Canada immigration statistics explained

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, 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.^[1]

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). 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
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
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
1868	3,511,000	12,800
1869	3,565,000	18,600
1870	3,625,000	24,700
1871	3,689,000	27,800
1872	3,754,000	36,600
1873	3,826,000	50,100
1874	3,895,000	39,400
1875	3,954,000	27,400
1876	4,009,000	25,600
1877	4,064,000	27,100
1878	4,120,000	29,800
1879	4,185,000	40,500
1880	4,255,000	38,500
1881	4,325,000	48,000
1882	4,375,000	112,500
1883	4,430,000	133,600
1884	4,487,000	103,800
1885	4,537,000	79,200
1886	4,580,000	69,200
1887	4,626,000	84,500
1888	4,678,000	88,800
1889	4,729,000	91,600
1890	4,779,000	75,100
1891	4,833,000	82,200
1892	4,883,000	31,000
1893	4,931,000	29,600
1894	4,979,000	20,800
1895	5,026,000	18,800
1896	5,074,000	16,800
1897	5,122,000	21,700

Annual immigration statistics
1898 to 1943

Year	Total population	Number of immigrants	Immigration rate
1898	5,175,000	31,900
1899	5,235,000	44,500
1900	5,301,000	41,700
1901	5,371,000	55,700
1902	5,494,000	89,100
1903	5,651,000	138,700
1904	5,827,000	131,300
1905	6,002,000	141,500
1906	6,097,000	211,700
1907	6,411,000	272,400
1908	6,625,000	143,300
1909	6,800,000	173,700
1910	6,988,000	286,800
1911	7,207,000	331,300
1912	7,389,000	375,800
1913	7,632,000	400,900
1914	7,879,000	150,500
1915	7,981,000	36,700
1916	8,001,000	55,900
1917	8,060,000	72,900
1918	8,148,000	41,800
1919	8,311,000	107,700
1920	8,556,000	138,800
1921	8,788,000	91,700
1922	8,919,000	64,200
1923	9,010,000	133,700
1924	9,143,000	124,200
1925	9,294,000	84,900
1926	9,451,000	135,100
1927	9,637,000	158,900
1928	9,835,000	166,800
1929	10,029,000	165,000
1930	10,208,000	104,800
1931	10,377,000	27,500
1932	10,510,000	20,600
1933	10,633,000	14,400
1934	10,741,000	12,500
1935	10,845,000	11,300
1936	10,950,000	11,600
1937	11,045,000	15,100
1938	11,152,000	17,200
1939	11,267,000	17,000
1940	11,381,000	11,300
1941	11,507,000	9,300
1942	11,654,000	7,600
1943	11,795,000	8,500

Annual immigration statistics
1944 to 1985

Year	Total population	Number of immigrants	Immigration rate
1944	11,946,000	12,800
1945	12,072,000	22,700
1946	12,292,000	71,700
1947	12,551,000	64,100
1948	12,823,000	125,400
1949	13,447,000	95,200
1950	13,712,000	73,900
1951	14,009,000	194,400
1952	14,459,000	164,500
1953	14,845,000	168,900
1954	15,287,000	154,200
1955	15,698,000	109,900
1956	16,081,000	164,900
1957	16,610,000	282,200
1958	17,080,000	124,900
1959	17,483,000	106,900
1960	17,870,000	104,100
1961	18,238,000	71,700
1962	18,583,000	74,600
1963	18,931,000	93,200
1964	19,291,000	112,600
1965	19,644,000	146,800
1966	20,015,000	194,700
1967	20,378,000	222,900
1968	20,701,000	184,000
1969	21,001,000	161,500
1970	21,297,000	147,700
1971	21,962,032	121,900
1972	22,218,463	122,000
1973	22,491,777	184,200
1974	22,807,969	218,500
1975	23,143,275	187,900
1976	23,449,808	149,400
1977	23,725,843	114,900
1978	23,963,203	86,300
1979	24,201,544	112,100
1980	24,515,667	143,100
1981	24,819,915	128,600
1982	25,116,942	121,200
1983	25,366,451	89,200
1984	25,607,053	88,300
1985	25,842,116	84,300

Annual immigration statistics
1986 to 2022

Year	Total population	Number of immigrants	Immigration rate
1986	26,100,278	99,400
1987	26,446,601	152,100
1988	26,791,747	161,600
1989	27,276,781	191,600
1990	27,691,138	216,500
1991	28,037,420	232,800
1992	28,371,264	254,800
1993	28,684,764	256,600
1994	29,000,663	224,400
1995	29,302,311	212,900
1996	29,610,218	226,100
1997	29,905,948	216,000
1998	30,155,173	174,200
1999	30,401,286	190,000
2000	30,685,730	227,500
2001	31,020,902	250,600
2002	31,360,079	229,000
2003	31,644,028	221,300
2004	31,940,655	235,800
2005	32,243,753	262,200
2006	32,571,174	251,600
2007	32,889,025	236,800
2008	33,247,118	247,200
2009	33,628,895	252,200
2010	34,004,889	280,700
2011	34,339,328	248,700
2012	34,714,222	257,900
2013	35,082,954	259,000
2014	35,437,435	260,400
2015	35,702,908	271,850
2016	36,109,487	296,350
2017	36,545,236	286,480
2018	37,065,084	321,040
2019	37,601,230	341,180
2020	38,007,166	184,370
2021	38,226,498	405,330
2022	38,929,902	437,500
2023	40,097,761	471,550

