![]() ![]() Since then, this proportion has been continually rising, to 19.8% in the 2006 Census and 20.6% in the 2011 National Household Survey. The proportion of the foreign-born population was much lower from 1951 to 1991, when it ranged from 14.7% to 16.1%. This proportion is close to the 22.3% recorded during the 1921 Census, the highest level since Confederation. More than one in five Canadians are foreign-bornĪccording to the 2016 Census, there were 7,540,830 foreign-born individuals who came to Canada through the immigration process, representing over one-fifth (21.9%) of Canada's total population. The 2016 Census results released today show the various facets of diversity in Canada. In addition to contributing to the social and economic development of the country, immigrants and their descendants play a significant role in shaping and enriching the ethnic, cultural and linguistic composition of the Canadian population. More immigrants are settling in the Prairies and in the Atlantic provinces. Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal are still the place of residence of over half of all immigrants and recent immigrants to Canada. In 2016, the majority (61.8%) of newcomers were born in Asia. Asia (including the Middle East) remains, however, the top source continent of recent immigrants. The majority (60.3%) of these new immigrants were admitted under the economic category, 26.8% were admitted under the family class to join family already in the country, and 11.6% were admitted to Canada as refugees.įor the first time, Africa ranks second, ahead of Europe, as a source continent of recent immigrants to Canada, with a share of 13.4% in 2016. These recent immigrants represented 3.5% of Canada's total population in 2016. ![]() In 2016, Canada had 1,212,075 new immigrants who had permanently settled in Canada from 2011 to 2016. ![]() On Census Day, 21.9% of the population reported they were or had ever been a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada. Today, Statistics Canada is releasing results from the 2016 Census which provide a new national statistical portrait of immigration and ethnocultural diversity in Canada. ![]()
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