163 [45]: 257 [46]: 292}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	2,018,847	100%	17.55%	—
1	United Kingdom	873,999	43.29%	7.6%	England: 615,781 /  Scotland: 234,824 /  Wales: 19,440 / Lesser Isles: 3,954
2	United States	312,473	15.48%	2.72%	—
3	Poland &  Soviet Union	279,802	13.86%	2.43%	Poland: 155,400 /  Soviet Union: 117,598 /  Lithuanian SSR: 6,804
4	Scandinavia	96,860	4.8%	0.84%	Sweden: 27,160 /  Norway: 26,914 /  Finland: 24,387 /  Denmark: 13,974 /  Iceland: 4,425
5	Ireland	86,126	4.27%	0.75%	Also includes  Northern Ireland.
6	Austria &  Germany	79,192	3.92%	0.69%	Austria: 50,713 /  Germany: 28,479
7	Italy	40,432	2%	0.35%	—
8	Hungary	31,813	1.58%	0.28%	—
9	China	29,095	1.44%	0.25%	—
10	Romania	28,454	1.41%	0.25%	—
11	Newfoundland	25,837	1.28%	0.22%	—
12	Czechoslovakia	25,564	1.27%	0.22%	—
13	Yugoslavia	17,416	0.86%	0.15%	—
14	Belgium	14,773	0.73%	0.13%	—
15	France	13,795	0.68%	0.12%	—
16	Netherlands	9,923	0.49%	0.09%	—
17	Japan	9,462	0.47%	0.08%	—
18	Greece	5,871	0.29%	0.05%	—
19	Switzerland	5,505	0.27%	0.05%	—
20	India	4,376	0.22%	0.04%	—
21	British West Indies	4,134	0.2%	0.04%	—
22	Other British Commonwealth	3,777	0.19%	0.03%	—
23	Syria– Lebanon	3,577	0.18%	0.03%	—
24	Australia	2,813	0.14%	0.02%	—
25	Other Europe	2,612	0.13%	0.02%	—
26	South Africa	2,109	0.1%	0.02%	—
27	South America	1,472	0.07%	0.01%	—
28	Bulgaria	1,182	0.06%	0.01%	—
29	Turkey	1,093	0.05%	0.01%	—
30	Other Asia	688	0.03%	0.01%	—
31	At Sea	598	0.03%	0.01%	—
32	Armenia	528	0.03%	0%	—
33	Spain	511	0.03%	0%	—
34	Other countries & Not stated	3,512	0.17%	0.03%	Other Countries: 2,040 / Not Stated: 945
—	Total immigrants	2,018,847	100%	17.55%	—

1931 census

The 1931 census reported that immigrants comprised 2,307,525 individuals or 22.4 percent of the total Canadian population. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were United Kingdom (1,031,398 persons or 44.7%), United States (344,574 persons or 14.9%), Poland & Soviet Union (305,038 persons or 13.2%), Scandinavia (120,396 persons or 5.2%), Ireland (107,544 persons or 4.7%), Austria & Germany (76,554 persons or 3.3%), Italy (42,578 persons or 1.9%), China (42,037 persons or 1.8%), Romania (40,322 persons or 1.8%), and Hungary (28,523 persons or 1.2%).^{[39][40]: 9 [47]: 540 [48]: 710 [49]: 446 [50]: 374}

Additionally, according to the 1931 census, the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) numbered 4,744,091 people, forming 45.7 percent of the total Canadian population.^{[47]: 606 & 659}

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1931 Canadian census^{[39][40]: 9 [47]: 540 [48]: 710 [49]: 446 [50]: 374}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	2,307,525	100%	22.24%	—
1	United Kingdom	1,031,398	44.7%	9.94%	England: 723,864 /  Scotland: 279,765 /  Wales: 22,348 / Lesser Isles: 5,421
2	United States	344,574	14.93%	3.32%	—
3	Poland &  Soviet Union	305,038	13.22%	2.94%	Poland: 171,169 /  Russian SFSR: 114,406 /  Ukrainian SSR: 13,759 /  Lithuanian SSR: 5,704
4	Scandinavia	120,396	5.22%	1.16%	Sweden: 34,415 /  Norway: 32,679 /  Finland: 30,354 /  Denmark: 17,217 /  Iceland: 5,731
5	Ireland	107,544	4.66%	1.04%	Also includes  Northern Ireland.
6	Germany &  Austria	76,554	3.32%	0.74%	Germany: 39,163 /  Austria: 37,391
7	Italy	42,578	1.85%	0.41%	—
8	China	42,037	1.82%	0.41%	—
9	Romania	40,322	1.75%	0.39%	—
10	Hungary	28,523	1.24%	0.27%	—
11	Newfoundland	26,410	1.14%	0.25%	—
12	Czechoslovakia	22,835	0.99%	0.22%	—
13	Yugoslavia	17,110	0.74%	0.16%	—
14	Belgium	17,033	0.74%	0.16%	—
15	France	16,756	0.73%	0.16%	—
16	Japan	12,261	0.53%	0.12%	—
17	Netherlands	10,736	0.47%	0.1%	—
18	Switzerland	6,076	0.26%	0.06%	—
19	Greece	5,579	0.24%	0.05%	—
20	India	4,672	0.2%	0.05%	—
21	British West Indies	4,537	0.2%	0.04%	—
22	Syria–Lebanon	3,953	0.17%	0.04%	—
23	Australia	3,565	0.15%	0.03%	—
24	Other Europe	2,887	0.13%	0.03%	—
25	Other British Commonwealth	2,304	0.1%	0.02%	—
26	South Africa	2,235	0.1%	0.02%	—
27	Bulgaria	1,467	0.06%	0.01%	—
28	New Zealand	1,434	0.06%	0.01%	—
29	South America	1,296	0.06%	0.01%	—
30	Turkey	921	0.04%	0.01%	—
31	Other Asia	803	0.03%	0.01%	—
32	At Sea	731	0.03%	0.01%	—
33	Armenia	633	0.03%	0.01%	—
34	Spain	572	0.02%	0.01%	—
35	Other countries	1,755	0.08%	0.02%	—
—	Total immigrants	2,307,525	100%	22.24%	—

1921 census

According to the 1921 census, the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) numbered 3,903,117 people, forming 44.4 percent of the total Canadian population.^[51]: 253

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1921 Canadian census^{[39][40]: 9 [51]: 238 & 294}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	1,955,736	100%	22.25%	—
1	United Kingdom	931,820	47.65%	10.6%	England: 686,663 /  Scotland: 226,483 /  Wales: 13,779 / Lesser Isles: 4,807 / British Isles not stated: 88
2	United States	373,024	19.07%	4.24%	—
3	Soviet Union &  Poland	177,716	9.09%	2.02%	Russian SFSR: 101,055 / Galicia: 36,025 /  Poland: 29,279 /  Ukrainian SSR: 11,357
4	Ireland	93,301	4.77%	1.06%	—
5	Germany &  Austria	82,801	4.23%	0.94%	Austria: 57,535 /  Germany: 25,266
6	Scandinavia	76,951	3.93%	0.88%	Sweden: 27,700 /  Norway: 23,127 /  Finland: 12,156 /  Denmark: 7,192 /  Iceland: 6,776
7	China	36,924	1.89%	0.42%	—
8	Italy	35,531	1.82%	0.4%	—
9	Newfoundland	23,107	1.18%	0.26%	—
10	Romania	22,779	1.16%	0.26%	—
11	France	19,249	0.98%	0.22%	—
12	Belgium	13,276	0.68%	0.15%	—
13	Japan	11,650	0.6%	0.13%	—
14	Hungary	7,493	0.38%	0.09%	—
15	Netherlands	5,828	0.3%	0.07%	—
16	West Indies	4,393	0.22%	0.05%	British West Indies: 4,270 / Other West Indies: 123
17	Czechoslovakia	4,322	0.22%	0.05%	—
18	Ottoman Empire	4,280	0.22%	0.05%	Syria–Lebanon: 3,879 /  Turkey: 401
19	India	3,848	0.2%	0.04%	—
20	Greece	3,769	0.19%	0.04%	—
21	Switzerland	3,479	0.18%	0.04%	—
22	Other Europe	3,183	0.16%	0.04%	—
23	Australia	2,855	0.15%	0.03%	—
24	Other British Empire	2,755	0.14%	0.03%	—
25	Yugoslavia	1,946	0.1%	0.02%	—
26	South Africa	1,760	0.09%	0.02%	—
27	New Zealand	1,085	0.06%	0.01%	—
28	Bulgaria	1,005	0.05%	0.01%	—
29	Other Asia	782	0.04%	0.01%	—
30	At Sea	653	0.03%	0.01%	—
31	Other countries	3,171	0.16%	0.04%	—
—	Total immigrants	1,955,736	100%	22.25%	—

1911 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1911 Canadian census^{[39][52]: 440 & 444}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	1,586,961	100%	22.02%	—
1	United Kingdom	711,360	44.83%	9.87%	England: 510,674 /  Scotland: 169,391 /  Wales: 8,727 / Lesser Isles: 2,860 / British Isles not stated: 19,708
2	United States	303,680	19.14%	4.21%	—
3	Austria–Hungary	121,430	7.65%	1.68%	Austria: 67,502 / Galicia: 31,373 /  Hungary: 10,586 / Bukovina: 10,280 /  Bohemia: 1,689
4	Ireland	92,874	5.85%	1.29%	—
5	Russian Empire	89,984	5.67%	1.25%	—
6	Scandinavia	72,227	4.55%	1%	Sweden: 28,226 /  Norway: 20,968 /  Finland: 10,987 /  Iceland: 7,109 /  Denmark: 4,937
7	German Empire &  Netherlands	43,385	2.73%	0.6%	Germany: 39,577 /  Netherlands: 3,808
8	Italy	34,739	2.19%	0.48%	—
9	China	27,083	1.71%	0.38%	—
10	France	17,619	1.11%	0.24%	—
11	Newfoundland	15,469	0.97%	0.21%	—
12	Bulgaria & Romania	9,657	0.61%	0.13%	—
13	Japan	8,425	0.53%	0.12%	—
14	Belgium	7,975	0.5%	0.11%	—
15	Other Europe	5,285	0.33%	0.07%	—
16	Ottoman Empire	4,768	0.3%	0.07%	Syria–Lebanon: 2,907 /  Turkey: 1,861
17	India	4,491	0.28%	0.06%	—
18	Australia	2,655	0.17%	0.04%	—
19	Other British Empire	2,626	0.17%	0.04%	—
20	Greece	2,640	0.17%	0.04%	—
21	West Indies	2,089	0.13%	0.03%	British West Indies: 1,878 / Other West Indies: 211
22	South Africa	1,166	0.07%	0.02%	—
23	New Zealand	903	0.06%	0.01%	—
24	At Sea	807	0.05%	0.01%	—
25	Other Asia	523	0.03%	0.01%	—
26	Africa	223	0.01%	0%	—
27	East Indies	147	0.01%	0%	—
28	Other countries	2,731	0.17%	0.04%	—
—	Total immigrants	1,586,961	100%	22.02%	—