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,^[2] 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.^{[3] [4] [5]} The number of visible ethno-cultural composition of population will double and make up the minority of the population of cities in Canada.^[6]

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%).^{[7] [8] [2]}

Proportion of immigrants in Canada! width=70

Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
	Canada	8,361,505
1	India	898,050
2	Philippines	719,575
3	China	715,830			Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
4	United Kingdom	464,140			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
6	Pakistan	234,105
7	Hong Kong	213,855			Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
8	Italy	204,065
9	Iran	182,940
10	Vietnam	182,090			Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
11	Jamaica	145,355
12	Korea, South	138,350			Officially the Republic of Korea.
13	Sri Lanka	136,240
14	Poland	135,030
15	Portugal	128,800
16	Germany	126,475
17	France	121,525
18	Haiti	99,940
19	Syria	97,590
20	Lebanon	95,725
21	Mexico	90,585
22	Romania	86,765
23	Guyana	85,530
24	Iraq	84,125
25	Russia	81,840
26	Morocco	81,775
27	Nigeria	81,290
28	Ukraine	81,135
29	Colombia	80,570
30	Algeria	79,665
31	Netherlands	75,830
32	Egypt	73,705
33	Bangladesh	70,090
34	Taiwan	65,360
35	Trinidad and Tobago	65,040
36	Afghanistan	62,455
37	Greece	54,715
38	South Africa	51,590
39	El Salvador	49,445
40	Brazil	48,450
41	Ethiopia	41,715
42	Croatia	36,680
43	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35,925
44	Turkey	35,270
45	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	33,115
46	Somalia	32,500
47	Serbia	31,925			Excludes Kosovo.
48	Peru	31,415
49	Hungary	31,045
50	Japan	30,875
51	Saudi Arabia	29,585
52	United Arab Emirates	29,405
53	Israel	29,395
54	Ireland	29,300			Also known as the Republic of Ireland
55	Kenya	29,230
56	Cameroon	28,755
57	Chile	27,755
58	Venezuela	27,315
59	Ghana	25,755
60	Australia	25,200			Includes Norfolk Island.
61	Malaysia	25,060
62	Fiji	24,715
63	Tunisia	24,425
64	Cambodia	23,070
65	Tanzania	21,595
66	Moldova	20,070
67	Cuba	19,545
68	Czech Republic	19,545
69	Argentina	19,530
70	Nepal	19,375
71	Bulgaria	19,170
72	Ivory Coast	18,860
73	Belgium	18,655
74	Switzerland	18,190
75	Mauritius	18,140
76	Guatemala	18,030
77	Albania	17,825
78	Kuwait	17,655
79	Jordan	17,525
80	Thailand	17,415
81	Ecuador	16,320
82	Indonesia	16,025
83	Sudan	16,025
84	Uganda	15,120
85	Kazakhstan	13,965
86	Laos	13,955
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	13,935
88	Austria	13,835
89	Barbados	13,665
90	Dominican Republic	13,360
91	Burundi	13,050
92	Slovakia	12,955
93	Singapore	12,560
94	Belarus	12,190
95	Zimbabwe	12,050
96	Spain	11,510
97	Denmark	11,000
98	Nicaragua	10,730
99	New Zealand	10,675
100	North Macedonia	10,195
101	Senegal	10,045
102	Grenada	9,895
103	Myanmar	9,230
104	Honduras	8,980
105	Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip)	8,960			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
107	Finland	8,420
108	Libya	8,300
109	Rwanda	7,950
110	Uzbekistan	7,075
111	Slovenia	6,935
112	Saint Lucia	6,730
113	Sweden	6,680
114	Uruguay	6,435
115	Malta	6,305
116	Guinea	6,205
117	Paraguay	6,080
118	South Sudan	5,995
119	Macao	5,320
120	Azerbaijan	5,205
121	Latvia	5,075
122	Armenia	5,065
123	Lithuania	4,930
124	Togo	4,885
125	Yemen	4,695
126	Costa Rica	4,655
127	Brunei Darussalam	4,525
128	Madagascar	4,295
129	Qatar	4,110
130	Cyprus	4,105
131	Bhutan	3,990
132	Kyrgyzstan	3,940
133	Benin	3,885
134	Norway	3,850
135	Bolivia	3,840
136	Angola	3,510
137	Zambia	3,475
138	Georgia	3,305
139	Djibouti	3,245
140	Sierra Leone	3,120
141	Congo, Republic of the	3,070
142	Burkina Faso	2,935
143	Dominica	2,900
144	Mali	2,835
145	Bahrain	2,810
146	Panama	2,805
147	Liberia	2,645
148	Estonia	2,600
149	Antigua and Barbuda	2,435
150	Oman	2,240
	Total immigrants	8,361,505

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%).

