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Since 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 2023, with 471,550 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]

Annual immigration statistics
1986 to 2022
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	184,370	0.49%
2021	38,226,498	405,330	1.06%
2022	38,929,902	437,500	1.12%
2023	40,097,761	471,550	1.18%

Sources:^[1]^[6]^[2]^[8]^[9]^[3]^[4]

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,^[10] 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.^[11]^[12]^[13] The number of visible ethno-cultural composition of population will double and make up the minority of the population of cities in Canada.^[14]

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%).^[15]^[16]^[10]

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2021 Canadian census^[15]^[16]^[10]
*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	Korea, South	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	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	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%
92	Slovakia	12,955	0.15%	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 Darussalam	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	Congo, Republic of the	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%).

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2016 Canadian census^[17]
*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
N/A	Canada	7,540,830	N/A	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	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	Congo, Republic of the	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	St. 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	Virgin Islands, United States	90	0%	0%
204	Virgin Islands, British	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, Federated States of	10	0%	0%
223	Saint Barthélemy	10	0%	0%
223	St. 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).^[18]^[19]^[20]

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2011 Canadian census^[18]^[19]^[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	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	6,775,765	N/A	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	Korea, South	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%
29	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%).^[21]^[22]^[23]

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2006 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	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	6,186,950	N/A	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	Korea, South	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.' Includes persons who reported 'Yugoslavia.'
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 & 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	6,775,765	100%	20.62%

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%).

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 2001 Canadian census^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]
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	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	5,448,480	N/A	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	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%

1971 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1971 Canadian census^[28]^[29]^: 9
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	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	3,295,535	N/A	15.28%
1	United Kingdom	933,040	28.31%	4.33%	Includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
2	Italy	385,755	11.71%	1.79%
3	United States	309,640	9.4%	1.44%
4	Germany	211,060	6.4%	0.98%
5	USSR	160,120	4.86%	0.74%
6	Poland	160,040	4.86%	0.74%
7	Netherlands	133,525	4.05%	0.62%
8	Austria & Hungary	108,945	3.31%	0.51%
9	Other Europe	85,550	2.6%	0.4%
10	Greece	78,780	2.39%	0.37%
11	Yugoslavia	78,285	2.38%	0.36%
12	Scandinavia	60,210	1.83%	0.28%	Excluding Finland
13	China	57,150	1.73%	0.26%
14	Other British Commonwealth	56,975	1.73%	0.26%
15	British West Indies	55,145	1.67%	0.26%
16	Other Asia	52,795	1.6%	0.24%
17	France	51,655	1.57%	0.24%
18	India & Pakistan	43,645	1.32%	0.2%
19	Czechoslovakia	43,100	1.31%	0.2%
20	Ireland	38,490	1.17%	0.18%
21	Belgium	25,770	0.78%	0.12%
22	Finland	24,930	0.76%	0.12%
23	Romania	24,405	0.74%	0.11%
24	Australia	14,335	0.43%	0.07%
25	Switzerland	13,895	0.42%	0.06%
26	Japan	9,485	0.29%	0.04%
27	Other countries	78,800	2.39%	0.37%
	Total immigrants	3,295,535	100%	15.28%

1961 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1961 Canadian census^[28]^[29]^: 9
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	2,844,263	N/A	15.6%
1	United Kingdom	967,742	34.02%	5.31%	England & Wales: 662,102 Scotland: 244,052 Northern Ireland: 61,588
2	United States	283,908	9.98%	1.56%
3	Italy	258,071	9.07%	1.41%
4	Germany	189,131	6.65%	1.04%
5	USSR	186,653	6.56%	1.02%
6	Poland	171,467	6.03%	0.94%
7	Austria & Hungary	143,092	5.03%	0.78%
8	Netherlands	135,033	4.75%	0.74%
9	Scandinavia	74,616	2.62%	0.41%	Excluding Finland
10	Yugoslavia	50,826	1.79%	0.28%
11	Other British Commonwealth	40,832	1.44%	0.22%	Also includes Lesser Isles.
12	Greece	38,017	1.34%	0.21%
13	China	36,724	1.29%	0.2%
14	France	36,103	1.27%	0.2%
15	Czechoslovakia	35,743	1.26%	0.2%
16	Ireland	30,889	1.09%	0.17%
17	Finland	29,467	1.04%	0.16%
18	Belgium	28,253	0.99%	0.15%
19	Romania	27,011	0.95%	0.15%
20	Other Europe	22,305	0.78%	0.12%
21	Other Asia	14,240	0.5%	0.08%
22	Switzerland	11,381	0.4%	0.06%
23	India & Pakistan	9,028	0.32%	0.05%
24	Japan	6,797	0.24%	0.04%
25	Other countries	16,934	0.6%	0.09%
	Total immigrants	2,844,263	100%	15.6%