1901 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1901 Canadian census^{[39][53]: 416}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	699,500	100%	13.02%	—
1	United Kingdom	288,390	41.23%	5.37%	England: 201,285 /  Scotland: 83,631 /  Wales: 2,518 / Lesser Isles: 956
2	United States	127,899	18.28%	2.38%	—
3	Ireland	101,629	14.53%	1.89%	—
4	Russian Empire &  Finland	31,231	4.46%	0.58%	—
5	Austria–Hungary	28,407	4.06%	0.53%	—
6	German Empire &  Netherlands	27,685	3.96%	0.52%	Germany: 27,300 /  Netherlands: 385
7	Scandinavia	18,388	2.63%	0.34%	Norway &  Sweden: 10,256 /  Iceland: 6,057 /  Denmark: 2,075
8	China	17,043	2.44%	0.32%	—
9	Newfoundland	12,432	1.78%	0.23%	—
10	France	7,944	1.14%	0.15%	—
11	Italy	6,854	0.98%	0.13%	—
12	Japan	4,674	0.67%	0.09%	—
13	Belgium	2,280	0.33%	0.04%	—
14	Ottoman Empire	1,579	0.23%	0.03%	Syria–Lebanon: 1,222 /  Turkey: 357
15	Switzerland	1,211	0.17%	0.02%	—
16	India	1,076	0.15%	0.02%	—
17	Romania	1,066	0.15%	0.02%	—
18	Australia	991	0.14%	0.02%	—
19	Other British Empire	863	0.12%	0.02%	—
20	West Indies	699	0.1%	0.01%	—
21	New Zealand	374	0.05%	0.01%	—
22	At Sea	339	0.05%	0.01%	—
23	Spain &  Portugal	270	0.04%	0.01%	—
24	Greece	213	0.03%	0%	—
25	East Indies	188	0.03%	0%	—
26	South Africa	128	0.02%	0%	—
27	Other countries & Not given	15,647	2.24%	0.29%	Other countries: 818 / Not given: 14,829
—	Total immigrants	699,500	100%	13.02%	—

1891 census

According to the 1891 census, the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) numbered 1,768,946 people, forming 36.6 percent of the total Canadian population.^[54]: 228

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1891 Canadian census^{[39][55]: 363}
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	643,871	100%	13.32%	—
—	Total immigrants	643,871	100%	13.32%	—

1881 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1881 Canadian census^[39]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	602,984	100%	13.94%	—
—	Total immigrants	602,984	100%	13.94%	—

1871 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1871 Canadian census^[39]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	594,207	100%	16.11%	—
—	Total immigrants	594,207	100%	16.11%	—

1861 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth
(1861 censuses of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia)^{[56]: 258+288+335+346 [57][58][a]}

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada[a]	687,967	100%	22.26%	British North American territory (Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia) that comprised the Dominion of Canada following Canadian Confederation in 1867.
1	Ireland	281,060	41.35%	9.09%	—
2	United Kingdom	269,058	39.59%	8.71%	England &  Wales: 135,468 /  Scotland: 133,590
3	United States	66,356	9.76%	2.15%	—
4	Other British Empire	25,692	3.78%	0.83%	—
5	Germany &  Netherlands	23,800	3.5%	0.77%	Also includes  Prussia.
6	France	13,421	1.97%	0.43%	—
7	Scandinavia	506	0.07%	0.02%	—
8	At sea	424	0.06%	0.01%	—
9	Italy &  Greece	233	0.03%	0.01%	—
10	Russian Empire	221	0.03%	0.01%	Also includes  Poland.
11	Spain &  Portugal	171	0.03%	0.01%	—
12	Austria–Hungary	1	0%	0%	—
13	Other countries & Not given	7,024	1.03%	0.23%	Other countries: 5,216 / Not given: 1,808
—	Total immigrants	687,967	100%	22.26%	—

1851 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth
(1851 censuses of Upper Canada, Lower Canada & New Brunswick)^{[56]: 182+206 [47]: 517 [b]}

Rank	Country of birth	Immigrant population	Proportion of immigrants in Canada	Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Province of Canada & New Brunswick[b]	535,153	100%	26.28%	Province of Canada territory (Upper Canada & Lower Canada) and New Brunswick.
1	Ireland	256,238	47.88%	12.58%	—
2	United Kingdom	193,067	36.08%	9.48%	England /  Wales: 97,836  Scotland: 95,231
3	United States	56,214	10.5%	2.76%	—
4	Other  British Empire	10,120	1.89%	0.5%	—
5	Germany &  Netherlands	10,097	1.89%	0.5%	—
6	France	1,366	0.26%	0.07%	—
7	Russian Empire	196	0.04%	0.01%	Also includes  Poland &  Prussia.
8	At sea	177	0.03%	0.01%	—
9	Spain &  Portugal	72	0.01%	0%	—
10	Scandinavia	44	0.01%	0%	—
11	Italy &  Greece	43	0.01%	0%	—
12	Austria–Hungary	12	0%	0%	—
13	Other countries & Not given	7,507	1.4%	0.37%	Other countries: 3,787 / Not given: 3,720
—	Total immigrants	535,153	100%	26.28%	—

Annual sources of immigration

2020s

During the 2020s (up to March 2025/Q1), 2,087,855 immigrants have arrived in Canada. Furthermore, the top five source countries for immigrants to Canada during the 2020s include India (587,870 persons or 28.2 percent), China (147,430 persons or 7.06 percent), Philippines (117,530 persons or 5.63 percent), Nigeria (86,520 persons or 4.14 percent), and Afghanistan (68,185 persons or 3.27 percent).^[3][4]

Between March 17, 2022 and April 1, 2024, 298,128 Ukrainians arrived in Canada, the vast majority of whom were not counted in the official immigration statistics for each calendar year, instead arriving under temporary resident visas.^[59][60][61]

Immigrant arrivals during the 2020s (2020–2025) by top 50 countries of last permanent residence[3][4]
Country	Total 2020s		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025 (up to March/Q1)
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
India	587,870	28.16%	42,875	23.23%	127,945	31.51%	118,250	27.02%	139,790	29.63%	127,375	26.34%	31,635	30.39%
China[c]	147,430	7.06%	16,525	8.95%	31,015	7.64%	31,865	7.28%	31,785	6.74%	29,970	6.2%	6,270	6.02%
Philippines	117,530	5.63%	10,975	5.95%	18,020	4.44%	22,095	5.05%	26,965	5.72%	32,320	6.68%	7,155	6.87%
Nigeria	86,520	4.14%	6,360	3.45%	15,595	3.84%	22,130	5.06%	17,465	3.7%	20,395	4.22%	4,575	4.39%
Afghanistan	68,185	3.27%	1,660	0.9%	8,570	2.11%	23,750	5.43%	20,180	4.28%	12,285	2.54%	1,740	1.67%
France	53,475	2.56%	4,605	2.49%	12,690	3.13%	14,150	3.23%	10,075	2.14%	9,945	2.06%	2,010	1.93%
Pakistan	52,530	2.52%	6,230	3.37%	8,480	2.09%	11,600	2.65%	11,860	2.51%	11,960	2.47%	2,400	2.31%
United States	50,675	2.43%	6,380	3.46%	11,955	2.94%	10,415	2.38%	10,640	2.26%	9,330	1.93%	1,955	1.88%
Iran	49,900	2.39%	3,815	2.07%	11,305	2.78%	11,110	2.54%	10,680	2.26%	11,150	2.31%	1,840	1.77%
Cameroon	47,975	2.3%	1,595	0.86%	2,565	0.63%	6,265	1.43%	11,685	2.48%	21,210	4.39%	4,655	4.47%
Eritrea	45,375	2.17%	2,645	1.43%	5,380	1.32%	7,660	1.75%	10,680	2.26%	16,600	3.43%	2,410	2.31%
Brazil	37,065	1.78%	3,695	2%	11,425	2.81%	7,335	1.68%	7,225	1.53%	5,985	1.24%	1,400	1.34%
Syria	36,820	1.76%	4,880	2.64%	5,590	1.38%	8,510	1.94%	9,345	1.98%	7,750	1.6%	745	0.72%
Vietnam	28,375	1.36%	2,610	1.41%	5,755	1.42%	5,460	1.25%	6,605	1.4%	6,710	1.39%	1,235	1.19%
Morocco	27,605	1.32%	2,980	1.61%	2,950	0.73%	6,390	1.46%	6,410	1.36%	7,635	1.58%	1,240	1.19%
South Korea	27,465	1.32%	3,285	1.78%	8,240	2.03%	5,455	1.25%	5,205	1.1%	4,365	0.9%	915	0.88%
Algeria	26,655	1.28%	2,720	1.47%	3,080	0.76%	6,175	1.41%	5,245	1.11%	8,255	1.71%	1,180	1.13%
Mexico	26,405	1.26%	2,430	1.32%	5,145	1.27%	5,220	1.19%	5,735	1.22%	6,415	1.33%	1,460	1.4%
Colombia	25,165	1.21%	1,520	0.82%	4,055	1%	3,775	0.86%	4,660	0.99%	8,865	1.83%	2,290	2.2%
United Kingdom[d]	24,485	1.17%	3,410	1.85%	6,560	1.62%	4,495	1.03%	4,990	1.06%	4,135	0.85%	895	0.86%
Ukraine	20,775	1%	1,675	0.91%	3,190	0.79%	3,575	0.82%	3,110	0.66%	6,780	1.4%	2,445	2.35%
Jamaica	19,215	0.92%	2,030	1.1%	4,045	1%	4,245	0.97%	4,340	0.92%	3,720	0.77%	835	0.8%
Bangladesh	19,140	0.92%	1,620	0.88%	3,000	0.74%	4,055	0.93%	5,020	1.06%	4,535	0.94%	910	0.87%
Tunisia	18,770	0.9%	1,435	0.78%	2,640	0.65%	4,680	1.07%	3,470	0.74%	5,710	1.18%	835	0.8%
Somalia	18,195	0.87%	1,010	0.55%	2,075	0.51%	2,940	0.67%	5,170	1.1%	5,805	1.2%	1,195	1.15%
Hong Kong	18,175	0.87%	1,045	0.57%	2,290	0.56%	3,695	0.84%	7,535	1.6%	3,510	0.73%	100	0.1%
Haiti	17,765	0.85%	990	0.54%	2,870	0.71%	4,400	1.01%	3,015	0.64%	5,180	1.07%	1,310	1.26%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	16,655	0.8%	865	0.47%	1,820	0.45%	3,250	0.74%	5,320	1.13%	4,380	0.91%	1,020	0.98%
Lebanon	16,605	0.8%	1,280	0.69%	1,830	0.45%	4,095	0.94%	4,555	0.97%	4,330	0.9%	515	0.49%
Ethiopia	15,125	0.72%	1,100	0.6%	2,150	0.53%	2,665	0.61%	3,820	0.81%	4,245	0.88%	1,145	1.1%
Turkey	14,115	0.68%	2,120	1.15%	4,625	1.14%	2,420	0.55%	2,070	0.44%	2,450	0.51%	430	0.41%
Egypt	13,575	0.65%	1,905	1.03%	3,220	0.79%	2,890	0.66%	2,515	0.53%	2,620	0.54%	425	0.41%
Sri Lanka	13,325	0.64%	1,340	0.73%	2,030	0.5%	2,510	0.57%	2,710	0.57%	3,805	0.79%	930	0.89%
Iraq	12,355	0.59%	1,950	1.06%	2,690	0.66%	3,475	0.79%	2,335	0.49%	1,660	0.34%	245	0.24%
Ivory Coast	11,665	0.56%	1,195	0.65%	1,110	0.27%	2,990	0.68%	2,585	0.55%	3,145	0.65%	640	0.61%
Venezuela	10,290	0.49%	1,055	0.57%	2,625	0.65%	1,545	0.35%	1,390	0.29%	3,245	0.67%	430	0.41%
Sudan	8,960	0.43%	845	0.46%	1,745	0.43%	1,575	0.36%	2,010	0.43%	1,950	0.4%	835	0.8%
Russia	8,940	0.43%	1,390	0.75%	2,005	0.49%	1,620	0.37%	1,770	0.38%	1,810	0.37%	345	0.33%
South Africa	8,515	0.41%	1,125	0.61%	1,620	0.4%	1,745	0.4%	2,065	0.44%	1,590	0.33%	370	0.36%
Nepal	7,360	0.35%	565	0.31%	1,020	0.25%	1,440	0.33%	1,760	0.37%	2,005	0.41%	570	0.55%
Australia	6,960	0.33%	1,180	0.64%	2,080	0.51%	1,265	0.29%	1,260	0.27%	1,000	0.21%	175	0.17%
Ireland	6,795	0.33%	1,030	0.56%	2,685	0.66%	945	0.22%	1,010	0.21%	830	0.17%	295	0.28%
Ghana	6,540	0.31%	545	0.3%	1,055	0.26%	1,240	0.28%	1,645	0.35%	1,610	0.33%	445	0.43%
Burundi	6,215	0.3%	805	0.44%	1,265	0.31%	1,580	0.36%	1,030	0.22%	1,285	0.27%	250	0.24%
Stateless	6,020	0.29%	525	0.28%	1,110	0.27%	915	0.21%	1,080	0.23%	2,000	0.41%	390	0.37%
Italy	5,805	0.28%	760	0.41%	1,720	0.42%	1,095	0.25%	1,210	0.26%	840	0.17%	180	0.17%
Taiwan	5,425	0.26%	575	0.31%	1,250	0.31%	1,035	0.24%	1,075	0.23%	1,250	0.26%	240	0.23%
Jordan	5,425	0.26%	535	0.29%	950	0.23%	1,140	0.26%	1,265	0.27%	1,270	0.26%	265	0.25%
Germany	5,405	0.26%	785	0.43%	1,445	0.36%	900	0.21%	1,155	0.24%	930	0.19%	190	0.18%
Mauritius	5,385	0.26%	420	0.23%	690	0.17%	1,020	0.23%	1,155	0.24%	1,710	0.35%	390	0.37%
Others	170,645	8.17%	19,695	10.67%	36,840	9.07%	34,540	7.89%	36,070	7.64%	35,785	7.4%	7,715	7.41%
Total	2,087,855	100%	184,600	100%	406,055	100%	437,630	100%	471,820	100%	483,640	100%	104,110	100%

