Immigration to Canada
Data on number of immigrants arriving in Canada is compiled annually by Citizenship and Immigration, Canada.
Total Immigration
By Region of Origin
Immigration to Canada - Total and Region of Origin
|
Year |
TOTAL |
USA |
ASIA |
EUROPE |
CARIB |
S.AMERICA |
AFRICA |
OCEANIA |
|
1860 |
6,276 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1861 |
13,589 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1862 |
18,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1863 |
21,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1864 |
24,779 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1865 |
18,958 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1866 |
11,427 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1867 |
10,666 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1868 |
12,765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1869 |
18,630 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1870 |
24,706 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1871 |
27,773 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1872 |
36,578 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1873 |
50,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1874 |
39,373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1875 |
27,382 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1876 |
25,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1877 |
27,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1878 |
29,807 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1879 |
40,492 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1880 |
38,505 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1881 |
47,991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1882 |
112,458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1883 |
133,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1884 |
103,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1885 |
76,169 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1886 |
69,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1887 |
84,526 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1888 |
88,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1889 |
91,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1890 |
75,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1891 |
82,165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1892 |
30,996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1893 |
29,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1894 |
20,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1895 |
18,790 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1896 |
16,835 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1897 |
21,716 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1898 |
31,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1899 |
44,543 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1900 |
41,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1901 |
55,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1902 |
89,102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1903 |
138,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1904 |
131,252 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1905 |
141,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1906 |
211,653 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1907 |
272,409 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1908 |
143,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1909 |
173,694 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1910 |
286,839 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1911 |
331,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1912 |
375,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1913 |
400,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1914 |
150,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1915 |
36,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1916 |
55,914 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1917 |
72,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1918 |
41,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1919 |
107,698 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1920 |
138,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1921 |
91,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1922 |
64,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1923 |
133,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1924 |
124,164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1925 |
84,907 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1926 |
135,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1927 |
158,886 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1928 |
166,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1929 |
164,993 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1930 |
104,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1931 |
27,530 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1932 |
