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Chart 1 (data) Recent immigrants to Canada, by region of origin
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| Recent immigrants | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Oceania and other | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Asia (including the Middle East) | 12.1 | 38.9 | 50.9 | 59.4 | 58.3 |
| Africa | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 10.6 |
| Europe | 61.6 | 31.5 | 21.7 | 19.7 | 16.1 |
| Central, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda | 9.0 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 8.9 | 10.8 |
| United States | 10.5 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Notes: 'Recent immigrants' refers to landed immigrants who arrived in Canada within five years prior to a given census. | |||||
| Other' includes Greenland, St Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'other country', as well as a small number of immigrants born in Canada. | |||||
| Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1971 to 2006. | |||||