1951 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1951 Canadian census^[28]^[29]^: 9
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	2,059,911	N/A	14.7%
1	United Kingdom	910,579	44.2%	6.5%	England & Wales: 627,551 Scotland: 226,343 Northern Ireland: 56,685
2	United States	282,010	13.69%	2.01%
3	USSR	188,292	9.14%	1.34%
4	Poland	164,474	7.98%	1.17%
5	Austria & Hungary	70,527	3.42%	0.5%
6	Scandinavia	64,522	3.13%	0.46%	Excluding Finland
7	Italy	57,789	2.81%	0.41%
8	Germany	42,693	2.07%	0.3%
9	Netherlands	41,457	2.01%	0.3%
10	Czechoslovakia	29,546	1.43%	0.21%
11	China	24,166	1.17%	0.17%
12	Ireland	24,110	1.17%	0.17%
13	Finland	22,035	1.07%	0.16%
14	Yugoslavia	20,912	1.02%	0.15%
15	Romania	19,733	0.96%	0.14%
16	Other British Commonwealth	18,536	0.9%	0.13%	Also includes Lesser Isles.
17	Belgium	17,251	0.84%	0.12%
18	France	15,650	0.76%	0.11%
19	Greece	8,594	0.42%	0.06%
20	Other Europe	7,619	0.37%	0.05%
21	Other Asia	6,740	0.33%	0.05%
22	Switzerland	6,414	0.31%	0.05%
23	Japan	6,239	0.3%	0.04%
24	India & Pakistan	3,934	0.19%	0.03%
25	Other countries	6,089	0.3%	0.04%
	Total immigrants	2,059,911	100%	14.7%

1941 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1941 Canadian census^[28]^[29]^: 9
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	2,017,902	N/A	17.54%
1	United Kingdom	914,986	45.34%	7.95%	England & Wales: 635,221 Scotland: 279,765
2	United States	312,473	15.49%	2.72%
3	Poland	155,400	7.7%	1.35%
4	USSR	124,402	6.16%	1.08%
5	Ireland	86,126	4.27%	0.75%	Also includes Northern Ireland.
6	Austria & Hungary	82,526	4.09%	0.72%
7	Scandinavia	72,473	3.59%	0.63%	Excluding Finland
8	Other British Commonwealth	43,222	2.14%	0.38%	Also includes Newfoundland and Lesser Isles.
9	Italy	40,432	2%	0.35%
10	China	29,095	1.44%	0.25%
11	Germany	28,479	1.41%	0.25%
12	Romania	28,454	1.41%	0.25%
13	Czechoslovakia	25,564	1.27%	0.22%
14	Finland	24,387	1.21%	0.21%
15	Yugoslavia	17,416	0.86%	0.15%
16	Belgium	14,773	0.73%	0.13%
17	France	13,795	0.68%	0.12%
18	Netherlands	9,923	0.49%	0.09%
19	Japan	9,462	0.47%	0.08%
20	Other Asia	5,886	0.29%	0.05%
21	Greece	5,871	0.29%	0.05%
22	Switzerland	5,505	0.27%	0.05%
23	India	4,376	0.22%	0.04%
24	Other Europe	4,305	0.21%	0.04%
25	Other countries	3,512	0.17%	0.03%
	Total immigrants	2,017,902	100%	17.54%

