| Ten Leading Source Countries of Immigrants to Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1960 | 1968 | 1973 |
| Britain | Italy | Britain | Britain |
| Germany | Britain | United States | United States |
| Italy | United States | Italy | Hong Kong |
| Netherlands | Germany | Germany | Portugal |
| Poland | Netherlands | Hong Kong | Jamaica |
| France | Portugal | France | India |
| United States | Greece | Austria | Philippines |
| Belgium | France | Greece | Greece |
| Yugoslavia | Poland | Portugal | Italy |
| Denmark | Austria | Yugoslavia | Trinidad |
Source: The Immigration Program. Ottawa: Manpower and Immigration, 1974.
Immigration by Top Ten Source Countries (Principal Applicants and Dependants)
| COUNTRY | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | ||||||
| Num. | % | Rank | Num. | % | Rank | Num. | % | Rank | |
| China, People's Republic of | 36,716 | 16.15 | 1 | 40,315 | 16.09 | 1 | 33,231 | 14.51 | 1 |
| India | 26,088 | 11.48 | 2 | 27,848 | 11.12 | 2 | 28,815 | 12.58 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 14,184 | 6.24 | 3 | 15,341 | 6.12 | 3 | 14,164 | 6.18 | 3 |
| Philippines | 10,088 | 4.44 | 4 | 12,914 | 5.16 | 4 | 11,000 | 4.80 | 4 |
| Iran | 5,608 | 2.47 | 8 | 5,737 | 2.29 | 7 | 7,742 | 3.38 | 5 |
| Korea, Republic of | 7,629 | 3.36 | 5 | 9,604 | 3.83 | 5 | 7,326 | 3.20 | 6 |
| Romania | 4,425 | 1.95 | 11 | 5,585 | 2.23 | 8 | 5,692 | 2.48 | 7 |
| United States | 5,815 | 2.56 | 7 | 5,902 | 2.36 | 6 | 5,288 | 2.31 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | 5,841 | 2.57 | 6 | 5,514 | 2.20 | 9 | 4,961 | 2.17 | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 4,647 | 2.04 | 10 | 5,350 | 2.14 | 10 | 4,720 | 2.06 | 10 |
| Yugoslavia | 4,723 | 2.08 | 9 | 2,788 | 1.11 | 22 | 1,620 | 0.71 | 31 |
| Total for Top Ten Only | 121,339 | 53.39 | 134,110 | 53.54 | 122,939 | 53.67 | |||
| Total Other Countries | 106,007 | 46.61 | 116,374 | 46.46 | 106,152 | 46.33 | |||
| Total | 227,346 | 100 | 250,484 | 100 | 229,091 | 100 | |||
Maritimes:
| Largest Ethnic Groups in the Maritimes, 1971 (percentage of total) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic Group | Newfoundland | P.E.I. | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick |
| British Isles | 93.8% | 82.7% | 77.5% | 57.6% |
| French | 3.0% | 13.7% | 10.2% | 37.0% |
| German | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5.2% | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Native Indian | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Total population: | 522 104 | 111 641 | 788 960 | 634 557 |
The Prairies:
| Largest Ethnic Groups in the Prairies, 1971 (percentage of total) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic Group | Alberta | Manitoba | Saskatchewan |
| British Isles | 46.8% | 41.9% | 42.1% |
| French | 5.8% | 8.8% | 6.1% |
| German | 14.2% | 12.5% | 19.4% |
| Ukrainian | 8.3% | 11.6% | 9.3% |
| Native Indian | 2.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Total Population | 1 627 874 | 988 242 | 926 242 |
Vancouver by Source Area
