Immigration to Canada

    Data on number of immigrants arriving in Canada is compiled annually by Citizenship and Immigration, Canada.

Total Immigration
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

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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