1931 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1931 Canadian census^[28]^[29]^: 9^[30]^: 374
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	2,307,525	—	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	171,169	7.42%	1.65%
4	USSR	133,869	5.8%	1.29%	Russian SFSR: 114,406 Ukrainian SSR: 13,759 Lithuanian SSR: 5,704
5	Ireland	107,544	4.66%	1.04%	Also includes Northern Ireland.
6	Scandinavia	90,042	3.9%	0.87%	Sweden: 34,415 Norway: 32,679 Denmark: 17,217 Iceland: 5,731
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	Germany	39,163	1.7%	0.38%
11	Austria	37,391	1.62%	0.36%
12	Finland	30,354	1.32%	0.29%
13	Hungary	28,523	1.24%	0.27%
14	Newfoundland	26,410	1.14%	0.25%
15	Czechoslovakia	22,835	0.99%	0.22%
16	Yugoslavia	17,110	0.74%	0.16%
17	Belgium	17,033	0.74%	0.16%
18	France	16,756	0.73%	0.16%
19	Japan	12,261	0.53%	0.12%
20	Netherlands	10,736	0.47%	0.1%
21	Switzerland	6,076	0.26%	0.06%
22	Greece	5,579	0.24%	0.05%
23	India	4,672	0.2%	0.05%
24	West Indies	4,537	0.2%	0.04%
25	Syria	3,953	0.17%	0.04%
26	Australia	3,565	0.15%	0.03%
27	Other Europe	2,887	0.13%	0.03%
28	Other British Commonwealth	2,304	0.1%	0.02%
29	South Africa	2,235	0.1%	0.02%
30	Bulgaria	1,467	0.06%	0.01%
31	New Zealand	1,434	0.06%	0.01%
32	South America	1,296	0.06%	0.01%
33	Turkey	921	0.04%	0.01%
34	Other Asia	803	0.03%	0.01%
35	At Sea	731	0.03%	0.01%
36	Armenia	633	0.03%	0.01%
37	Spain	572	0.02%	0.01%
38	Other countries	1,755	0.08%	0.02%
—	Total immigrants	2,307,525	100%	22.24%	—

1921 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1921 Canadian census^[28]^[29]^: 9^[31]^: 238
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
—	Canada	1,955,725	—	22.25%	—
1	United Kingdom	931,820	47.65%	10.6%	England: 686,663 Scotland: 226,483 Wales: 13,779 Lesser Isles: 4,807 Other British Isles: 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	64,795	3.31%	0.74%	Sweden: 27,700 Norway: 23,127 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	Finland	12,156	0.62%	0.14%
14	Japan	11,650	0.6%	0.13%
15	Hungary	7,493	0.38%	0.09%
16	Netherlands	5,828	0.3%	0.07%
17	West Indies	4,393	0.22%	0.05%
18	Czechoslovakia	4,322	0.22%	0.05%
19	Syria–Lebanon	3,879	0.2%	0.04%
20	India	3,848	0.2%	0.04%
21	Greece	3,769	0.19%	0.04%
22	Switzerland	3,479	0.18%	0.04%
23	Other Europe	3,183	0.16%	0.04%
24	Australia	2,855	0.15%	0.03%
25	Other British Commonwealth	2,755	0.14%	0.03%
26	Yugoslavia	1,946	0.1%	0.02%
27	South Africa	1,760	0.09%	0.02%
28	New Zealand	1,085	0.06%	0.01%
29	Bulgaria	1,005	0.05%	0.01%
30	Other Asia	782	0.04%	0.01%
31	At Sea	653	0.03%	0.01%
32	Turkey	401	0.02%	0%
33	Other countries	3,171	0.16%	0.04%
—	Total immigrants	1,955,725	100%	22.25%	—

1911 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1911 Canadian census^[28]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	1,586,961	N/A	22.02%
	Total immigrants	1,586,961	100%	22.02%

1901 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1901 Canadian census^[28]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	699,500	N/A	13.02%
	Total immigrants	699,500	100%	13.02%

1891 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1891 Canadian census^[28]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	643,871	N/A	13.32%
	Total immigrants	643,871	100%	13.32%