Proportion of immigrants in Canada! width=70

Proportion of Canadian population	Notes
N/A	Canada	7,540,830	N/A
1	India	668,565
2	China	649,260			Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
3	Philippines	588,305
4	United Kingdom	499,120			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
6	Italy	236,635
7	Hong Kong	208,935			Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
8	Pakistan	202,255
9	Vietnam	169,250			Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
10	Iran	154,420
11	Poland	146,470
12	Germany	145,840
13	Portugal	139,450
14	Jamaica	138,345
15	Sri Lanka	131,995
16	Korea, South	123,305			Officially the Republic of Korea.
17	France	105,570
18	Haiti	93,485
19	Romania	90,310
20	Lebanon	88,740
21	Netherlands	88,475
22	Guyana	87,680
23	Mexico	80,590
24	Russia	78,685
25	Ukraine	73,030
26	Colombia	70,040
27	Morocco	69,655
28	Iraq	68,490
29	Trinidad and Tobago	65,035
30	Algeria	64,625
31	Egypt	64,620
32	Taiwan	63,770
33	Greece	62,715
34	Bangladesh	58,735
35	Syria	52,955
36	Afghanistan	51,960
37	El Salvador	48,075
38	South Africa	44,660
39	Nigeria	42,430
40	Croatia	40,040
41	Hungary	36,825
42	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36,135
43	Serbia	33,320			Excludes Kosovo.
44	Ethiopia	32,790
45	Peru	29,615
46	Brazil	29,315
47	Ireland	28,320			Also known as the Republic of Ireland
48	Japan	27,245
49	Somalia	27,230
50	Kenya	27,150
51	Israel	26,735
52	Turkey	26,710
53	Chile	26,705
54	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	25,655
55	Fiji	24,660
56	Malaysia	23,785
57	Cambodia	23,320
58	Ghana	22,910
59	Australia	21,115			Includes Norfolk Island.
60	Czech Republic	21,065
61	United Arab Emirates	20,990
62	Venezuela	20,775
63	Tanzania	20,600
64	Saudi Arabia	20,080
65	Argentina	19,430
66	Switzerland	19,040
67	Belgium	18,935
68	Bulgaria	18,635
69	Cameroon	18,570
70	Cuba	17,850
71	Moldova	17,605
72	Tunisia	17,435
73	Guatemala	17,275
74	Mauritius	15,900
75	Austria	15,845
76	Albania	15,365
77	Kuwait	15,235
78	Thailand	15,075
79	Eritrea	15,010
80	Ecuador	14,965
81	Laos	14,475
82	Slovakia	14,410
83	Nepal	14,390
84	Indonesia	14,280
85	Barbados	14,095
86	Jordan	13,295
87	Uganda	13,210
88	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	12,945
89	Denmark	12,515
90	Kazakhstan	12,450
91	Singapore	11,820
92	Ivory Coast	11,325			Also known as Côte d'Ivoire.
93	Belarus	11,190
94	Sudan	10,820
95	Spain	10,700
96	Dominican Republic	10,605
97	Zimbabwe	10,495
98	Macedonia	10,300			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
100	New Zealand	9,880			Includes Niue and Tokelau.
101	Nicaragua	9,865
102	Finland	9,525
103	Burundi	8,470
104	Myanmar	8,215			Also known as Burma.
105	Slovenia	8,210
106	Palestine, West Bank and Gaza Strip	8,210			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
108	Kosovo	7,610
109	Senegal	7,515
110	Malta	7,465
111	Paraguay	7,305
112	Sweden	6,630
113	Uruguay	6,535
114	Uzbekistan	6,385
115	Libya	6,300
116	Rwanda	6,105
117	St. Lucia	6,100
118	Latvia	5,875
119	Macau	5,750			Officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of China.
120	South Sudan	5,540
121	Guinea	5,190
122	Lithuania	4,980
123	Brunei	4,485
124	Bolivia	4,400
125	Bhutan	4,250
126	Armenia	4,165
127	Cyprus	4,020
128	Costa Rica	3,950
129	Norway	3,885
130	Azerbaijan	3,845
131	Zambia	3,715
132	Madagascar	3,555
133	Togo	3,350
134	Estonia	3,200
135	Angola	3,120
136	Sierra Leone	3,040
137	Kyrgyzstan	2,980
138	Yemen	2,960
139	Dominica	2,775
140	Benin	2,760
141	Panama	2,620
142	Georgia	2,570
143	Qatar	2,485
144	Liberia	2,480
145	Congo, Republic of the	2,460
146	Bahrain	2,390
147	Antigua and Barbuda	2,310
148	Djibouti	2,235
149	St. Kitts and Nevis	2,105
150	Mali	2,095
151	Belize	1,995
152	Burkina Faso	1,980
153	Montenegro	1,865
154	Bermuda	1,845
155	Bahamas	1,635
156	Chad	1,595
157	Oman	1,540
158	Mongolia	1,420
159	Tajikistan	1,310
160	Mozambique	1,255
161	Gabon	1,080
162	Central African Republic	1,055
163	Suriname	1,050
164	Namibia	1,035
164	Others	1,035			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
167	Niger	1,030
168	Mauritania	905
169	Botswana	850
170	Korea, North	North Korea	780			Officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
171	Luxembourg	675
172	Malawi	670
173	Gambia	665
174	Martinique	640
175	Montserrat	610
176	Iceland	590
177	Aruba	580
178	Guadeloupe	515
179	Puerto Rico	505
180	Turkmenistan	500
181	Curaçao	470
182	Isle of Man	415
183	Eswatini	400
184	Jersey	360
185	Réunion	295
186	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	290
187	French Guiana	280
188	Cayman Islands	270
189	Papua New Guinea	235
190	New Caledonia	220
191	Guernsey	195
192	French Polynesia	185
192	Sint Maarten	185			Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
194	Cape Verde	170
195	Gibraltar	160
196	Samoa	155
197	Comoros	140
197	Tonga	140
199	Northern Mariana Islands	120
200	Guinea-Bissau	110
200	Monaco	110
202	Lesotho	105
203	Virgin Islands, United States	90
204	Virgin Islands, British	85
205	Liechtenstein	65
206	Anguilla	60
206	Equatorial Guinea	60
206	Turks and Caicos Islands	60
209	Greenland	55
210	Maldives	50
211	Solomon Islands	40
212	Faroe Islands	35
213	Guam	30
213	Palau	30
213	Vanuatu	30
216	Bonaire	25
216	Nauru	25
216	São Tomé and Príncipe	25
216	East Timor	25			Also known as Timor-Leste.
220	Andorra	20
220	Kiribati	20
220	Marshall Islands	20
223	Falkland Islands	10
223	Micronesia, Federated States of	10
223	Saint Barthélemy	10
223	St. Helena	10			Officially Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
223	Wallis and Futuna	10
223	Åland Islands	10
	Total immigrants	7,540,830