2010s

During the 2010s, 2,823,572 immigrants arrived in Canada. Furthermore, the top five source countries for immigrants to Canada during the 2010 included India (450,257 persons or 16.0 percent), Philippines (375,703 persons or 13.3 percent), China (287,084 persons or 10.2 percent), Pakistan (97,801 persons or 3.46 percent), and the United States (87,623 persons or 3.10 percent).^[3][4]

Immigrant arrivals during the 2010s (2010–2019) by top 50 countries of last permanent residence[3][4][11][12][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69]
Country	Total 2010s		2010		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
India	450,257	15.95%	34,226	12.19%	27,488	11.05%	30,920	11.99%	33,078	12.77%	38,330	14.73%	39,340	14.47%	39,710	13.4%	51,590	18%	69,985	21.8%	85,590	25.09%
Philippines	375,703	13.31%	38,614	13.75%	36,759	14.78%	34,301	13.3%	29,532	11.4%	40,032	15.38%	50,840	18.7%	41,850	14.12%	40,905	14.28%	35,050	10.92%	27,820	8.15%
China[c]	287,084	10.17%	30,381	10.82%	28,491	11.45%	33,011	12.8%	34,115	13.17%	24,626	9.46%	19,460	7.16%	26,790	9.04%	30,250	10.56%	29,715	9.26%	30,245	8.86%
Pakistan	97,801	3.46%	6,812	2.43%	7,467	3%	11,208	4.35%	12,611	4.87%	9,113	3.5%	11,300	4.16%	11,350	3.83%	7,655	2.67%	9,490	2.96%	10,795	3.16%
United States	87,623	3.1%	8,142	2.9%	7,674	3.09%	7,870	3.05%	8,486	3.28%	8,491	3.26%	7,655	2.82%	8,485	2.86%	9,140	3.19%	10,900	3.4%	10,780	3.16%
Iran	84,952	3.01%	7,478	2.66%	7,479	3.01%	7,525	2.92%	11,288	4.36%	16,772	6.44%	11,640	4.28%	6,475	2.18%	4,730	1.65%	5,510	1.72%	6,055	1.77%
Syria	84,828	3%	1,040	0.37%	1,005	0.4%	649	0.25%	1,008	0.39%	2,051	0.79%	9,850	3.62%	35,000	11.81%	12,060	4.21%	12,045	3.75%	10,120	2.97%
United Kingdom[d]	60,361	2.14%	8,719	3.11%	6,128	2.46%	6,172	2.39%	5,814	2.24%	5,758	2.21%	5,360	1.97%	5,805	1.96%	5,310	1.85%	5,660	1.76%	5,635	1.65%
Nigeria	56,251	1.99%	3,907	1.39%	3,102	1.25%	3,441	1.33%	4,171	1.61%	4,160	1.6%	4,090	1.5%	4,415	1.49%	5,445	1.9%	10,920	3.4%	12,600	3.69%
France	55,338	1.96%	4,648	1.66%	4,080	1.64%	6,271	2.43%	5,623	2.17%	4,716	1.81%	5,850	2.15%	6,390	2.16%	6,625	2.31%	6,175	1.92%	4,960	1.45%
South Korea	47,402	1.68%	5,537	1.97%	4,588	1.84%	5,315	2.06%	4,509	1.74%	4,458	1.71%	4,105	1.51%	4,010	1.35%	3,980	1.39%	4,800	1.5%	6,100	1.79%
Iraq	45,884	1.63%	5,941	2.12%	6,196	2.49%	4,036	1.57%	4,912	1.9%	3,894	1.5%	3,975	1.46%	2,415	0.81%	4,740	1.65%	5,330	1.66%	4,445	1.3%
Egypt	40,401	1.43%	5,984	2.13%	4,663	1.87%	5,550	2.15%	4,165	1.61%	3,159	1.21%	3,760	1.38%	3,085	1.04%	2,865	1%	3,515	1.09%	3,655	1.07%
Mexico	37,024	1.31%	3,862	1.38%	3,948	1.59%	4,227	1.64%	3,995	1.54%	4,477	1.72%	3,220	1.18%	3,390	1.14%	3,135	1.09%	3,310	1.03%	3,460	1.01%
Haiti	36,077	1.28%	4,733	1.69%	6,476	2.6%	5,856	2.27%	4,147	1.6%	3,315	1.27%	2,720	1%	2,930	0.99%	2,345	0.82%	2,100	0.65%	1,455	0.43%
Algeria	36,034	1.28%	4,753	1.69%	4,326	1.74%	3,762	1.46%	4,325	1.67%	3,653	1.4%	2,830	1.04%	2,820	0.95%	2,635	0.92%	3,225	1%	3,705	1.09%
Morocco	33,165	1.17%	6,244	2.22%	4,391	1.77%	3,878	1.5%	3,276	1.26%	2,491	0.96%	2,705	1%	2,110	0.71%	2,265	0.79%	2,780	0.87%	3,025	0.89%
Bangladesh	32,399	1.15%	4,721	1.68%	2,694	1.08%	2,634	1.02%	3,792	1.46%	2,233	0.86%	3,305	1.22%	3,230	1.09%	3,190	1.11%	3,205	1%	3,395	1%
Eritrea	31,421	1.11%	931	0.33%	1,182	0.48%	1,335	0.52%	1,719	0.66%	1,974	0.76%	2,210	0.81%	4,655	1.57%	4,690	1.64%	5,695	1.77%	7,030	2.06%
Colombia	31,206	1.11%	5,218	1.86%	4,366	1.76%	3,736	1.45%	3,632	1.4%	2,859	1.1%	2,180	0.8%	2,435	0.82%	2,235	0.78%	2,270	0.71%	2,275	0.67%
Jamaica	30,744	1.09%	2,321	0.83%	2,059	0.83%	2,174	0.84%	2,480	0.96%	3,050	1.17%	3,415	1.26%	3,560	1.2%	3,830	1.34%	3,875	1.21%	3,980	1.17%
Ukraine	28,096	1%	3,159	1.13%	2,516	1.01%	2,263	0.88%	2,484	0.96%	2,539	0.98%	2,345	0.86%	3,350	1.13%	3,310	1.16%	3,135	0.98%	2,995	0.88%
Afghanistan	26,284	0.93%	1,758	0.63%	2,204	0.89%	2,635	1.02%	2,003	0.77%	1,489	0.57%	2,630	0.97%	2,650	0.89%	3,455	1.21%	3,560	1.11%	3,900	1.14%
Sri Lanka	25,931	0.92%	4,420	1.57%	3,310	1.33%	3,338	1.29%	2,394	0.92%	2,604	1%	1,785	0.66%	1,535	0.52%	2,150	0.75%	2,160	0.67%	2,235	0.66%
Brazil	24,835	0.88%	2,598	0.93%	1,508	0.61%	1,641	0.64%	1,712	0.66%	1,916	0.74%	1,730	0.64%	1,730	0.58%	2,760	0.96%	3,950	1.23%	5,290	1.55%
Vietnam	24,823	0.88%	1,942	0.69%	1,723	0.69%	1,732	0.67%	2,112	0.82%	2,494	0.96%	2,595	0.95%	2,450	0.83%	2,505	0.87%	3,050	0.95%	4,220	1.24%
Cameroon	22,126	0.78%	1,802	0.64%	1,636	0.66%	2,503	0.97%	2,438	0.94%	2,107	0.81%	2,030	0.75%	2,100	0.71%	2,285	0.8%	2,275	0.71%	2,950	0.86%
Russia	21,792	0.77%	2,288	0.82%	1,963	0.79%	2,077	0.81%	2,462	0.95%	1,772	0.68%	2,125	0.78%	2,405	0.81%	2,290	0.8%	2,145	0.67%	2,265	0.66%
Lebanon	21,372	0.76%	3,433	1.22%	3,071	1.23%	1,614	0.63%	2,175	0.84%	2,224	0.85%	2,110	0.78%	1,910	0.64%	1,365	0.48%	1,505	0.47%	1,965	0.58%
Israel	20,289	0.72%	2,756	0.98%	1,967	0.79%	2,132	0.83%	1,945	0.75%	1,899	0.73%	2,165	0.8%	2,445	0.82%	1,870	0.65%	1,795	0.56%	1,315	0.39%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	19,155	0.68%	1,238	0.44%	1,217	0.49%	1,711	0.66%	2,050	0.79%	1,749	0.67%	1,675	0.62%	2,480	0.84%	2,355	0.82%	2,385	0.74%	2,295	0.67%
Ethiopia	18,529	0.66%	1,865	0.66%	2,163	0.87%	1,859	0.72%	1,608	0.62%	1,339	0.51%	1,355	0.5%	1,930	0.65%	1,910	0.67%	2,025	0.63%	2,475	0.73%
Somalia	17,438	0.62%	1,526	0.54%	1,532	0.62%	1,574	0.61%	2,030	0.78%	1,491	0.57%	1,160	0.43%	1,315	0.44%	1,390	0.49%	2,145	0.67%	3,275	0.96%
Germany	15,589	0.55%	2,955	1.05%	2,016	0.81%	1,699	0.66%	1,216	0.47%	1,273	0.49%	1,275	0.47%	1,210	0.41%	1,145	0.4%	1,280	0.4%	1,520	0.45%
Tunisia	15,263	0.54%	1,299	0.46%	1,443	0.58%	1,495	0.58%	1,624	0.63%	1,472	0.57%	1,280	0.47%	1,305	0.44%	1,430	0.5%	1,935	0.6%	1,980	0.58%
Ireland	14,554	0.52%	548	0.2%	524	0.21%	725	0.28%	1,015	0.39%	1,977	0.76%	2,150	0.79%	2,250	0.76%	1,975	0.69%	1,775	0.55%	1,615	0.47%
Australia	14,536	0.51%	933	0.33%	850	0.34%	983	0.38%	1,120	0.43%	1,295	0.5%	1,470	0.54%	1,705	0.58%	1,865	0.65%	2,175	0.68%	2,140	0.63%
Romania	13,356	0.47%	1,922	0.68%	1,776	0.71%	1,588	0.62%	1,512	0.58%	1,553	0.6%	1,180	0.43%	1,360	0.46%	980	0.34%	810	0.25%	675	0.2%
Ivory Coast	13,272	0.47%	1,067	0.38%	636	0.26%	1,023	0.4%	1,170	0.45%	1,521	0.58%	1,370	0.5%	1,760	0.59%	1,405	0.49%	1,470	0.46%	1,850	0.54%
Turkey	13,071	0.46%	1,492	0.53%	1,255	0.5%	1,068	0.41%	729	0.28%	717	0.28%	870	0.32%	920	0.31%	1,110	0.39%	2,080	0.65%	2,830	0.83%
South Africa	12,861	0.46%	1,239	0.44%	959	0.39%	1,244	0.48%	1,238	0.48%	1,001	0.38%	945	0.35%	1,070	0.36%	1,555	0.54%	1,820	0.57%	1,790	0.52%
Nepal	12,433	0.44%	1,392	0.5%	1,129	0.45%	1,185	0.46%	1,308	0.5%	1,219	0.47%	1,525	0.56%	755	0.25%	1,110	0.39%	1,400	0.44%	1,410	0.41%
Venezuela	12,360	0.44%	998	0.36%	1,451	0.58%	1,366	0.53%	1,022	0.39%	1,483	0.57%	915	0.34%	1,010	0.34%	1,010	0.35%	1,525	0.47%	1,580	0.46%
Jordan	11,900	0.42%	1,831	0.65%	1,635	0.66%	1,206	0.47%	1,255	0.48%	1,158	0.44%	1,115	0.41%	920	0.31%	790	0.28%	985	0.31%	1,005	0.29%
Japan	11,017	0.39%	1,167	0.42%	1,265	0.51%	1,210	0.47%	983	0.38%	1,127	0.43%	995	0.37%	1,035	0.35%	1,085	0.38%	1,035	0.32%	1,115	0.33%
Taiwan	10,957	0.39%	2,629	0.94%	1,703	0.68%	985	0.38%	768	0.3%	692	0.27%	625	0.23%	790	0.27%	795	0.28%	955	0.3%	1,015	0.3%
Moldova	10,319	0.37%	1,988	0.71%	1,367	0.55%	1,416	0.55%	1,232	0.48%	941	0.36%	925	0.34%	1,090	0.37%	680	0.24%	405	0.13%	275	0.08%
Hong Kong	9,969	0.35%	623	0.22%	586	0.24%	719	0.28%	775	0.3%	586	0.23%	895	0.33%	1,360	0.46%	1,360	0.47%	1,525	0.47%	1,540	0.45%
Cuba	9,901	0.35%	963	0.34%	961	0.39%	1,301	0.5%	1,402	0.54%	1,079	0.41%	825	0.3%	1,115	0.38%	880	0.31%	780	0.24%	595	0.17%
Poland	8,700	0.31%	795	0.28%	720	0.29%	779	0.3%	853	0.33%	773	0.3%	975	0.36%	1,000	0.34%	995	0.35%	905	0.28%	905	0.27%
Others	300,794	10.65%	33,892	12.07%	29,084	11.69%	28,867	11.2%	27,726	10.7%	27,180	10.44%	28,985	10.66%	28,500	9.62%	29,055	10.14%	32,470	10.11%	35,035	10.27%
Total	2,823,572	100%	280,730	100%	248,732	100%	257,809	100%	259,039	100%	260,282	100%	271,840	100%	296,375	100%	286,535	100%	321,055	100%	341,175	100%