1881 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1881 Canadian census^[28]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	602,984	N/A	13.94%
	Total immigrants	602,984	100%	13.94%

1871 census

Total immigrant population by country of birth, 1871 Canadian census^[28]
Immigrant refers to all those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.
Rank	Country	Immigrant population	Portion of immigrants in Canada	Portion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	594,207	N/A	16.11%
	Total immigrants	594,207	100%	16.11%

Annual sources of immigration

2020s

Permanent residents admitted in 2024, by top 10 source countries (up to February 2024)^[3]^[4]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	India	27,495	31.71%
2	China^[a]	6,140	7.08%
3	Philippines	5,820	6.71%
4	Afghanistan	3,565	4.11%
5	Nigeria	3,205	3.7%
6	Cameroon	2,245	2.59%
7	Iran	2,310	2.66%
8	Pakistan	1,830	2.11%
9	United States	1,820	2.1%
10	France	1,535	1.77%
	Top 10 Total	56,325	64.96%
	Other	30,385	35.04%
	Total	86,710	100%

Permanent residents admitted in 2023, by top 10 source countries^[3]^[4]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	India	139,715	29.63%
2	China^[a]	31,765	6.74%
3	Philippines	26,950	5.72%
4	Afghanistan	20,165	4.28%
5	Nigeria	17,445	3.7%
6	Pakistan	11,850	2.51%
7	Cameroon	11,685	2.48%
8	Eritrea	10,670	2.26%
9	Iran	10,670	2.26%
10	United States	10,635	2.26%
	Top 10 Total	291,550	61.83%
	Other	180,000	38.17%
	Total	471,550	100%

The 471,550 permanent residents (immigrants) admitted in 2023 was alongside approximately 78,500 Ukrainians arriving during the year,^[32] the vast majority of which were not counted in the official immigration statistics for the year, instead arriving under temporary resident visas.

Permanent residents admitted in 2022, by top 10 source countries^[3]^[4]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	India	118,215	27.02%
2	China^[a]	31,835	7.28%
3	Afghanistan	23,750	5.43%
4	Nigeria	22,115	5.05%
5	Philippines	22,090	5.05%
6	France	14,150	3.23%
7	Pakistan	11,600	2.65%
8	Iran	11,110	2.54%
9	United States	10,410	2.38%
10	Syria	8,505	1.94%
	Top 10 Total	273,780	62.58%
	Other	163,720	37.42%
	Total	437,500	100%

The 437,500 permanent residents (immigrants) admitted in 2022 was alongside approximately 137,800 Ukrainians arriving during the year,^[33] the vast majority of which were not counted in the official immigration statistics for the year, instead arriving under temporary resident visas.

Permanent residents admitted in 2021, by top 10 source countries^[3]^[4]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	India	127,795	31.5
2	China^[a]	30,970	7.6
3	Philippines	17,990	4.4
4	Nigeria	15,580	3.8
5	France	12,685	3.1
6	United States	11,930	2.9
7	Brazil	11,420	2.8
8	Iran	11,285	2.8
9	Afghanistan	8,550	2.1
10	Pakistan	8,410	2.1
	Top 10 Total	256,615	63.3
	Other	148,715	36.7
	Total	405,330	100

Permanent residents admitted in 2020, by top 10 source countries^[3]^[4]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	India	42,875	23.3
2	China^[a]	16,550	9.0
3	Philippines	10,970	5.9
4	United States	6,380	3.5
5	Nigeria	6,345	3.4
6	Pakistan	6,215	3.4
7	Syria	4,835	2.6
8	France	4,600	2.5
9	Iran	3,805	2.1
10	Brazil	3,695	2.0
	Top 10 Total	106,270	57.6
	Other	78,100	42.4
	Total	184,370	100

2010s

Permanent Residents admitted in 2019, by top 10 source countries^[3]^[34]^[35]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	India	85,585	25.1
2	China^[a]	30,260	8.9
3	Philippines	27,815	8.2
4	Nigeria	12,595	3.7
5	United States	10,800	3.2
6	Pakistan	10,790	3.2
7	Syria	10,120	3.0
8	Eritrea	7,025	2.1
9	South Korea	6,110	1.8
10	Iran	6,055	1.8
	Top 10 Total	207,155	60.7
	Other	134,025	39.3
	Total	341,180	100