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).

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
1	India	547,890
2	China	545,535			Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
3	United Kingdom	537,040			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
5	United States	263,475
6	Italy	256,825
7	Hong Kong	205,430			Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
8	Vietnam	165,125			Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
9	Pakistan	156,860
10	Germany	152,345
11	Poland	152,290
12	Portugal	138,520
13	Sri Lanka	132,130
14	Jamaica	126,035
15	Iran	120,685
16	Korea, South	112,400			Officially the Republic of Korea.
17	Netherlands	98,510
18	France	90,440
19	Guyana	87,945
20	Haiti	80,100
21	Mexico	69,695
22	Romania	82,595
23	Lebanon	81,105
24	Russia	73,030
25	Trinidad and Tobago	67,205
26	Taiwan	66,455
27	Greece	66,475
28	Ukraine	65,455
29	Colombia	60,555
30	Morocco	56,275
31	Algeria	51,085
32	Egypt	49,935
33	Iraq	49,515
34	Bangladesh	45,320
35	El Salvador	43,655
36	South Africa	40,550
37	Afghanistan	40,945
38	Croatia	40,010
29	Hungary	38,985
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35,885
41	Serbia	32,600			Excludes Kosovo.
42	Nigeria	27,625
43	Ireland	28,040			Also known as the Republic of Ireland
44	Peru	26,715
45	Japan	25,805
46	Brazil	24,660
47	Ethiopia	24,535
48	Kenya	24,510
49	Somalia	22,800
50	Syria	22,725
	Total immigrants	6,775,765

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%).

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
1	United Kingdom	579,620			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			Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
3	India	443,690
4	Philippines	303,195
5	Italy	296,850
6	United States	250,535
7	Hong Kong	215,430			Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
8	Germany	171,405
9	Poland	170,490
10	Vietnam	160,170			Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
11	Portugal	150,390
12	Pakistan	133,280
13	Jamaica	123,420
14	Netherlands	111,990
15	Sri Lanka	105,670
16	Korea, South	98,395			Officially the Republic of Korea.
17	Iran	92,090
18	Guyana	87,195
19	Romania	82,645
20	France	79,550
21	Lebanon	75,275
22	Greece	73,125
23	Trinidad and Tobago	65,540
24	Taiwan	65,205
25	Russia	64,130
26	Haiti	63,350
27	Ukraine	59,460
28	Mexico	49,925
29	Hungary	45,940
30	El Salvador	42,780
31	Egypt	40,575
32	Croatia	39,250
33	Colombia	39,145
34	Morocco	39,055
35	South Africa	38,305
36	Yugoslavia, n.o.s	37,205			The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' Includes persons who reported 'Yugoslavia.'
37	Afghanistan	36,165
38	Iraq	33,545
39	Bangladesh	33,230
40	Algeria	32,255
41	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28,730
42	Chile	26,505
43	Serbia & Montenegro	25,465
44	Fiji	24,390
45	Kenya	22,475
46	Ireland	22,370			Also known as the Republic of Ireland
47	Peru	22,080
48	Czech Republic	22,030
49	Malaysia	21,885
50	Japan	21,705
51	Turkey	21,580
52	Israel	21,320
53	Austria	20,795
54	Belgium	20,215
55	Cambodia	20,190
56	Switzerland	19,955
57	Tanzania	19,765
58	Ethiopia	19,715
59	Somalia	19,515
60	Ghana	18,830
	Total immigrants	6,775,765

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%).