1970s

Permanent Residents admitted in 1974 by source countries & regions^{[7][8][9][10][39]}

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United Kingdom[d]	38,456	17.6%
2	United States	26,541	12.15%
3	Caribbean	23,885	10.93%
4	Portugal	16,333	7.48%
5	India	12,868	5.89%
6	Hong Kong	12,704	5.82%
7	South America	12,528	5.73%
8	Other Asia	9,884	4.52%
9	Philippines	9,564	4.38%
10	Other Europe	8,557	3.92%
11	Other Africa	8,368	3.83%
12	Greece	5,632	2.58%
13	Italy	5,226	2.39%
14	France	4,232	1.94%
15	West Germany	3,619	1.66%
16	Yugoslavia	3,200	1.46%
17	Australasia	2,594	1.19%
18	Pakistan	2,315	1.06%
19	Netherlands	2,103	0.96%
20	Lebanon	1,762	0.81%
21	Central America	1,391	0.64%
22	Switzerland	1,336	0.61%
23	South Africa	1,154	0.53%
24	Israel	1,090	0.5%
25	Egypt	928	0.42%
26	China	379	0.17%
27	Others[e]	1,816	0.83%
	Total	218,465	100%

Permanent Residents admitted in 1973 by source countries & regions^{[7][8][9][10][39]}

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United Kingdom[d]	26,973	14.64%
2	United States	25,242	13.7%
3	Caribbean	19,563	10.62%
4	Hong Kong	14,662	7.96%
5	Portugal	13,483	7.32%
6	South America	11,057	6%
7	India	9,203	5%
8	Other Europe	8,252	4.48%
9	Other Asia	7,917	4.3%
10	Philippines	6,757	3.67%
11	Other Africa	6,636	3.6%
12	Greece	5,833	3.17%
13	Italy	5,468	2.97%
14	France	3,586	1.95%
15	Yugoslavia	2,873	1.56%
16	Australasia	2,671	1.45%
17	West Germany	2,564	1.39%
18	Pakistan	2,285	1.24%
19	Netherlands	1,898	1.03%
20	Lebanon	1,325	0.72%
21	Central America	1,141	0.62%
22	Israel	984	0.53%
23	Switzerland	953	0.52%
24	Egypt	905	0.49%
25	South Africa	766	0.42%
26	China	60	0.03%
27	Others[e]	1,143	0.62%
	Total	184,200	100%

Permanent Residents admitted in 1972 by source countries & regions^{[7][8][9][10][39]}

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United States	22,618	18.54%
2	United Kingdom[d]	18,197	14.91%
3	Portugal	8,737	7.16%
4	Caribbean	8,353	6.85%
5	Other Africa	7,262	5.95%
6	Other Europe	6,672	5.47%
7	Hong Kong	6,297	5.16%
8	Other Asia	5,202	4.26%
9	India	5,049	4.14%
10	Italy	4,608	3.78%
11	South America	4,309	3.53%
12	Greece	4,016	3.29%
13	Philippines	3,946	3.23%
14	France	2,742	2.25%
15	Australasia	2,143	1.76%
16	Yugoslavia	2,047	1.68%
17	West Germany	2,025	1.66%
18	Netherlands	1,471	1.21%
19	Pakistan	1,190	0.98%
20	Lebanon	996	0.82%
21	Central America	865	0.71%
22	Switzerland	778	0.64%
23	Israel	620	0.51%
24	Egypt	606	0.5%
25	South Africa	440	0.36%
26	China	25	0.02%
27	Others[e]	792	0.65%
	Total	122,006	100%

Permanent Residents admitted in 1971 by source countries & regions^{[7][8][9][10][39]}

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United States	24,366	19.99%
2	United Kingdom[d]	15,451	12.68%
3	Caribbean	11,017	9.04%
4	Portugal	9,157	7.51%
5	Other Europe	6,301	5.17%
6	Italy	5,790	4.75%
7	India	5,313	4.36%
8	Other Asia	5,126	4.21%
9	South America	5,058	4.15%
10	Hong Kong	5,009	4.11%
11	Greece	4,769	3.91%
12	Philippines	4,180	3.43%
13	Yugoslavia	2,997	2.46%
14	France	2,966	2.43%
15	Australasia	2,902	2.38%
16	West Germany	2,275	1.87%
17	Other Africa	1,382	1.13%
18	Netherlands	1,301	1.07%
19	Switzerland	1,024	0.84%
20	Pakistan	968	0.79%
21	Lebanon	928	0.76%
22	Egypt	730	0.6%
23	South Africa	729	0.6%
24	Central America	636	0.52%
25	Israel	600	0.49%
26	China	47	0.04%
27	Others[e]	878	0.72%
	Total	121,900	100%

Permanent Residents admitted in 1970 by source countries & regions^{[7][8][9][10][39]}

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United Kingdom[d]	26,497	17.94%
2	United States	24,424	16.53%
3	Caribbean	12,660	8.57%
4	Italy	8,533	5.78%
5	Other Europe	8,061	5.46%
6	Portugal	7,902	5.35%
7	Greece	6,327	4.28%
8	Yugoslavia	5,672	3.84%
9	India	5,670	3.84%
10	China &  Hong Kong	5,377	3.64%
11	South America	4,943	3.35%
12	France	4,410	2.99%
13	Australasia	4,385	2.97%
14	West Germany	4,193	2.84%
15	Other Asia	3,849	2.61%
16	Philippines	3,240	2.19%
17	Switzerland	2,098	1.42%
18	Netherlands	1,916	1.3%
19	Other Africa	1,304	0.88%
20	Lebanon	1,206	0.82%
21	Pakistan	1,010	0.68%
22	Egypt	913	0.62%
23	Israel	818	0.55%
24	Central America	711	0.48%
25	South Africa	646	0.44%
26	Others[e]	948	0.64%
	Total	147,713	100%

1960s

During the 1960s, 1,366,840 immigrants arrived in Canada. The continental breakdown for immigrants to Canada during this time included Europe (966,450 persons or 70.7 percent), North America (202,343 persons or 14.8 percent), Asia (109,770 persons or 8.03 percent), Oceania (30,630 persons or 2.24 percent), Africa (29,178 persons or 2.13 percent), South America (25,888 persons or 1.89 percent), and Other/Not stated (2,581 persons or 0.19 percent). Furthermore, during the 1960s, the top three source countries for immigrants to Canada included the United Kingdom (336,374 persons or 24.6 percent), Italy (200,442 persons or 14.7 percent), and the United States (153,609 persons or 11.2 percent).