Permanent Residents admitted in 2017, by top 10 source countries^[3]^[36]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	India	51,651	18
2	Philippines	40,857	14.3
3	China^[a]	30,279	10.6
4	Syria	12,044	4.2
5	United States	9,100	3.2
6	Pakistan	7,656	2.7
7	France	6,600	2.3
8	Nigeria	5,459	1.9
9	United Kingdom^[b]	5,293	1.8
10	Iraq	4,740	1.7
	Top 10 Total	173,679	60.6
	Other	112,800	39.4
	Total	286,479	100

Permanent Residents admitted in 2016, by top 10 source countries^[3]^[37]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	Philippines	41,791	14.1
2	India	39,789	13.4
3	Syria	34,925	11.7
4	China^[a]	26,852	9.1
5	Pakistan	11,337	3.8
6	United States	8,409	2.8
7	Iran	6,483	2.2
8	France	6,348	2.1
9	United Kingdom^[b]	5,812	2.0
10	Eritrea	4,629	1.6
	Top 10 Total	186,375	62.9
	Other	109,971	37.1
	Total	296,346	100

Permanent Residents Admitted in 2015, by Top 10 Source Countries^[9]^[3]^[38]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	Philippines	50,846	18.7
2	India	39,530	14.5
3	China^[a]	19,532	7.2
4	Iran	11,669	4.3
5	Pakistan	11,329	4.2
6	Syria	9,853	3.6
7	United States	7,522	3.0
8	France	5,807	2.0
9	United Kingdom^[b]	5,451	2.0
10	Nigeria	4,133	2.0
Top 10 Total		165,672	61.5
Other		106,173	38.5
Total		271,845	100

Permanent Residents admitted in 2011, by top 10 source countries^[9]^[39]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	Philippines	34,991	14.1%
2	China^[a]	28,696	11.5%
3	India	24,965	10%
4	United States	8,829	3.5%
5	Iran	6,840	2.7%
6	United Kingdom^[b]	6,550	2.6%
7	Haiti	6,208	2.5%
8	Pakistan	6,073	2.4%
9	France	5,867	2.4%
10	United Arab Emirates	5,223	2.1%
	Top 10 Total	134,242	54%
	Remaining Total	114,506	46%
	Total	248,748	100%

1950s

Permanent Residents admitted in 1959^[8]^[28]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	Italy	25,655	24%
2	United Kingdom^[b]	18,222	17%
3	Other Europe	12,061	11.3%
4	United States	11,338	10.6%
5	West Germany	10,423	9.7%
6	Netherlands	5,243	4.9%
7	Greece	4,867	4.6%
8	Portugal	4,080	3.8%
9	France	2,153	2%
10	Hong Kong	2,018	1.9%
11	South America	1,750	1.6%
12	Australasia	1,512	1.4%
13	Israel	1,490	1.4%
14	Caribbean	1,369	1.3%
15	Switzerland	855	0.8%
16	Yugoslavia	958	0.9%
17	India	585	0.5%
18	China	519	0.5%
19	Other Africa	436	0.4%
20	Lebanon	377	0.4%
21	Other Asia	317	0.3%
22	South Africa	287	0.3%
23	Egypt	120	0.1%
24	Pakistan	62	0.1%
25	Other North America	160	0.1%
26	Others^[I]	71	0.1%
Total	-	106,928	100%

Permanent Residents admitted in 1958^[8]^[28]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	Italy	27,043	21.7%
2	United Kingdom^[b]	24,777	19.8%
3	Other Europe	17,288	13.8%
4	West Germany	13,888	11.1%
5	United States	10,846	8.7%
6	Netherlands	7,420	5.9%
7	Greece	5,190	4.2%
8	France	2,727	2.2%
9	Australasia	2,344	1.9%
10	South America	2,168	1.7%
11	Portugal	1,938	1.6%
12	Hong Kong	1,752	1.4%
13	Caribbean	1,360	1.1%
14	Switzerland	1,024	0.8%
15	Yugoslavia	984	0.8%
16	China	894	0.7%
17	Other Africa	872	0.7%
18	Israel	531	0.4%
19	South Africa	367	0.3%
20	Other Asia	347	0.3%
21	India	325	0.3%
22	Lebanon	312	0.2%
23	Other North America	159	0.1%
24	Egypt	116	0.1%
25	Pakistan	62	0%
26	Others^[I]	117	0.1%
Total	-	124,851	100%