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
1	United Kingdom	605,995			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			Officially the People's Republic of China. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau (included in this table below).
3	Italy	315,455
4	India	314,690
5	United States	237,920
6	Hong Kong	235,620			Officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
7	Philippines	232,670
8	Poland	180,415
9	Germany	174,070
10	Portugal	153,535
11	Vietnam	148,405			Many from the former Republic of Vietnam
12	Yugoslavia	145,380			Serbia: 63,875 Croatia: 39,375 Bosnia: 25,665 Slovenia: 9,250 Macedonia: 7,215
13	Soviet Union	141,960			Ukrainian SSR: 51,610 Russian SFSR: 48,425 Baltic: 20,905 Other: 21,020
14	Jamaica	120,210
15	Netherlands	117,690
16	Sri Lanka	87,305
17	Guyana	83,535
18	Pakistan	79,310
19	Greece	75,765
20	Iran	71,985
21	Korea	70,635			Includes South Korea and North Korea.
22	France	69,460
23	Lebanon	67,225
24	Taiwan	67,095
25	Trinidad and Tobago	64,145
26	Romania	60,165
27	Haiti	52,625
28	Hungary	48,715
29	Scandinavia	45,165			Denmark: 17,805 Finland: 14,030 Sweden: 6,810 Norway: 6,105 Iceland: 415
30	Czechoslovakia	39,760
31	El Salvador	38,460
32	Mexico	36,225
33	Egypt	35,975
34	South Africa	34,990
35	Ireland	25,850			Also known as the Republic of Ireland
36	Iraq	25,830
37	Morocco	24,640
38	Chile	24,495
39	Fiji	22,340
40	Austria	22,135
41	Bangladesh	21,595
42	Afghanistan	21,710
43	Malaysia	20,420
44	Switzerland	20,020
45	Kenya	19,815
46	Belgium	19,760
47	Tanzania	19,315
48	Algeria	19,095
49	Cambodia	18,745
50	Somalia	18,635
51	Japan	17,625
52	Peru	17,125
53	Turkey	16,410
54	Ghana	16,145
55	Israel	15,995
56	Syria	15,680
57	Colombia	15,505
58	Barbados	14,650
59	Laos	14,110
60	Ethiopia	13,710
	Total immigrants	5,448,480

1971 census

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
1	United Kingdom	933,040			Includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
2	Italy	385,755
3	United States	309,640
4	Germany	211,060
5	USSR	160,120
6	Poland	160,040
7	Netherlands	133,525
8	Austria & Hungary	108,945
9	Other Europe	85,550
10	Greece	78,780
11	Yugoslavia	78,285
12	Scandinavia	60,210			Excluding Finland
13	China	57,150
14	Other British Commonwealth	56,975
15	British West Indies	55,145
16	Other Asia	52,795
17	France	51,655
18	India & Pakistan	43,645
19	Czechoslovakia	43,100
20	Ireland	38,490
21	Belgium	25,770
22	Finland	24,930
23	Romania	24,405
24	Australia	14,335
25	Switzerland	13,895
26	Japan	9,485
27	Other countries	78,800
	Total immigrants	3,295,535

1961 census

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
1	United Kingdom	967,742			England & Wales: 662,102 Scotland: 244,052 Northern Ireland: 61,588
2	United States	283,908
3	Italy	258,071
4	Germany	189,131
5	USSR	186,653
6	Poland	171,467
7	Austria & Hungary	143,092
8	Netherlands	135,033
9	Scandinavia	74,616			Excluding Finland
10	Yugoslavia	50,826
11	Other British Commonwealth	40,832			Also includes Lesser Isles.
12	Greece	38,017
13	China	36,724
14	France	36,103
15	Czechoslovakia	35,743
16	Ireland	30,889
17	Finland	29,467
18	Belgium	28,253
19	Romania	27,011
20	Other Europe	22,305
21	Other Asia	14,240
22	Switzerland	11,381
23	India & Pakistan	9,028
24	Japan	6,797
25	Other countries	16,934
	Total immigrants	2,844,263

1951 census

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
1	United Kingdom	910,579			England & Wales: 627,551 Scotland: 226,343 Northern Ireland: 56,685
2	United States	282,010
3	USSR	188,292
4	Poland	164,474
5	Austria & Hungary	70,527
6	Scandinavia	64,522			Excluding Finland
7	Italy	57,789
8	Germany	42,693
9	Netherlands	41,457
10	Czechoslovakia	29,546
11	China	24,166
12	Ireland	24,110
13	Finland	22,035
14	Yugoslavia	20,912
15	Romania	19,733
16	Other British Commonwealth	18,536			Also includes Lesser Isles.
17	Belgium	17,251
18	France	15,650
19	Greece	8,594
20	Other Europe	7,619
21	Other Asia	6,740
22	Switzerland	6,414
23	Japan	6,239
24	India & Pakistan	3,934
25	Other countries	6,089
	Total immigrants	2,059,911