Immigrant arrivals during the 1960s (1960–1969) by country or region of last permanent residence[7][8][9][10][39]
Country or Region	Total 1960s		1960		1961		1962		1963		1964		1965		1966		1967		1968		1969
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
United Kingdom[d]	336,374	24.61%	19,585	18.81%	11,870	16.56%	15,603	20.92%	24,603	26.41%	29,279	26%	39,857	27.16%	63,291	32.5%	62,420	28.01%	37,889	20.37%	31,977	19.8%
Italy	200,442	14.66%	20,681	19.86%	14,161	19.75%	13,641	18.29%	14,427	15.49%	19,297	17.14%	26,398	17.99%	31,625	16.24%	30,055	13.49%	19,774	10.63%	10,383	6.43%
United States	153,609	11.24%	11,247	10.8%	11,516	16.06%	11,643	15.61%	11,736	12.6%	12,565	11.16%	15,143	10.32%	17,514	8.99%	19,038	8.54%	20,422	10.98%	22,785	14.11%
Other Europe	111,781	8.18%	11,701	11.24%	7,568	10.56%	6,436	8.63%	7,459	8.01%	9,326	8.28%	10,484	7.14%	13,022	6.69%	15,225	6.83%	18,959	10.19%	11,601	7.18%
Germany	80,104	5.86%	10,774	10.35%	6,231	8.69%	5,548	7.44%	6,744	7.24%	5,992	5.32%	8,927	6.08%	9,263	4.76%	11,779	5.29%	8,966	4.82%	5,880	3.64%
Greece	59,655	4.36%	4,856	4.66%	3,766	5.25%	3,741	5.02%	4,759	5.11%	4,391	3.9%	5,642	3.84%	7,174	3.68%	10,650	4.78%	7,739	4.16%	6,937	4.29%
Portugal	58,106	4.25%	5,023	4.82%	2,762	3.85%	2,928	3.93%	4,000	4.29%	5,309	4.71%	5,734	3.91%	7,930	4.07%	9,500	4.26%	7,738	4.16%	7,182	4.45%
France	53,011	3.88%	2,944	2.83%	2,330	3.25%	2,674	3.59%	3,569	3.83%	4,542	4.03%	5,225	3.56%	7,872	4.04%	10,122	4.54%	8,184	4.4%	5,549	3.44%
Caribbean	46,030	3.37%	1,340	1.29%	1,307	1.82%	1,659	2.22%	2,443	2.62%	2,281	2.03%	3,215	2.19%	4,133	2.12%	8,582	3.85%	7,755	4.17%	13,315	8.24%
China &  Hong Kong	38,197	2.79%	1,329	1.28%	828	1.15%	670	0.9%	1,187	1.27%	2,674	2.37%	4,352	2.97%	4,094	2.1%	6,409	2.88%	8,382	4.51%	8,272	5.12%
Australasia	30,630	2.24%	1,657	1.59%	1,432	2%	1,384	1.86%	1,692	1.82%	2,303	2.05%	2,711	1.85%	4,057	2.08%	6,168	2.77%	4,815	2.59%	4,411	2.73%
Netherlands	29,055	2.13%	5,429	5.21%	1,787	2.49%	1,555	2.08%	1,728	1.86%	2,029	1.8%	2,619	1.78%	3,749	1.93%	4,401	1.97%	3,264	1.76%	2,494	1.54%
South America	25,888	1.89%	1,823	1.75%	1,301	1.81%	1,103	1.48%	1,779	1.91%	2,257	2%	2,471	1.68%	2,604	1.34%	3,090	1.39%	4,693	2.52%	4,767	2.95%
India	20,557	1.5%	505	0.49%	568	0.79%	529	0.71%	737	0.79%	1,154	1.02%	2,241	1.53%	2,233	1.15%	3,966	1.78%	3,229	1.74%	5,395	3.34%
Switzerland	19,825	1.45%	1,048	1.01%	805	1.12%	802	1.08%	999	1.07%	1,446	1.28%	2,169	1.48%	2,982	1.53%	3,738	1.68%	3,529	1.9%	2,307	1.43%
Yugoslavia	18,097	1.32%	881	0.85%	852	1.19%	862	1.16%	781	0.84%	1,187	1.05%	1,230	0.84%	1,502	0.77%	2,089	0.94%	4,660	2.51%	4,053	2.51%
Other Asia	15,857	1.16%	270	0.26%	293	0.41%	478	0.64%	364	0.39%	793	0.7%	1,273	0.87%	1,926	0.99%	3,282	1.47%	3,591	1.93%	3,587	2.22%
Egypt	13,046	0.95%	58	0.06%	31	0.04%	1,322	1.77%	1,476	1.58%	1,855	1.65%	1,378	0.94%	1,854	0.95%	1,728	0.78%	1,915	1.03%	1,429	0.88%
Philippines	12,814	0.94%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,502	1.02%	2,639	1.36%	2,994	1.34%	2,678	1.44%	3,001	1.86%
Israel	11,316	0.83%	1,532	1.47%	652	0.91%	558	0.75%	688	0.74%	871	0.77%	822	0.56%	1,488	0.76%	2,345	1.05%	1,497	0.8%	863	0.53%
Other Africa	9,719	0.71%	272	0.26%	526	0.73%	509	0.68%	659	0.71%	1,602	1.42%	1,273	0.87%	915	0.47%	1,514	0.68%	2,365	1.27%	1,269	0.79%
Lebanon	7,147	0.52%	283	0.27%	293	0.41%	303	0.41%	456	0.49%	347	0.31%	602	0.41%	889	0.46%	1,096	0.49%	1,682	0.9%	1,196	0.74%
South Africa	6,413	0.47%	503	0.48%	531	0.74%	340	0.46%	296	0.32%	417	0.37%	545	0.37%	892	0.46%	1,366	0.61%	924	0.5%	599	0.37%
Pakistan	3,882	0.28%	83	0.08%	72	0.1%	55	0.07%	121	0.13%	282	0.25%	423	0.29%	566	0.29%	648	0.29%	627	0.34%	1,005	0.62%
Central America	2,704	0.2%	202	0.19%	147	0.21%	183	0.25%	168	0.18%	186	0.17%	205	0.14%	224	0.12%	422	0.19%	374	0.2%	593	0.37%
Others[e]	2,581	0.19%	85	0.08%	60	0.08%	60	0.08%	280	0.3%	221	0.2%	317	0.22%	305	0.16%	249	0.11%	323	0.17%	681	0.42%
Total	1,366,840	100%	104,111	100%	71,689	100%	74,586	100%	93,151	100%	112,606	100%	146,758	100%	194,743	100%	222,876	100%	185,974	100%	161,531	100%

1950s

During the 1950s, 1,544,642 immigrants arrived in Canada. Furthermore, the top five source countries for immigrants to Canada during the 1950s included the United Kingdom (380,984 persons or 24.7 percent), Italy (234,369 persons or 15.2 percent), Germany & Austria (213,653 persons or 13.8 percent) Netherlands (120,757 persons or 7.82 percent), and Poland & the Soviet Union (92,986 persons or 6.02 percent).^{[70][71][72][73]}

Immigrant arrivals during the 1950s (1950–1959) by country or region of birth[39][70][71][72][73]
Country or Region	Total 1950s		1950		1951		1952		1953		1954		1955		1956		1957		1958		1959
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
United Kingdom	380,984	24.66%	12,456	16.85%	29,958	15.41%	40,844	24.83%	42,618	25.24%	39,858	25.84%	26,773	24.35%	45,964	27.88%	102,201	36.22%	23,319	18.68%	16,993	15.89%
Italy	234,369	15.17%	9,004	12.18%	23,806	12.25%	20,930	12.72%	24,059	14.25%	24,331	15.78%	19,960	18.15%	29,189	17.71%	28,694	10.17%	28,062	22.48%	26,334	24.63%
Germany &  Austria	213,653	13.83%	4,672	6.32%	28,348	14.58%	23,535	14.31%	30,956	18.33%	28,558	18.52%	17,284	15.72%	26,342	15.98%	29,106	10.32%	14,173	11.35%	10,679	9.99%
Netherlands	120,757	7.82%	7,125	9.64%	18,781	9.66%	20,850	12.67%	19,933	11.8%	15,823	10.26%	6,655	6.05%	7,627	4.63%	11,689	4.14%	7,182	5.75%	5,092	4.76%
Poland &  Soviet Union	92,986	6.02%	14,540	19.67%	26,594	13.68%	14,051	8.54%	8,678	5.14%	5,973	3.87%	3,974	3.61%	4,116	2.5%	4,910	1.74%	4,645	3.72%	5,505	5.15%
United States	77,899	5.04%	5,909	7.99%	5,982	3.08%	7,603	4.62%	7,388	4.38%	8,089	5.24%	8,487	7.72%	8,016	4.86%	9,092	3.22%	8,460	6.78%	8,873	8.3%
Hungary	53,383	3.46%	1,947	2.63%	5,099	2.62%	1,999	1.22%	1,737	1.03%	1,094	0.71%	680	0.62%	4,583	2.78%	31,897	11.3%	2,985	2.39%	1,362	1.27%
France &  Belgium	52,663	3.41%	1,944	2.63%	11,433	5.88%	6,446	3.92%	4,981	2.95%	4,587	2.97%	3,551	3.23%	5,447	3.3%	7,971	2.82%	3,574	2.86%	2,729	2.55%
Other Europe	45,175	2.92%	3,932	5.32%	16,417	8.45%	2,106	1.28%	2,191	1.3%	1,249	0.81%	1,961	1.78%	2,611	1.58%	6,665	2.36%	2,992	2.4%	5,051	4.72%
Scandinavia	39,735	2.57%	237	0.32%	925	0.48%	5,499	3.34%	3,660	2.17%	3,133	2.03%	2,742	2.49%	5,530	3.35%	11,873	4.21%	3,505	2.81%	2,631	2.46%
Yugoslavia	34,974	2.26%	1,558	2.11%	5,651	2.91%	3,106	1.89%	3,543	2.1%	2,416	1.57%	1,916	1.74%	2,803	1.7%	6,262	2.22%	5,095	4.08%	2,624	2.45%
Greece	33,508	2.17%	828	1.12%	2,758	1.42%	1,542	0.94%	1,947	1.15%	2,780	1.8%	2,927	2.66%	5,078	3.08%	5,464	1.94%	5,286	4.23%	4,898	4.58%
Ireland	24,027	1.56%	614	0.83%	938	0.48%	1,516	0.92%	2,805	1.66%	2,795	1.81%	1,584	1.44%	3,221	1.95%	7,626	2.7%	1,685	1.35%	1,243	1.16%
China	22,855	1.48%	1,873	2.53%	2,967	1.53%	2,510	1.53%	2,045	1.21%	2,029	1.32%	2,623	2.39%	2,174	1.32%	1,740	0.62%	2,527	2.02%	2,367	2.21%
Australia &  New Zealand	15,029	0.97%	511	0.69%	661	0.34%	894	0.54%	1,313	0.78%	1,619	1.05%	1,612	1.47%	1,998	1.21%	3,190	1.13%	1,918	1.54%	1,313	1.23%
Czechoslovakia	14,180	0.92%	1,848	2.5%	4,401	2.26%	1,893	1.15%	1,594	0.94%	1,159	0.75%	663	0.6%	892	0.54%	933	0.33%	440	0.35%	357	0.33%
Romania	12,670	0.82%	1,212	1.64%	2,930	1.51%	2,057	1.25%	2,084	1.23%	1,174	0.76%	557	0.51%	714	0.43%	957	0.34%	444	0.36%	541	0.51%
Other Commonwealth	11,394	0.74%	938	1.27%	1,754	0.9%	938	0.57%	965	0.57%	1,218	0.79%	840	0.76%	1,070	0.65%	1,481	0.52%	1,072	0.86%	1,118	1.05%
Switzerland	10,648	0.69%	482	0.65%	1,337	0.69%	1,518	0.92%	1,024	0.61%	1,145	0.74%	739	0.67%	1,243	0.75%	1,510	0.54%	923	0.74%	727	0.68%
British West Indies	8,792	0.57%	326	0.44%	584	0.3%	673	0.41%	845	0.5%	799	0.52%	804	0.73%	1,065	0.65%	1,217	0.43%	1,221	0.98%	1,258	1.18%
Other North America	7,292	0.47%	878	1.19%	719	0.37%	795	0.48%	686	0.41%	704	0.46%	669	0.61%	660	0.4%	650	0.23%	736	0.59%	795	0.74%
Other Asia	6,863	0.44%	214	0.29%	714	0.37%	539	0.33%	545	0.32%	496	0.32%	731	0.66%	1,099	0.67%	924	0.33%	757	0.61%	844	0.79%
Other Africa	5,847	0.38%	104	0.14%	234	0.12%	287	0.17%	304	0.18%	186	0.12%	83	0.08%	488	0.3%	2,540	0.9%	997	0.8%	624	0.58%
India	5,655	0.37%	199	0.27%	369	0.19%	468	0.28%	533	0.32%	526	0.34%	538	0.49%	729	0.44%	894	0.32%	629	0.5%	770	0.72%
South America	5,330	0.35%	254	0.34%	350	0.18%	501	0.3%	633	0.37%	598	0.39%	506	0.46%	492	0.3%	763	0.27%	689	0.55%	544	0.51%
British Africa	4,873	0.32%	93	0.13%	196	0.1%	330	0.2%	702	0.42%	637	0.41%	443	0.4%	589	0.36%	811	0.29%	577	0.46%	495	0.46%
Japan	2,276	0.15%	18	0.02%	19	0.01%	539	0.33%	345	0.2%	97	0.06%	99	0.09%	162	0.1%	245	0.09%	234	0.19%	518	0.48%
Central America	2,036	0.13%	92	0.12%	156	0.08%	261	0.16%	247	0.15%	209	0.14%	184	0.17%	165	0.1%	246	0.09%	232	0.19%	244	0.23%
Israel	1,031	0.07%	—	—	—	—	34	0.02%	69	0.04%	86	0.06%	110	0.1%	142	0.09%	204	0.07%	193	0.15%	193	0.18%
Others	3,758	0.24%	104	0.14%	310	0.16%	234	0.14%	438	0.26%	859	0.56%	251	0.23%	648	0.39%	409	0.14%	299	0.24%	206	0.19%
Total	1,544,642	100%	73,912	100%	194,391	100%	164,498	100%	168,868	100%	154,227	100%	109,946	100%	164,857	100%	282,164	100%	124,851	100%	106,928	100%

