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Destinations of immigrants into Canada, by provinces, 1935 to 1946

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Destinations of immigrants into Canada, by provinces, 1935 to 1946
	Maritime provinces	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba	Total
	number
1935	1,060	2,258	4,786	708	11,277
1936	981	1,995	4,913	938	11,643
1937	1,136	2,611	6,463	1,430	15,101
1938	1,270	3,301	7,107	1,673	17,244
1939	1,167	3,433	5,957	1,316	16,994
1940	1,642	2,556	4,447	314	11,324
1941	1,717	1,931	3,365	193	9,329
1942	1,299	1,399	3,315	209	7,576
1943	1,852	1,369	3,852	190	8,504
1944	2,674	2,066	5,361	493	12,801
1945	4,049	3,428	9,342	1,168	22,722
1946	8,655	9,712	29,604	4,615	71,719¹
	Saskatchewan	Alberta	British Columbia and Yukon	Northwest Territories	Total
	number
1935	408	735	1,315	7	11,277
1936	528	917	1,366	5	11,643
1937	616	1,175	1,667	3	15,101
1938	684	1,648	1,557	4	17,244
1939	1,227	1,695	2,190	9	16,994
1940	250	458	1,653	4	11,324
1941	186	288	1,647	2	9,329
1942	118	287	949	0	7,576
1943	171	310	760	0	8,504
1944	423	596	1,186	2	12,801
1945	1,067	1,401	2,264	3	22,722
1946	4,711	5,771	8,639	8	71,719¹
Note: Figures for the years 1930 to 1934 can be found on p. 186 of the 1946 Canada Year Book; those for fiscal years ended March 31, 1907 to 1934 will be found on pp. 219 to 220 of the 1934 to 1945 edition.
1. Includes four people whose destinations were not given.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947.