Permanent Residents admitted in 1957^[8]^[28]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United Kingdom^[b]	108,989	38.6%
2	Other Europe	61,847	21.9%
3	West Germany	28,430	10.1%
4	Italy	27,740	9.8%
5	Netherlands	11,934	4.2%
6	United States	11,008	3.9%
7	France	5,869	2.1%
8	Greece	5,460	1.9%
9	Portugal	4,423	1.6%
10	Australasia	3,345	1.2%
11	South America	2,376	0.8%
12	Other Africa	2,085	0.7%
13	Switzerland	1,800	0.6%
14	Caribbean	1,414	0.5%
15	Yugoslavia	1,048	0.4%
16	Hong Kong	866	0.3%
17	China	856	0.3%
18	Israel	482	0.2%
19	South Africa	464	0.2%
20	Egypt	421	0.1%
21	Lebanon	401	0.1%
22	Other Asia	370	0.1%
23	Other North America	172	0.1%
24	India	186	0.1%
25	Pakistan	83	0%
26	Others^[I]	95	0%
Total	-	282,164	100%

Permanent Residents admitted in 1956^[8]^[28]
Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United Kingdom^[b]	50,390	30.6%
2	Italy	27,739	16.8%
3	West Germany	26,061	15.8%
4	Other Europe	21,113	12.8%
5	United States	9,777	5.9%
6	Netherlands	7,792	4.7%
7	Greece	4,986	3%
8	France	3,809	2.3%
9	Australasia	1,924	1.2%
10	Portugal	1,697	1%
11	South America	1,551	0.9%
12	China	1,516	0.9%
13	Switzerland	1,514	0.9%
14	Caribbean	1,245	0.8%
15	Hong Kong	615	0.4%
16	Other Africa	543	0.3%
17	Lebanon	454	0.3%
18	Yugoslavia	453	0.3%
19	South Africa	342	0.2%
20	Other Asia	339	0.2%
21	Israel	309	0.2%
22	India	254	0.2%
23	Egypt	194	0.1%
24	Other North America	106	0.1%
25	Pakistan	50	0%
26	Others^[I]	84	0.1%
Total	-	164,857	100%

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 'n.e.s.' – not elsewhere specified.

1910s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1917 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	61,389	81.45%
United Kingdom^[b]	8,282	10.99%
Japan	648	0.86%
China	393	0.52%
Others	4,662	6.19%
Total	75,374^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1916 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	36,937	76.1%
United Kingdom^[b]	8,664	17.85%
Japan	401	0.83%
China	89	0.18%
India	1	0.002%
Others	2,445	5.04%
Total	48,537^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1915 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	59,779	41.29%
United Kingdom^[b]	43,276	29.89%
China	1,258	0.87%
Japan	592	0.41%
Others	39,884	27.55%
Total	144,789^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1914 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom^[b]	142,622	37.06%
United States	107,530	27.94%
China	5,512	1.43%
Japan	856	0.22%
India	88	0.02%
Others	128,270	33.33%
Total	384,878^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1913 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom^[b]	150,542	37.41%
United States	139,009	34.54%
China	7,445	1.85%
Japan	724	0.18%
India	5	0.001%
Others	104,707	26.02%
Total	402,432^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1912 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom^[b]	138,121	38.99%
United States	133,710	37.75%
China	6,581	1.86%
Japan	765	0.22%
India	3	0.001%
Others	75,057	21.19%
Total	354,237^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1911 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom^[b]	123,013	39.54%
United States	121,451	39.04%
China	5,320	1.71%
Japan	437	0.14%
India	5	0.002%
Others	60,858	19.56%
Total	311,084^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1910 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	103,798	49.71%
United Kingdom^[b]	59,790	28.64%
China	2,302	1.1%
Japan	271	0.13%
India	10	0.005%
Others	42,623	20.41%
Total	208,794^[c]	100%