1941 census

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
1	United Kingdom	914,986			England & Wales: 635,221 Scotland: 279,765
2	United States	312,473
3	Poland	155,400
4	USSR	124,402
5	Ireland	86,126			Also includes Northern Ireland.
6	Austria & Hungary	82,526
7	Scandinavia	72,473			Excluding Finland
8	Other British Commonwealth	43,222			Also includes Newfoundland and Lesser Isles.
9	Italy	40,432
10	China	29,095
11	Germany	28,479
12	Romania	28,454
13	Czechoslovakia	25,564
14	Finland	24,387
15	Yugoslavia	17,416
16	Belgium	14,773
17	France	13,795
18	Netherlands	9,923
19	Japan	9,462
20	Other Asia	5,886
21	Greece	5,871
22	Switzerland	5,505
23	India	4,376
24	Other Europe	4,305
25	Other countries	3,512
	Total immigrants	2,017,902

1931 census

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
1	United Kingdom	1,031,398			England: 723,864 Scotland: 279,765 Wales: 22,348 Lesser Isles: 5,421
2	United States	344,574
3	Poland	171,169
4	USSR	133,869			Russian SFSR: 114,406 Ukrainian SSR: 13,759 Lithuanian SSR: 5,704
5	Ireland	107,544			Also includes Northern Ireland.
6	Scandinavia	90,042			Sweden: 34,415 Norway: 32,679 Denmark: 17,217 Iceland: 5,731
7	Italy	42,578
8	China	42,037
9	Romania	40,322
10	Germany	39,163
11	Austria	37,391
12	Finland	30,354
13	Hungary	28,523
14	Newfoundland	26,410
15	Czechoslovakia	22,835
16	Yugoslavia	17,110
17	Belgium	17,033
18	France	16,756
19	Japan	12,261
20	Netherlands	10,736
21	Switzerland	6,076
22	Greece	5,579
23	India	4,672
24	West Indies	4,537
25	Syria	3,953
26	Australia	3,565
27	Other Europe	2,887
28	Other British Commonwealth	2,304
29	South Africa	2,235
30	Bulgaria	1,467
31	New Zealand	1,434
32	South America	1,296
33	Turkey	921
34	Other Asia	803
35	At Sea	731
36	Armenia	633
37	Spain	572
38	Other countries	1,755
	Total immigrants	2,307,525

1921 census

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
1	United Kingdom	931,820			England: 686,663 Scotland: 226,483 Wales: 13,779 Lesser Isles: 4,807 Other British Isles: 88
2	United States	373,024
3	Soviet Union & Poland	177,716			Russian SFSR: 101,055 Galicia: 36,025 Poland: 29,279 Ukrainian SSR: 11,357
4	Ireland	93,301
5	Germany & Austria	82,801			Austria: 57,535 Germany: 25,266
6	Scandinavia	64,795			Sweden: 27,700 Norway: 23,127 Denmark: 7,192 Iceland: 6,776
7	China	36,924
8	Italy	35,531
9	Newfoundland	23,107
10	Romania	22,779
11	France	19,249
12	Belgium	13,276
13	Finland	12,156
14	Japan	11,650
15	Hungary	7,493
16	Netherlands	5,828
17	West Indies	4,393
18	Czechoslovakia	4,322
19	Syria–Lebanon	3,879
20	India	3,848
21	Greece	3,769
22	Switzerland	3,479
23	Other Europe	3,183
24	Australia	2,855
25	Other British Commonwealth	2,755
26	Yugoslavia	1,946
27	South Africa	1,760
28	New Zealand	1,085
29	Bulgaria	1,005
30	Other Asia	782
31	At Sea	653
32	Turkey	401
33	Other countries	3,171
	Total immigrants	1,955,725

1911 census

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
	Total immigrants	1,586,961

1901 census

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
	Total immigrants	699,500

1891 census

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
	Total immigrants	643,871

1881 census

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
	Total immigrants	602,984

1871 census

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
	Total immigrants	594,207

Annual sources of immigration

2020s

The 471,550 permanent residents (immigrants) admitted in 2023 was alongside approximately 78,500 Ukrainians arriving during the year,^[9] the vast majority of which were not counted in the official immigration statistics for the year, instead arriving under temporary resident visas.

The 437,500 permanent residents (immigrants) admitted in 2022 was alongside approximately 137,800 Ukrainians arriving during the year,^[10] the vast majority of which were not counted in the official immigration statistics for the year, instead arriving under temporary resident visas.

2010s

Permanent Residents admitted in 2011, by top 10 source countries^[16]

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	Philippines	34,991
2	China	28,696
3	India	24,965
4	United States	8,829
5	Iran	6,840
6	United Kingdom	6,550
7	Haiti	6,208
8	Pakistan	6,073
9	France	5,867
10	United Arab Emirates	5,223
	Top 10 Total	134,242
	Remaining Total	114,506
	Total	248,748

1950s

Permanent Residents admitted in 1959

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	Italy	25,655
2	United Kingdom	18,222
3	Other Europe	12,061
4	United States	11,338
5	West Germany	10,423
6	Netherlands	5,243
7	Greece	4,867
8	Portugal	4,080
9	France	2,153
10	Hong Kong	2,018
11	South America	1,750
12	Australasia	1,512
13	Israel	1,490
14	Caribbean	1,369
15	Switzerland	855
16	Yugoslavia	958
17	India	585
18	China	519
19	Other Africa	436
20	Lebanon	377
21	Other Asia	317
22	South Africa	287
23	Egypt	120
24	Pakistan	62
25	Other North America	160
26	Others^[17]	71
Total	-	106,928