1940s

During the 1940s, 428,733 immigrants arrived in Canada. Furthermore, the top five source countries for immigrants to Canada during the 1940s included the United Kingdom (162,082 persons or 37.8 percent), Poland & the Soviet Union (76,777 persons or 17.9 percent), United States (52,604 persons or 12.3 percent), Netherlands (18,729 persons or 4.37 percent), and Italy (11,300 persons or 2.64 percent).^{[74][75][76][77]}

Immigrant arrivals during the 1940s (1940–1949) by country or region of birth[74][75][76][77]
Country or Region	Total 1940s		1940		1941		1942		1943		1944		1945		1946		1947		1948		1949
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
United Kingdom	162,082	37.8%	2,482	21.92%	—	—	1,290	17.03%	1,582	18.6%	4,837	37.79%	10,845	47.73%	48,996	68.32%	33,322	51.96%	39,597	31.57%	19,131	20.09%
Poland &  Soviet Union	76,777	17.91%	209	1.85%	—	—	65	0.86%	45	0.53%	73	0.57%	314	1.38%	755	1.05%	7,725	12.05%	40,364	32.18%	27,227	28.59%
United States	52,604	12.27%	5,105	45.08%	5,311	56.93%	3,688	48.68%	3,135	36.87%	3,343	26.12%	4,741	20.87%	8,958	12.49%	7,075	11.03%	5,576	4.45%	5,672	5.96%
Newfoundland	20,950	4.89%	1,078	9.52%	—	—	1,397	18.44%	2,625	30.87%	3,140	24.53%	4,207	18.52%	2,580	3.6%	2,949	4.6%	2,974	2.37%	—	—
Netherlands	18,729	4.37%	60	0.53%	—	—	15	0.2%	7	0.08%	5	0.04%	19	0.08%	2,191	3.05%	2,718	4.24%	6,940	5.53%	6,774	7.11%
Italy	11,300	2.64%	110	0.97%	—	—	10	0.13%	12	0.14%	11	0.09%	22	0.1%	98	0.14%	131	0.2%	3,204	2.55%	7,702	8.09%
Germany &  Austria	11,170	2.61%	202	1.78%	—	—	54	0.71%	44	0.52%	54	0.42%	259	1.14%	1,060	1.48%	595	0.93%	3,811	3.04%	5,091	5.35%
Ireland	10,742	2.51%	170	1.5%	—	—	98	1.29%	129	1.52%	215	1.68%	333	1.47%	1,744	2.43%	2,232	3.48%	3,442	2.74%	2,379	2.5%
Other Europe	9,020	2.1%	123	1.09%	—	—	30	0.4%	37	0.44%	49	0.38%	65	0.29%	221	0.31%	702	1.09%	3,183	2.54%	4,610	4.84%
Other North America	7,545	1.76%	540	4.77%	—	—	460	6.07%	459	5.4%	559	4.37%	855	3.76%	1,400	1.95%	1,251	1.95%	1,006	0.8%	1,015	1.07%
France &  Belgium	6,924	1.61%	160	1.41%	—	—	43	0.57%	29	0.34%	38	0.3%	96	0.42%	1,127	1.57%	1,330	2.07%	2,242	1.79%	1,859	1.95%
Yugoslavia	5,965	1.39%	57	0.5%	—	—	5	0.07%	10	0.12%	12	0.09%	16	0.07%	39	0.05%	180	0.28%	3,483	2.78%	2,163	2.27%
Czechoslovakia	5,766	1.34%	124	1.1%	—	—	20	0.26%	23	0.27%	21	0.16%	45	0.2%	221	0.31%	383	0.6%	1,998	1.59%	2,931	3.08%
Hungary	4,166	0.97%	109	0.96%	—	—	7	0.09%	18	0.21%	16	0.12%	30	0.13%	123	0.17%	167	0.26%	1,509	1.2%	2,187	2.3%
Romania	3,201	0.75%	24	0.21%	—	—	5	0.07%	16	0.19%	12	0.09%	15	0.07%	41	0.06%	135	0.21%	1,516	1.21%	1,437	1.51%
Other Commonwealth	2,557	0.6%	46	0.41%	—	—	34	0.45%	25	0.29%	43	0.34%	85	0.37%	151	0.21%	165	0.26%	1,182	0.94%	826	0.87%
Australia &  New Zealand	2,410	0.56%	116	1.02%	—	—	40	0.53%	33	0.39%	34	0.27%	63	0.28%	349	0.49%	539	0.84%	685	0.55%	551	0.58%
Greece	2,202	0.51%	49	0.43%	—	—	7	0.09%	6	0.07%	6	0.05%	19	0.08%	53	0.07%	652	1.02%	701	0.56%	709	0.74%
India	2,003	0.47%	66	0.58%	—	—	27	0.36%	27	0.32%	44	0.34%	91	0.4%	353	0.49%	598	0.93%	547	0.44%	250	0.26%
British West Indies	1,689	0.39%	96	0.85%	—	—	58	0.77%	86	1.01%	124	0.97%	187	0.82%	391	0.55%	323	0.5%	70	0.06%	354	0.37%
China	1,617	0.38%	69	0.61%	—	—	40	0.53%	19	0.22%	34	0.27%	79	0.35%	118	0.16%	137	0.21%	207	0.17%	914	0.96%
Switzerland	1,196	0.28%	33	0.29%	—	—	44	0.58%	31	0.36%	38	0.3%	76	0.33%	133	0.19%	151	0.24%	334	0.27%	356	0.37%
Norway	1,178	0.27%	35	0.31%	—	—	36	0.48%	9	0.11%	6	0.05%	58	0.26%	174	0.24%	177	0.28%	328	0.26%	355	0.37%
Africa	968	0.23%	46	0.41%	—	—	22	0.29%	23	0.27%	34	0.27%	67	0.29%	182	0.25%	160	0.25%	204	0.16%	230	0.24%
South America	795	0.19%	50	0.44%	—	—	47	0.62%	41	0.48%	30	0.23%	51	0.22%	111	0.15%	110	0.17%	148	0.12%	207	0.22%
Other Asia	626	0.15%	32	0.28%	—	—	11	0.15%	21	0.25%	11	0.09%	41	0.18%	85	0.12%	146	0.23%	104	0.08%	175	0.18%
Central America	252	0.06%	26	0.23%	—	—	10	0.13%	10	0.12%	12	0.09%	35	0.15%	51	0.07%	40	0.06%	33	0.03%	35	0.04%
Japan	202	0.05%	92	0.81%	—	—	13	0.17%	2	0.02%	0	0%	8	0.04%	14	0.02%	34	0.05%	16	0.01%	23	0.02%
Others	4,097	0.96%	15	0.13%	4,018	43.07%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	10	0.01%	54	0.06%
Total	428,733	100%	11,324	100%	9,329	100%	7,576	100%	8,504	100%	12,801	100%	22,722	100%	71,719	100%	64,127	100%	125,414	100%	95,217	100%

1920s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1922 fiscal year)^[78][79]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	35,448	39.39%
United States	29,412	32.68%
Poland	7,923	8.8%
Soviet Union	3,597	4%
Ireland	3,572	3.97%
Italy	2,413	2.68%
Scandinavia[f]	1,768	1.96%
China	1,746	1.94%
Romania	759	0.84%
Belgium	503	0.56%
Japan	471	0.52%
Newfoundland	367	0.41%
France	332	0.37%
Greece	209	0.23%
Switzerland	187	0.21%
Netherlands	183	0.2%
Yugoslavia	180	0.2%
Germany	178	0.2%
Czechoslovakia	152	0.17%
Ottoman Empire[g]	126	0.14%
Australia	76	0.08%
Armenia	70	0.08%
Austria– Hungary[h]	63	0.07%
Africa	42	0.05%
Caribbean	39	0.04%
Malta	34	0.04%
South Africa	32	0.04%
Bulgaria	27	0.03%
New Zealand	25	0.03%
India	13	0.01%
Persia	9	0.01%
Spain	6	0.01%
Luxemburg	5	0.01%
Egypt	2	0%
Others	25	0.03%
Total	89,994[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1921 fiscal year)^[78][80][79]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	67,878	45.9%
United States	48,169	32.58%
Ireland	6,384	4.32%
Poland	5,061	3.42%
Italy	3,880	2.62%
Scandinavia[f]	3,106	2.1%
Soviet Union	2,730	1.85%
China	2,435	1.65%
Belgium	1,645	1.11%
Newfoundland	1,042	0.7%
Romania	969	0.66%
France	861	0.58%
Netherlands	595	0.4%
Japan	532	0.36%
Ottoman Empire[g]	451	0.3%
Greece	357	0.24%
Czechoslovakia	308	0.21%
Switzerland	235	0.16%
Spain	202	0.14%
Africa	144	0.1%
Malta	140	0.09%
Germany	137	0.09%
Caribbean	136	0.09%
Australia	90	0.06%
Yugoslavia	89	0.06%
Armenia	85	0.06%
South Africa	63	0.04%
Austria– Hungary[h]	50	0.03%
New Zealand	40	0.03%
Luxemburg	16	0.01%
India	10	0.01%
Egypt	9	0.01%
Bulgaria	4	0%
Portugal	4	0%
Persia	1	0%
Others	11	0.01%
Total	147,869[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1920 fiscal year)^[78][80][79]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	49,711	42.37%
United Kingdom[d]	56,852	48.45%
Ireland	2,751	2.34%
France	1,584	1.35%
Belgium	1,532	1.31%
Italy	1,165	0.99%
Japan	711	0.61%
Scandinavia[f]	708	0.6%
China	544	0.46%
Newfoundland	443	0.38%
Malta	405	0.35%
Netherlands	154	0.13%
Russia	131	0.11%
Poland	112	0.1%
Switzerland	100	0.09%
Australia	88	0.07%
Caribbean	68	0.06%
Africa	61	0.05%
Greece	39	0.03%
New Zealand	31	0.03%
South Africa	23	0.02%
Romania	21	0.02%
Ottoman Empire[g]	19	0.02%
Luxemburg	16	0.01%
Spain	15	0.01%
Germany	12	0.01%
Yugoslavia	12	0.01%
Armenia	10	0.01%
Austria– Hungary[h]	8	0.01%
Portugal	3	0%
Bulgaria	1	0%
Czechoslovakia	1	0%
Others	5	0%
Total	117,336[i]	100%