20,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1933 |
14,382 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1934 |
12,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1935 |
11,277 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1936 |
11,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1937 |
15,101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1938 |
164,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1939 |
168,868 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1940 |
11,324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1941 |
9,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1942 |
7,576 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1943 |
8,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1944 |
12,801 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1945 |
22,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1946 |
71,719 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1947 |
64,127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1948 |
125,414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1949 |
95,217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1950 |
73,912 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
194,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1952 |
164,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1953 |
168,868 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1954 |
154,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1955 |
109,946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Year |
TOTAL |
USA |
ASIA |
EUROPE |
CARIB |
S.AMERICA |
AFRICA |
OCEANIA |
|
1956 |
164,857 |
9,777 |
3,537 |
145,554 |
1,351 |
1,551 |
1,079 |
1,924 |
|
1957 |
282,164 |
11,008 |
3,244 |
257,540 |
1,586 |
2,376 |
2,970 |
3,345 |
|
1958 |
124,851 |
10,846 |
4,223 |
102,279 |
1,519 |
2,168 |
1,355 |
2,344 |
|
1959 |
106,928 |
11,338 |
5,368 |
84,517 |
1,529 |
1,750 |
843 |
1,512 |
|
1960 |
104,111 |
11,247 |
4,002 |
82,922 |
1,542 |
1,823 |
833 |
1,657 |
|
1961 |
71,689 |
11,516 |
2,706 |
52,132 |
1,454 |
1,301 |
1,088 |
1,432 |
|
1962 |
74,586 |
11,643 |
2,593 |
53,790 |
1,842 |
1,103 |
2,171 |
1,384 |
|
1963 |
93,151 |
11,736 |
3,553 |
69,069 |
2,611 |
1,779 |
2,431 |
1,692 |
|
1964 |
112,606 |
12,565 |
6,121 |
82,798 |
2,467 |
2,257 |
3,874 |
2,303 |
|
1965 |
146,758 |
15,143 |
11,215 |
108,285 |
3,420 |
2,471 |
3,196 |
2,711 |
|
1966 |
194,743 |
17,514 |
13,835 |
148,410 |
4,357 |
2,604 |
3,661 |
4,057 |
|
1967 |
222,876 |
19,038 |
20,740 |
159,979 |
9,004 |
3,090 |
4,608 |
6,168 |
|
1968 |
183,974 |
20,422 |
21,686 |
120,702 |
8,129 |
2,693 |
5,204 |
4,815 |
|
1969 |
161,531 |
22,785 |
23,319 |
88,363 |
13,908 |
4,767 |
3,297 |
4,411 |
|
1970 |
147,713 |
24,424 |
21,170 |
75,609 |
13,371 |
4,943 |
2,863 |
4,385 |
|
1971 |
121,900 |
24,366 |
22,171 |
52,031 |
11,653 |
5,058 |
2,841 |
2,902 |
|
1972 |
122,006 |
22,618 |
23,325 |
51,293 |
9,218 |
4,309 |
8,308 |
2,143 |
|
1973 |
184,200 |
25,242 |
43,193 |
71,883 |
20,704 |
11,057 |
8,307 |
2,671 |
|
1974 |
218,465 |
26,541 |
50,566 |
88,694 |
25,276 |
12,528 |
10,450 |
2,594 |
|
1975 |
187,881 |
20,115 |
47,382 |
72,898 |
19,483 |
13,270 |
9,867 |
2,174 |
|
1976 |
149,429 |
17,315 |
44,328 |
49,903 |
16,198 |
10,628 |
7,752 |
1,886 |
|
1977 |
114,914 |
12,888 |
31,368 |
40,748 |
13,187 |
7,840 |
6,372 |
1,545 |
|
1978 |
86,313 |
9,945 |
24,007 |
30,075 |
9,240 |
6,782 |
4,261 |
1,233 |
|
1979 |
112,096 |
9,617 |
50,540 |
32,858 |
7,060 |
5,898 |
3,958 |
1,395 |
|
1980 |
143,117 |
9,926 |
71,602 |
41,168 |
8,141 |
5,433 |
4,330 |
2,497 |
|
1981 |
128,618 |
10,559 |
48,831 |
46,299 |
9,625 |
6,163 |
4,889 |
2,253 |
|
1982 |
121,147 |
9,360 |
41,686 |
46,156 |
10,317 |
6,871 |
4,513 |
2,119 |
|
1983 |
89,157 |
7,381 |
36,906 |
24,314 |
10,864 |
4,816 |
3,659 |
1,213 |
|
1984 |
88,239 |
6,922 |
41,920 |
20,901 |
9,706 |
4,085 |
3,552 |
1,151 |
|
1985 |
84,302 |
6,669 |
38,597 |
18,859 |
11,143 |
4,356 |
3,545 |
1,128 |
|
1986 |
99,219 |
7,275 |
41,600 |
22,709 |
14,947 |
6,686 |
4,770 |
1,227 |
|
1987 |
152,098 |
7,967 |
67,337 |
37,563 |
18,100 |
10,801 |
8,501 |
1,827 |
|
1988 |
161,929 |
6,537 |
81,136 |
40,689 |
15,108 |
7,255 |
9,380 |
1,822 |
|
1989 |
192,001 |
6,931 |
93,261 |
52,105 |
16,764 |
8,685 |
12,199 |
2,041 |
|
1990 |
214,230 |
6,057 |
111,195 |
51,667 |
19,459 |
8,888 |
13,426 |
2,642 |
|
1991 |
232,020 |
20,122 |
120,736 |
48,232 |
12,978 |
10,632 |
16,175 |
3,145 |
|
1992 |
253,345 |
20,123 |
139,546 |
44,933 |
14,993 |
10,415 |
19,669 |
3,666 |
|
1993 |
255,935 |
8,025 |
147,378 |
46,622 |
24,315 |
9,588 |
16,922 |
3,085 |
|
1994 |
223,912 |
6,242 |
141,600 |
38,652 |
13,486 |
7,919 |
13,708 |
2,305 |
|
1995 |
212,463 |
5,199 |
128,534 |
41,127 |
13,352 |
7,485 |
14,560 |
1,873 |
|
1996 |
226,074 |
5,855 |
143,956 |
39,933 |
12,958 |
6,115 |
14,836 |
2,058 |
|
1997 |
216,044 |
5,036 |
138,091 |
38,619 |
11,828 |
5,691 |
14,489 |
2,024 |
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Facts and Figures 1998: Immigration Overview
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