1900s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1909 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	59,832	40.73%
United Kingdom^[b]	52,901	36.01%
China	2,106	1.43%
Japan	495	0.34%
India	6	0.004%
Others	31,568	21.49%
Total	146,908^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1908 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom^[b]	120,182	45.79%
United States	58,312	22.22%
Japan	7,601	2.9%
India	2,623	1%
China	2,234	0.85%
Others	71,517	27.25%
Total	262,469^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (June 1906-March 1907)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom^[b]	55,791	44.75%
United States	34,659	27.8%
India	2,124	1.7%
Japan	2,042	1.64%
China	291	0.23%
Others	29,760	23.87%
Total	124,667^[d]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1906 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom^[b]	86,796	45.91%
United States	57,796	30.57%
Japan	1,922	1.02%
India	387	0.2%
China	168	0.09%
Others	41,995	22.21%
Total	189,064^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1905 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	43,543	29.77%
United Kingdom^[b]	65,359	44.69%
China	77	0.05%
Japan	354	0.24%
India	45	0.03%
Others	36,888	25.22%
Total	146,266^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1904 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom^[b]	50,374	38.65%
United States	45,171	34.66%
China	4,847	3.72%
Others	29,939	22.97%
Total	130,331^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1903 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	49,473	38.54%
United Kingdom^[b]	41,792	32.56%
China	5,329	4.15%
Others	31,770	24.75%
Total	128,364^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1902 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	26,388	39.16%
United Kingdom^[b]	16,947	25.15%
Austria-Hungary^[e]	7,918	11.75%
Italy	3,828	5.68%
China	3,587	5.32%
Russian Empire^[f]	2,467	3.66%
Finland	1,292	1.92%
Syria-Lebanon	1,066	1.58%
German Empire	1,048	1.56%
Norway	1,015	1.51%
Sweden	1,013	1.5%
Romania	551	0.82%
France	431	0.64%
Ireland	312	0.46%
Iceland	260	0.39%
Belgium	223	0.33%
Denmark	163	0.24%
Greece	161	0.24%
Armenia	112	0.17%
Netherlands	35	0.05%
Switzerland	17	0.03%
Australia	11	0.02%
Bulgaria	1	0%
Others	2,032	3.02%
Total	67,379^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1901 fiscal year)^[40]^[41]^[42]^{: 102–112}
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	18,055	36.74%
United Kingdom^[b]	11,740	23.89%
Austria-Hungary^[e]	5,476	11.14%
Italy	4,710	9.58%
China	2,544	5.18%
Russian Empire^[f]	1,044	2.12%
German Empire	984	2%
Iceland	912	1.86%
Finland	682	1.39%
Sweden	485	0.99%
Syria-Lebanon	464	0.94%
France	360	0.73%
Norway	265	0.54%
Romania	152	0.31%
Belgium	132	0.27%
Denmark	88	0.18%
Greece	81	0.16%
Ireland	70	0.14%
Armenia	62	0.13%
Switzerland	30	0.06%
Netherlands	25	0.05%
Serbia	23	0.05%
Japan	6	0.01%
Australia	3	0.01%
Others	3,256	6.62%
Total	49,149^[c]	100%

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (January-June 1900)^[40]^[41]
Country	Number	Percentage
United States	8,543	35.75%
United Kingdom^[b]	5,141	21.51%
Others	10,211	42.73%
Total	23,895^[g]	100%

1860s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1865)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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)^[43]
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%

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Officially, the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (listed separately).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Officially, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Includes: Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland, Crown Colonies, and British Overseas Territories.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Total figures indicated detail fiscal year and not calendar year.
^ Incomplete figures as data for fiscal year cut short; nine months ended March 31.
^ ^a ^b Including Austria, Hungary, Bukovina, and Galicia.
^ ^a ^b Including Russia, Poland, and Ruthenia.
^ Incomplete figures; data for six months from January to June, inclusive.

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