1910s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1919 fiscal year)^[78][80][79]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	40,736	70.6%
United Kingdom[d]	9,578	16.6%
China	4,333	7.51%
Japan	1,178	2.04%
Newfoundland	512	0.89%
Ireland	336	0.58%
Scandinavia[f]	250	0.43%
Caribbean	223	0.39%
France	222	0.38%
Russia	64	0.11%
Netherlands	59	0.1%
Italy	49	0.08%
Belgium	48	0.08%
Australia	35	0.06%
Africa	22	0.04%
New Zealand	15	0.03%
Spain	12	0.02%
Switzerland	11	0.02%
Greece	4	0.01%
Poland	4	0.01%
Malta	2	0%
Persia	2	0%
Austria– Hungary[h]	2	0%
Germany	1	0%
Yugoslavia	1	0%
Others	1	0%
Total	57,700[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1918 fiscal year)^[78][80][79]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	71,342	90.22%
United Kingdom[d]	3,004	3.8%
Newfoundland	1,199	1.52%
Japan	883	1.12%
China	769	0.97%
Scandinavia[f]	581	0.73%
Caribbean	308	0.39%
Italy	189	0.24%
Ireland	174	0.22%
Malta	144	0.18%
France	114	0.14%
Netherlands	94	0.12%
Russia[j]	74	0.09%
Greece	45	0.06%
Africa	35	0.04%
Australia	34	0.04%
Spain	28	0.04%
Belgium	19	0.02%
New Zealand	13	0.02%
Switzerland	12	0.02%
South Africa	4	0.01%
Ottoman Empire[g]	2	0%
Armenia	2	0%
Persia	2	0%
German Empire	1	0%
Portugal	1	0%
Others	1	0%
Total	79,074[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1917 fiscal year)^{[81][78][80][79]}

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	61,409	81.47%
United Kingdom[d]	7,324	9.72%
Newfoundland	1,243	1.65%
Scandinavia[f]	1,038	1.38%
Ireland	958	1.27%
Italy	758	1.01%
Japan	648	0.86%
China	393	0.52%
Caribbean	318	0.42%
Greece	258	0.34%
France	199	0.26%
Russia[j]	165	0.22%
Netherlands	151	0.2%
Belgium	126	0.17%
Malta	109	0.14%
Spain	76	0.1%
Switzerland	30	0.04%
Australia	18	0.02%
Ottoman Empire[g]	14	0.02%
New Zealand	12	0.02%
Austria–Hungary[h]	9	0.01%
German Empire	9	0.01%
Romania	4	0.01%
Cuba	3	0%
Yugoslavia	1	0%
South Africa	1	0%
Portugal	1	0%
Others	1	0%
Total	75,374[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1916 fiscal year)^{[81][78][80][79]}

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	36,952	76.13%
United Kingdom[d]	7,846	16.16%
Ireland	818	1.69%
Scandinavia[f]	730	1.5%
Japan	401	0.83%
Italy	388	0.8%
Newfoundland	255	0.53%
Netherlands	186	0.38%
France	180	0.37%
Belgium	172	0.35%
Greece	145	0.3%
Russian Empire[j]	112	0.23%
China	88	0.18%
Caribbean	48	0.1%
Switzerland	42	0.09%
Africa	34	0.07%
Australia	32	0.07%
German Empire	27	0.06%
New Zealand	18	0.04%
Austria-Hungary[h]	16	0.03%
Spain	11	0.02%
South Africa	11	0.02%
Yugoslavia	6	0.01%
Romania	4	0.01%
Malta	4	0.01%
Ottoman Empire[g]	3	0.01%
Persia	3	0.01%
Brazil	2	0%
Bulgaria	1	0%
India	1	0%
Others	1	0%
Total	48,537[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1915 fiscal year)^{[81][78][80][79]}

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	59,820	41.32%
United Kingdom[d]	39,751	27.45%
Russian Empire[j]	8,844	6.11%
Austria–Hungary[h]	8,582	5.93%
Italy	6,228	4.3%
Bulgaria	4,048	2.8%
Ireland	3,525	2.43%
Scandinavia[f]	2,634	1.82%
German Empire	2,472	1.71%
China	1,258	0.87%
France	1,206	0.83%
Belgium	1,149	0.79%
Greece	1,147	0.79%
Spain	755	0.52%
Netherlands	605	0.42%
Japan	592	0.41%
Caribbean	390	0.27%
Newfoundland	338	0.23%
Romania	361	0.25%
Yugoslavia	220	0.15%
Switzerland	209	0.14%
Africa	202	0.14%
Macedonia	132	0.09%
Ottoman Empire[g]	112	0.08%
Australia	51	0.04%
Armenia	36	0.02%
South Africa	23	0.02%
New Zealand	21	0.01%
Malta	19	0.01%
Portugal	8	0.01%
Persia	7	0%
Others	44	0.03%
Total	144,789[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1914 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	133,037	34.59%
United States	107,651	27.99%
Russian Empire[j]	58,798	15.29%
Italy	24,722	6.43%
Austria–Hungary[h]	12,265	3.19%
Ireland	9,585	2.49%
Scandinavia[f]	8,428	2.19%
German Empire	5,591	1.45%
China	5,512	1.43%
France	2,683	0.7%
Belgium	2,651	0.69%
Bulgaria	1,727	0.45%
Netherlands	1,506	0.39%
Romania	1,504	0.39%
Greece	1,102	0.29%
Japan	856	0.22%
Newfoundland	496	0.13%
West Indies	474	0.12%
Ottoman Empire[g]	465	0.12%
Switzerland	269	0.07%
Serbia	193	0.05%
Armenia	139	0.04%
Australia	106	0.03%
India	88	0.02%
New Zealand	24	0.01%
Others	5,006	1.3%
Total	384,609[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1913 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	140,836	35.02%
United States	139,130	34.59%
Russian Empire[j]	48,476	12.05%
Italy	16,601	4.13%
Ireland	9,706	2.41%
Scandinavia[f]	7,729	1.92%
Austria–Hungary[h]	7,666	1.91%
China	7,445	1.85%
German Empire	4,983	1.24%
Bulgaria	4,616	1.15%
France	2,755	0.69%
Belgium	1,826	0.45%
Netherlands	1,524	0.38%
Greece	1,390	0.35%
Romania	1,116	0.28%
Newfoundland	1,036	0.26%
Ottoman Empire[g]	1,002	0.25%
Japan	724	0.18%
West Indies	398	0.1%
Serbia	366	0.09%
Switzerland	246	0.06%
Australia	106	0.03%
Armenia	100	0.02%
New Zealand	39	0.01%
India	5	0%
Others	2,611	0.65%
Total	402,186[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1912 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	133,853	37.78%
United Kingdom[d]	129,794	36.63%
Russian Empire[j]	30,466	8.6%
Austria–Hungary[h]	10,317	2.91%
Ireland	8,327	2.35%
Italy	7,590	2.14%
China	6,581	1.86%
Scandinavia[f]	6,565	1.85%
German Empire	4,670	1.32%
Bulgaria	3,295	0.93%
Newfoundland	2,598	0.73%
France	2,094	0.59%
Belgium	1,601	0.45%
Netherlands	1,077	0.3%
Romania	793	0.22%
Ottoman Empire[g]	776	0.22%
Japan	765	0.22%
Greece	693	0.2%
West Indies	314	0.09%
Switzerland	230	0.06%
Serbia	209	0.06%
Australia	184	0.05%
New Zealand	61	0.02%
Armenia	60	0.02%
India	3	0%
Others	1,655	0.47%
Total	354,341[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1911 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	121,654	39.14%
United Kingdom[d]	116,136	37.37%
Russian Empire[j]	15,438	4.97%
Austria–Hungary[h]	14,213	4.57%
Italy	8,359	2.69%
Scandinavia[f]	8,299	2.67%
Ireland	6,877	2.21%
China	5,278	1.7%
German Empire	2,592	0.83%
Newfoundland	2,229	0.72%
France	2,041	0.66%
Belgium	1,563	0.5%
Bulgaria	1,068	0.34%
Netherlands	931	0.3%
Greece	777	0.25%
Ottoman Empire[g]	593	0.19%
Romania	511	0.16%
Japan	437	0.14%
West Indies	398	0.13%
Switzerland	270	0.09%
Australia	266	0.09%
New Zealand	116	0.04%
Serbia	50	0.02%
Armenia	20	0.01%
India	5	0%
Others	963	0.31%
Total	310,814[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1910 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	103,984	49.82%
United Kingdom[d]	55,850	26.76%
Austria–Hungary[h]	9,448	4.53%
Russian Empire[j]	9,160	4.39%
Italy	7,118	3.41%
Scandinavia[f]	5,239	2.51%
Ireland	3,940	1.89%
Newfoundland	3,372	1.62%
China	2,302	1.1%
France	1,727	0.83%
German Empire	1,538	0.74%
Belgium	910	0.44%
Netherlands	741	0.36%
Ottoman Empire[g]	712	0.34%
Bulgaria	557	0.27%
Greece	452	0.22%
Romania	293	0.14%
Japan	271	0.13%
Switzerland	211	0.1%
Australia	203	0.1%
West Indies	146	0.07%
New Zealand	82	0.04%
Serbia	76	0.04%
Armenia	75	0.04%
India	10	0%
Others	523	0.25%
Total	208,729[i]	100%

