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Arrivals at inland and ocean ports in Canada, by nationalities, fiscal years 1911 to 1917
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| 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||||
| English | 84,707 | 95,107 | 108,082 | 102,122 | 30,807 | 5,857 | 5,174 |
| Irish | 6,877 | 8,327 | 9,706 | 9,585 | 3,525 | 818 | 958 |
| Scotch | 29,924 | 32,988 | 30,735 | 29,128 | 8,346 | 1,887 | 2,062 |
| Welsh | 1,505 | 1,699 | 2,019 | 1,787 | 598 | 102 | 88 |
| Total for United Kingdom | 123,013 | 138,121 | 150,542 | 142,622 | 43,276 | 8,664 | 8,282 |
| Armenian | 20 | 60 | 100 | 139 | 36 | - | 3 |
| Australian | 266 | 184 | 106 | 106 | 51 | 32 | 18 |
| Austrian | 7,891 | 4,871 | 1,050 | 3,147 | 502 | 15 | 1 |
| Belgian | 1,563 | 1,601 | 1,826 | 2,651 | 1,149 | 172 | 126 |
| Bukowinian | 700 | 328 | 687 | 1,549 | 72 | - | - |
| Bulgarian | 1,068 | 3,295 | 4,616 | 1,727 | 4,048 | 1 | - |
| Chinese | 5,278 | 6,247 | 7,445 | 5,512 | 1,258 | 88 | 393 |
| Danish | 535 | 628 | 798 | 871 | 326 | 167 | - |
| Dutch | 931 | 1,077 | 1,524 | 1,506 | 605 | 186 | 151 |
| Finnish | 2,132 | 1,646 | 2,391 | 3,183 | 459 | 139 | - |
| French | 2,041 | 2,094 | 2,755 | 2,683 | 1,206 | 180 | 199 |
| Galician | 3,553 | 1,594 | 497 | 1,698 | 36 | - | - |
| German, n.e.s. | 2,530 | 4,645 | 4,938 | 5,525 | 2,470 | 27 | 9 |
| Greek | 777 | 693 | 1,390 | 1,102 | 1,147 | 145 | 258 |
| Hebrew, Austrian | 248 | 269 | 392 | 728 | 160 | 1 | - |
| Hebrew, German | 19 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1 | - | - |
| Hebrew, Polish | 85 | 52 | 26 | 22 | 6 | - | - |
| Hebrew, Russian | 4,188 | 4,460 | 6,304 | 9,622 | 2,674 | 46 | 108 |
| Hebrew, n.e.s. | 606 | 537 | 649 | 860 | 266 | 18 | 28 |
| Hindu | 5 | 3 | 5 | 88 | - | 1 | - |
| Hungarian | 756 | 482 | 578 | 833 | 218 | - | - |
| Icelandic | 250 | 205 | 231 | 292 | 145 | 15 | 9 |
| Italian | 8,359 | 7,590 | 16,601 | 24,722 | 6,228 | 388 | 758 |
| Japanese | 437 | 765 | 724 | 856 | 592 | 401 | 648 |
| Newfoundland | 2,229 | 2,598 | 1,036 | 496 | 338 | 255 | 1,243 |
| New Zealand | 116 | 61 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
| Norwegian | 2,169 | 1,692 | 1,832 | 1,647 | 788 | 232 | 303 |
| Polish, Austrian | 1,065 | 2,773 | 4,462 | 4,310 | 1,272 | - | 8 |
| Polish, German | 43 | 21 | 29 | 46 | 7 | - | - |
| Polish, Russian | 800 | 1,624 | 4,488 | 4,507 | 544 | 7 | 3 |
| Polish, n.e.s. | 269 | 642 | 966 | 930 | 153 | 1 | 1 |
| Rumanian | 511 | 793 | 1,116 | 1,504 | 361 | 4 | 4 |
| Russian, n.e.s. | 6,621 | 9,805 | 18,623 | 24,485 | 5,201 | 40 | 25 |
| Ruthenian | 2,869 | 13,346 | 17,420 | 18,372 | 5,830 | - | - |
| Servian | 50 | 209 | 366 | 193 | 220 | 6 | 1 |
| Swedish | 3,213 | 2,394 | 2,477 | 2,435 | 916 | 177 | 332 |
| Swiss | 270 | 230 | 246 | 269 | 209 | 42 | 30 |
| Syrian | 124 | 144 | 232 | 278 | 79 | 3 | 9 |
| Turkish | 469 | 632 | 770 | 187 | 33 | - | 5 |
| United States (via ocean ports) | 203 | 143 | 121 | 121 | 41 | 15 | 20 |
| United States | 121,451 | 133,710 | 139,009 | 107,530 | 59,779 | 36,937 | 61,389 |
| West Indies | 398 | 314 | 398 | 474 | 356 | 38 | 293 |
| Other nationalities | 963 | 1,655 | 2,611 | 5,006 | 1,710 | 76 | 705 |
| Total other nationalities | 188,071 | 216,116 | 251,890 | 242,256 | 101,513 | 39,873 | 67,092 |
| Grand total (all nationalities) | 311,084 | 354,237 | 402,432 | 384,878 | 144,789 | 48,537 | 75,374 |
| Note: The term "n.e.s." signifies "not elsewhere specified." | |||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | |||||||
