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Record of oriental immigrants, fiscal years ended 1901 to 1936

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Record of oriental immigrants, fiscal years ended 1901 to 1936
  Chinese Japanese East Indians Total
  number
1901 2,544 6 - 2,550
1902 3,587 - - 3,587
1903 5,329 - - 5,329
1904 4,847 - - 4,847
1905 77 354 45 476
1906 168 1,922 387 2,477
19071 291 2,042 2,124 4,457
1908 2,234 7,601 2,623 12,458
1909 2,106 495 6 2,607
1910 2,302 271 10 2,583
1911 5,320 437 5 5,762
1912 6,581 765 3 7,349
1913 7,445 724 5 8,174
1914 5,512 856 88 6,456
1915 1,258 592 - 1,850
1916 89 401 1 491
1917 393 648 - 1,041
1918 769 883 - 1,652
1919 4,333 1,178 - 5,511
1920 544 711 - 1,255
1921 2,435 532 10 2,977
1922 1,746 471 13 2,230
1923 711 369 21 1,101
1924 674 448 40 1,162
1925 - 501 46 547
1926 - 421 62 483
1927 - 475 60 535
1928 3 478 56 537
1929 1 445 52 498
1930 - 194 58 252
1931 - 205 80 285
1932 - 195 47 242
1933 1 115 63 179
1934 2 105 33 140
1935 - 93 33 126
1936 - 83 21 104
Total 61,302 25,016 5,992 92,310
Source: Statistic Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937.