Permanent Residents admitted in 1958

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	Italy	27,043
2	United Kingdom	24,777
3	Other Europe	17,288
4	West Germany	13,888
5	United States	10,846
6	Netherlands	7,420
7	Greece	5,190
8	France	2,727
9	Australasia	2,344
10	South America	2,168
11	Portugal	1,938
12	Hong Kong	1,752
13	Caribbean	1,360
14	Switzerland	1,024
15	Yugoslavia	984
16	China	894
17	Other Africa	872
18	Israel	531
19	South Africa	367
20	Other Asia	347
21	India	325
22	Lebanon	312
23	Other North America	159
24	Egypt	116
25	Pakistan	62
26	Others^[18]	117
Total	-	124,851

Permanent Residents admitted in 1957

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United Kingdom	108,989
2	Other Europe	61,847
3	West Germany	28,430
4	Italy	27,740
5	Netherlands	11,934
6	United States	11,008
7	France	5,869
8	Greece	5,460
9	Portugal	4,423
10	Australasia	3,345
11	South America	2,376
12	Other Africa	2,085
13	Switzerland	1,800
14	Caribbean	1,414
15	Yugoslavia	1,048
16	Hong Kong	866
17	China	856
18	Israel	482
19	South Africa	464
20	Egypt	421
21	Lebanon	401
22	Other Asia	370
23	Other North America	172
24	India	186
25	Pakistan	83
26	Others^[19]	95
Total	-	282,164

Permanent Residents admitted in 1956^[20]

Rank	Country	Number	Percentage
1	United Kingdom	50,390
2	Italy	27,739
3	West Germany	26,061
4	Other Europe	21,113
5	United States	9,777
6	Netherlands	7,792
7	Greece	4,986
8	France	3,809
9	Australasia	1,924
10	Portugal	1,697
11	South America	1,551
12	China	1,516
13	Switzerland	1,514
14	Caribbean	1,245
15	Hong Kong	615
16	Other Africa	543
17	Lebanon	454
18	Yugoslavia	453
19	South Africa	342
20	Other Asia	339
21	Israel	309
22	India	254
23	Egypt	194
24	Other North America	106
25	Pakistan	50
26	Others^[21]	84
Total	-	164,857

1910s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1917 fiscal year)^{[22] [23]}

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	61,389
United Kingdom	8,282
Japan	648
China	393
Others	4,662
Total	75,374

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1916 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	36,937
United Kingdom	8,664
Japan	401
China	89
India	1
Others	2,445
Total	48,537

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1915 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	59,779
United Kingdom	43,276
China	1,258
Japan	592
Others	39,884
Total	144,789

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1914 fiscal year)^[24]

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom	142,622
United States	107,530
China	5,512
Japan	856
India	88
Others	128,270
Total	384,878

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1913 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom	150,542
United States	139,009
China	7,445
Japan	724
India	5
Others	104,707
Total	402,432

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1912 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom	138,121
United States	133,710
China	6,581
Japan	765
India	3
Others	75,057
Total	354,237

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1911 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom	123,013
United States	121,451
China	5,320
Japan	437
India	5
Others	60,858
Total	311,084

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1910 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	103,798
United Kingdom	59,790
China	2,302
Japan	271
India	10
Others	42,623
Total	208,794

1900s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1909 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	59,832
United Kingdom	52,901
China	2,106
Japan	495
India	6
Others	31,568
Total	146,908

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1908 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom	120,182
United States	58,312
Japan	7,601
India	2,623
China	2,234
Others	71,517
Total	262,469

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (June 1906-March 1907)

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom	55,791
United States	34,659
India	2,124
Japan	2,042
China	291
Others	29,760
Total	124,667

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1906 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom	86,796
United States	57,796
Japan	1,922
India	387
China	168
Others	41,995
Total	189,064

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1905 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	43,543
United Kingdom	65,359
China	77
Japan	354
India	45
Others	36,888
Total	146,266

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1904 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United Kingdom	50,374
United States	45,171
China	4,847
Others	29,939
Total	130,331

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1903 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	49,473
United Kingdom	41,792
China	5,329
Others	31,770
Total	128,364

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1902 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	26,388
United Kingdom	16,947
Austria-Hungary	7,918
Italy	3,828
China	3,587
Russian Empire	2,467
Finland	1,292
Syria-Lebanon	1,066
German Empire	1,048
Norway	1,015
Sweden	1,013
Romania	551
France	431
Ireland	312
Iceland	260
Belgium	223
Denmark	163
Greece	161
Armenia	112
Netherlands	35
Switzerland	17
Australia	11
Bulgaria	1
Others	2,032
Total	67,379

