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Countries of birth of immigration, calendar years 1931 to 1935
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| 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||
| Africa (British) | 54 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 21 |
| Africa (not British) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Albania | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Argentina | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Asia | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Australia | 93 | 56 | 36 | 40 | 27 |
| Austria | 99 | 75 | 53 | 54 | 47 |
| Belgium | 82 | 67 | 45 | 71 | 97 |
| Brazil | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 12 |
| Canada | 1,105 | 1,139 | 779 | 580 | 543 |
| Central America | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Chile | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| China | 30 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
| Czechoslovakia | 539 | 448 | 591 | 855 | 646 |
| Danzig | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | - |
| Denmark | 84 | 60 | 58 | 30 | 33 |
| East Indies | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 4,938 | 2,802 | 1,720 | 1,405 | 1,320 |
| Estonia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Finland | 118 | 50 | 56 | 68 | 49 |
| France | 101 | 102 | 69 | 64 | 78 |
| Germany | 447 | 348 | 213 | 147 | 122 |
| Greece | 58 | 60 | 40 | 47 | 59 |
| Guiana (British) | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Holland | 41 | 41 | 32 | 36 | 32 |
| Hungary | 456 | 282 | 429 | 387 | 260 |
| Iceland | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| India (British) | 134 | 107 | 81 | 63 | 61 |
| Ireland (Free State) | 363 | 193 | 144 | 135 | 120 |
| Ireland (Northern) | 647 | 269 | 181 | 203 | 147 |
| Italy | 516 | 331 | 290 | 338 | 346 |
| Japan | 183 | 125 | 113 | 129 | 75 |
| Korea | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Latvia | 9 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Lesser British Isles | 37 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| Lithuania | 89 | 88 | 50 | 54 | 29 |
| Malta | 6 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Mexico | 7 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 53 |
| Newfoundland | 416 | 310 | 287 | 308 | 323 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 17 |
| Norway | 101 | 94 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Persia | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poland | 1,307 | 1,134 | 1,075 | 1,369 | 1,351 |
| Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Roumania | 246 | 162 | 184 | 186 | 211 |
| Russia | 191 | 153 | 166 | 119 | 78 |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Scotland | 2,391 | 1,182 | 778 | 538 | 547 |
| South America | 10 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Spain | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Sweden | 97 | 63 | 37 | 28 | 42 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 32 | 41 | 28 | 48 |
| Syria | 23 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Turkey | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| United States | 11,582 | 10,140 | 6,180 | 4,519 | 3,859 |
| Wales | 294 | 106 | 80 | 78 | 46 |
| West Indies (British) | 63 | 51 | 37 | 48 | 31 |
| West Indies (not British) | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Yugoslavia | 306 | 244 | 251 | 299 | 313 |
| Other European countries | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Other countries (British) | 16 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Other countries (not British) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| Born at sea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Total | 27,530 | 20,591 | 14,382 | 12,476 | 11,277 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937. | |||||