1900s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1909 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	59,926	40.77%
United Kingdom[d]	49,292	33.53%
Austria–Hungary[h]	10,681	7.27%
Russian Empire[j]	5,624	3.83%
Italy	4,228	2.88%
Ireland	3,609	2.46%
Scandinavia[f]	2,751	1.87%
Newfoundland	2,108	1.43%
China	2,106	1.43%
France	1,830	1.24%
German Empire	1,275	0.87%
Belgium	828	0.83%
Japan	495	0.34%
Netherlands	495	0.34%
Ottoman Empire[g]	425	0.29%
Romania	278	0.19%
Greece	192	0.13%
Australia	171	0.12%
Switzerland	129	0.09%
West Indies	113	0.08%
Armenia	79	0.05%
New Zealand	65	0.04%
Bulgaria	56	0.04%
Serbia	31	0.02%
India	6	0%
Others	334	0.23%
Total	146,998[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1908 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	113,635	43.27%
United States	58,445	22.25%
Austria–Hungary[h]	20,400	7.77%
Russian Empire[j]	15,647	5.96%
Italy	11,212	4.27%
Japan	7,601	2.89%
Ireland	6,547	2.49%
Scandinavia[f]	5,285	2.01%
Newfoundland	3,374	1.28%
France	2,671	1.02%
India	2,623	1%
Bulgaria	2,529	0.96%
German Empire	2,433	0.93%
China	1,884	0.72%
Ottoman Empire[g]	1,221	0.46%
Belgium	1,214	0.46%
Netherlands	1,212	0.46%
Greece	1,053	0.4%
Romania	949	0.36%
Armenia	563	0.21%
Switzerland	195	0.07%
Australia	180	0.07%
West Indies	134	0.05%
New Zealand	70	0.03%
Serbia	48	0.02%
Others	1,344	0.51%
Total	262,624[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (June 1906-March 1907)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	55,289	44.32%
United States	34,748	27.85%
Russian Empire[j]	9,261	7.42%
Italy	5,114	4.1%
Austria–Hungary[h]	3,463	2.78%
Scandinavia[f]	3,345	2.68%
India	2,124	1.7%
Japan	2,042	1.64%
German Empire	1,968	1.58%
France	1,314	1.05%
Newfoundland	1,029	0.82%
Belgium	650	0.52%
Greece	545	0.44%
Ottoman Empire[g]	509	0.41%
Ireland	502	0.4%
Romania	431	0.35%
Netherlands	394	0.32%
China	291	0.23%
Armenia	208	0.17%
Australia	185	0.15%
Bulgaria	179	0.14%
Switzerland	112	0.09%
West Indies	90	0.07%
New Zealand	30	0.02%
Serbia	4	0%
Others	1,039	0.83%
Total	124,754[k]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1906 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	85,999	45.49%
United States	57,919	30.64%
Russian Empire[j]	10,789	5.71%
Austria–Hungary[h]	9,490	5.02%
Italy	7,959	4.21%
Scandinavia[f]	4,962	4962%
Japan	1,922	1.02%
German Empire	1,861	0.98%
France	1,648	0.87%
Belgium	1,106	0.59%
Ireland	797	0.42%
Ottoman Empire[g]	693	0.37%
Romania	396	0.21%
Netherlands	389	0.21%
India	387	0.2%
Newfoundland	340	0.18%
Australia	322	0.17%
Greece	254	0.13%
West Indies	194	0.1%
Switzerland	172	0.09%
China	168	0.09%
New Zealand	89	0.05%
Armenia	82	0.04%
Bulgaria	71	0.04%
Serbia	19	0.01%
Others	1,186	0.63%
Total	189,042[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1905 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	64,589	44.18%
United States	43,652	29.86%
Austria–Hungary[h]	10,177	6.96%
Russian Empire[j]	9,893	6.77%
Scandinavia[f]	5,441	3.72%
Italy	3,473	2.38%
German Empire	2,906	1.99%
France	1,743	1.19%
Belgium	796	0.54%
Ireland	770	0.53%
Ottoman Empire[g]	660	0.45%
Japan	354	0.24%
Netherlands	281	0.19%
Romania	270	0.18%
Australia	204	0.14%
Newfoundland	190	0.13%
Switzerland	150	0.1%
Greece	98	0.07%
Armenia	78	0.05%
China	77	0.05%
West Indies	77	0.05%
New Zealand	57	0.04%
India	45	0.03%
Serbia	7	0%
Bulgaria	2	0%
Others	353	0.24%
Total	146,193[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1904 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom[d]	49,683	36.79%
United States	45,229	33.49%
Austria–Hungary[h]	10,914	8.08%
Russian Empire[j]	5,682	4.21%
Scandinavia[f]	5,048	3.74%
China	4,847	3.59%
Italy	4,445	3.29%
German Empire	3,654	2.71%
France	1,534	1.14%
Belgium	858	0.64%
Ireland	691	0.51%
Romania	619	0.46%
Newfoundland	519	0.38%
Ottoman Empire[g]	398	0.29%
Greece	191	0.14%
Netherlands	169	0.13%
Switzerland	128	0.09%
Armenia	81	0.06%
Australia	58	0.04%
West Indies	55	0.04%
New Zealand	23	0.02%
Bulgaria	14	0.01%
Serbia	10	0.01%
Others	328	0.24%
Total	135,050[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1903 fiscal year)^[81][78][82]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	49,473	36.95%
United Kingdom[d]	41,369	30.9%
Austria–Hungary[h]	12,996	9.71%
Russian Empire[j]	7,571	5.65%
Scandinavia[f]	7,182	5.36%
China	5,329	3.98%
Italy	3,371	2.52%
German Empire	2,161	1.61%
France	937	0.7%
Ottoman Empire[g]	890	0.66%
Ireland	691	0.52%
Romania	438	0.33%
Newfoundland	335	0.25%
Belgium	303	0.23%
Netherlands	223	0.17%
Greece	193	0.14%
Armenia	113	0.08%
Switzerland	73	0.05%
Australia	46	0.03%
West Indies	23	0.02%
Bulgaria	7	0.01%
New Zealand	2	0%
Serbia	2	0%
Others	233	0.17%
Total	133,888[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1902 fiscal year)^{[81][78][82][83]}

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	26,388	37.19%
United Kingdom[d]	16,947	23.89%
Austria-Hungary[h]	7,918	11.16%
Italy	3,828	5.4%
Scandinavia[f]	3,743	5.28%
China	3,587	5.06%
Russian Empire[j]	2,467	3.48%
Ottoman Empire[g]	1,083	1.53%
German Empire	1,048	1.48%
Romania	551	0.78%
France	431	0.61%
Ireland	312	0.44%
Belgium	223	0.31%
Greece	161	0.23%
Armenia	112	0.16%
Netherlands	35	0.05%
Switzerland	17	0.02%
Australia	11	0.02%
Bulgaria	1	0%
Others	2,032	2.86%
Total	70,951[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by nationality (1901 fiscal year)^{[81][78][82][83]}

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	18,055	34.95%
United Kingdom[d]	11,740	22.73%
Austria-Hungary[h]	5,476	10.6%
Italy	4,710	9.12%
China	2,544	4.92%
Scandinavia[f]	2,432	4.71%
Russian Empire[j]	1,044	2.02%
German Empire	984	1.9%
Ottoman Empire[g]	501	0.97%
France	360	0.7%
Romania	152	0.29%
Belgium	132	0.26%
Greece	81	0.16%
Ireland	70	0.14%
Armenia	62	0.12%
Switzerland	30	0.06%
Netherlands	25	0.05%
Serbia	23	0.04%
Japan	6	0.01%
Australia	3	0.01%
Others	3,256	6.3%
Total	51,656[i]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (January–June 1900)^[81][78][83]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	8,543	35.75%
United Kingdom[d]	5,141	21.51%
Spain	4992	20.89%
Scandinavia	714	2.99%
Germany	476	1.99%
Austria-Hungary	526	2.2%
France and  Belgium	253	1.06%
Russia and  Finland	1310	5.48%
Others	10,211	42.73%
Total	23,895[l]	100%

1890s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1899)^[83]

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	11,945	26.82%
England and  Wales	8576	19.25%
Russia	7350	16.5%
Spain	6700	15.04%
Scandinavia	1526	3.43%
Ireland	1337	3%
Scotland	747	1.68%
Germany	780	1.75%
France and  Belgium	413	0.93%
Others	5169	11.6%
Total	44,543	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1898)^[83]

Country	Number	Percentage
England and  Wales	9,475	29.7%
USA	9,119	28.59%
Spain	5,509	17.27%
Scotland	1,400	4.39%
Ireland	733	2.3%
Scandinavia	724	2.27%
Germany	563	1.76%
France and  Belgium	545	1.71%
Others	3832	12.01%
Total	31,900	100%

1860s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1865)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	9,296	43.53%
Europe	4,770	22.34%
Ireland	4,682	21.92%
Scotland	2,601	12.18%
Others	6	0.03%
Total	21,355	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1864)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
Europe	7,453	38.93%
England	5,013	26.18%
Ireland	3,767	19.67%
Scotland	2,914	15.22%
Others	—	—
Total	19,147	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1863)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	6,317	32.53%
Ireland	4,949	25.49%
Europe	4,182	21.54%
Scotland	3,959	20.39%
Others	12	0.06%
Total	19,419	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1862)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
Europe	7,728	34.85%
England	6,877	31.01%
Ireland	4,545	20.5%
Scotland	2,979	13.43%
Others	47	0.21%
Total	22,176	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1861)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
Europe	10,618	53.3%
England	7,780	39.05%
Scotland	1,112	5.58%
Ireland	413	2.07%
Others	—	—
Total	19,923	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1860)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	6,481	63.85%
Europe	2,314	22.8%
Scotland	979	9.65%
Ireland	376	3.7%
Others	—	—
Total	10,150	100%

1850s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1859)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	4,846	55.21%
Europe	2,722	31.01%
Scotland	793	9.03%
Ireland	417	4.75%
Others	—	—
Total	8,778	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1858)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	6,441	50.28%
Europe	3,578	27.93%
Scotland	1,424	11.12%
Ireland	1,153	9%
Others	214	1.67%
Total	12,810	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1857)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	15,471	48.2%
Europe	11,368	35.42%
Scotland	3,218	10.03%
Ireland	2,016	6.28%
Others	24	0.07%
Total	32,097	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1856)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	10,353	46.14%
Europe	7,343	32.72%
Scotland	2,794	12.45%
Ireland	1,688	7.52%
Others	261	1.16%
Total	22,439	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1855)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	6,754	31.75%
Scotland	4,859	22.84%
Europe	4,864	22.86%
Ireland	4,106	19.3%
Others	691	3.25%
Total	21,274	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1854)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	18,175	34.18%
Ireland	16,165	30.4%
Europe	11,537	21.69%
Scotland	6,446	12.12%
Others	857	1.61%
Total	53,180	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1853)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
Ireland	14,417	39.28%
England	9,585	26.12%
Europe	7,456	20.32%
Scotland	4,745	12.93%
Others	496	1.35%
Total	36,699	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1852)^[84][85]

Country	Number	Percentage
Ireland	15,983	40.8%
England	9,276	23.68%
Europe	7,256	18.52%
Scotland	5,477	13.98%
Others	1,184	3.02%
Total	39,176	100%

See also

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• Immigration to Canada
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• Population of Canada by year

Notes

1. British North American territory (Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia) that comprised the Dominion of Canada following Canadian Confederation in 1867.
2. Province of Canada territory (Upper Canada & Lower Canada) and New Brunswick.
3. Officially, the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (listed separately).
4. Officially, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Crown Colonies, and British Overseas Territories.
5. 'n.e.s.' – not elsewhere specified.
6. Including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
7. Including Syria–Lebanon and Turkey.
8. Including Austria, Hungary, Bukovina, and Galicia.
9. Total figures indicated detail fiscal year and not calendar year.
10. Including Russia, Poland, and Ruthenia.
11. Incomplete figures as data for fiscal year cut short; nine months ended March 31.
12. Incomplete figures; data for six months from January to June, inclusive.