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1901 fiscal year)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	18,055
United Kingdom	11,740
Austria-Hungary	5,476
Italy	4,710
China	2,544
Russian Empire	1,044
German Empire	984
Iceland	912
Finland	682
Sweden	485
Syria-Lebanon	464
France	360
Norway	265
Romania	152
Belgium	132
Denmark	88
Greece	81
Ireland	70
Armenia	62
Switzerland	30
Netherlands	25
Serbia	23
Japan	6
Australia	3
Others	3,256
Total	49,149

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (January-June 1900)

Country	Number	Percentage
United States	8,543
United Kingdom	5,141
Others	10,211
Total	23,895

1860s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1865)^[25]

Country	Number	Percentage
England	9,296
Europe	4,770
Ireland	4,682
Scotland	2,601
Others	6
Total	21,355

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1864)

Country	Number	Percentage
Europe	7,453
England	5,013
Ireland	3,767
Scotland	2,914
Others
Total	19,147

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1863)

Country	Number	Percentage
England	6,317
Ireland	4,949
Europe	4,182
Scotland	3,959
Others	12
Total	19,419

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1862)

Country	Number	Percentage
Europe	7,728
England	6,877
Ireland	4,545
Scotland	2,979
Others	47
Total	22,176

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1861)

Country	Number	Percentage
Europe	10,618
England	7,780
Scotland	1,112
Ireland	413
Others
Total	19,923

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1860)

Country	Number	Percentage
England	6,481
Europe	2,314
Scotland	979
Ireland	376
Others
Total	10,150

1850s

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1859)

Country	Number	Percentage
England	4,846
Europe	2,722
Scotland	793
Ireland	417
Others
Total	8,778

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1858)

Country	Number	Percentage
England	6,441
Europe	3,578
Scotland	1,424
Ireland	1,153
Others	214
Total	12,810

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1857)

Country	Number	Percentage
England	15,471
Europe	11,368
Scotland	3,218
Ireland	2,016
Others	24
Total	32,097

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1856)

Country	Number	Percentage
England	10,353
Europe	7,343
Scotland	2,794
Ireland	1,688
Others	261
Total	22,439

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1855)

Country	Number	Percentage
England	6,754
Scotland	4,859
Europe	4,864
Ireland	4,106
Others	691
Total	21,274

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1854)

Country	Number	Percentage
England	18,175
Ireland	16,165
Europe	11,537
Scotland	6,446
Others	857
Total	53,180

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1853)

Country	Number	Percentage
Ireland	14,417
England	9,585
Europe	7,456
Scotland	4,745
Others	496
Total	36,699

Immigrant arrivals in Canada by country of birth (1852)

Country	Number	Percentage
Ireland	15,983
England	9,276
Europe	7,256
Scotland	5,477
Others	1,184
Total	39,176

See also

• Immigration to Canada
• History of immigration to Canada
• Population of Canada by year

Notes and References

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6. Web site: Parties prepare to battle for Immigrant votes. 14 March 2010. CTV News. Bell Media. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100316052329/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100314/Minority_Report_100314/20100314?hub=Canada. 2010-03-16. 2010-03-15.
7. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth and citizenship: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts . 2022-11-26 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
8. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population Canada Immigration, place of birth, and citizenship . 2022-11-26 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
9. Web site: Ukraine immigration measures: Key figures. Government of Canada. 30 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514002156/https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/ukraine-measures/key-figures.html . 10 June 2023. 14 May 2023 .
10. Web site: Ukraine immigration measures: Key figures. Government of Canada. 30 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102061942/https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/ukraine-measures/key-figures.html . 6 January 2023. 2 January 2023 .
11. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. "Table 2: Permanent Residents Admitted in 2019 by Top 10 Source Countries", 2020 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration. Canada.ca. .
12. Web site: Immigrants Flock To Canada, While U.S. Declines. Anderson. Stuart. 2020. Forbes. 16 April 2020.
13. Web site: 2018 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration. IRCC. 2018. Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada. Government of Canada. 22 December 2018.
14. Web site: 2017 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration. IRCC. 2017. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Government of Canada. Table 3: Permanent Residents Admitted in 2016, by Top 10 Source Countries. 21 July 2018.
15. Web site: Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration, 2016. IRCC. 2016. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Government of Canada. 5 May 2020.
16. Web site: Facts and figures 2011 – Immigration overview: Permanent and temporary residents. CIC. Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Government of Canada. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121230050756/http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/statistics/facts2011/permanent/10.asp. 2012-12-30. 2013-01-10.
17. 'n.e.s.' – not elsewhere specified.
18. 'n.e.s.' – not elsewhere specified.
19. 'n.e.s.' – not elsewhere specified.
20. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 4 September 2022 . Historical statistics of Canada, section A: Population and migration – ARCHIVED . 2022-09-04 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
21. 'n.e.s.' – not elsewhere specified.
22. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2009-02-12 . Number of immigrant arrivals in Canada, by fiscal year and place of origin, 1897 to 1917 . 2023-10-07 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
23. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2009-08-10 . Record of oriental immigrants, fiscal years ended 1901 to 1936 . 2023-10-07 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
24. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2017-10-11 . Canada Year Book 1913 . 2023-12-26 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
25. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2010-11-04 . Immigration, arrivals from 1852 to 1865 . 2023-12-26 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.