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Birthplaces of immigrant arrivals, 1954 to 1956
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| 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||
| Commonwealth | |||
| British Isles | |||
| England | 25,426 | 18,597 | 31,271 |
| Northern Ireland | 3,182 | 1,549 | 3,142 |
| Scotland | 10,091 | 5,775 | 10,332 |
| Wales | 961 | 734 | 1,097 |
| Lesser isles | 198 | 118 | 122 |
| Total, British Isles | 39,858 | 26,773 | 45,964 |
| Other Commonwealth | |||
| Africa (British) | 637 | 443 | 589 |
| Australia | 1,248 | 1,302 | 1,605 |
| Canada | 704 | 669 | 660 |
| India | 526 | 538 | 729 |
| New Zealand | 371 | 310 | 393 |
| West Indies (British) | 799 | 804 | 1,065 |
| Other | 1,218 | 840 | 1,070 |
| Republic of Irland | 2,795 | 1,584 | 3,221 |
| Continent of Africa (other than British) | 186 | 83 | 488 |
| Continent of North America | |||
| Central America | 26 | 25 | 28 |
| Mexico | 87 | 72 | 59 |
| United States | 8,089 | 8,487 | 8,016 |
| Other | 96 | 87 | 78 |
| Continent of South America | 598 | 506 | 492 |
| Continent of Asia | |||
| China | 2,029 | 2,623 | 2,174 |
| Israel | 97 | 99 | 162 |
| Japan | 86 | 110 | 142 |
| Other | 496 | 731 | 1,099 |
| Continent of Europe | |||
| Austria | 4,346 | 1,996 | 3,126 |
| Belgium | 1,572 | 1,215 | 2,370 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1,159 | 663 | 892 |
| Denmark | 1,420 | 1,378 | 1,099 |
| Finland | 699 | 642 | 3,077 |
| France | 3,015 | 2,336 | 23,216 |
| Germany | 24,212 | 15,288 | 5,078 |
| Greece | 2,780 | 2,927 | 4,583 |
| Hungary | 1,094 | 680 | 2,611 |
| Italy | 24,331 | 19,960 | 164,857 |
| Latvia | 525 | 338 | 346 |
| Lithuania | 318 | 177 | 209 |
| Netherlands | 15,823 | 6,655 | 7,627 |
| Norway | 1,014 | 722 | 848 |
| Poland | 3,520 | 2,350 | 2,593 |
| Romania | 1,174 | 557 | 714 |
| Switzerland | 1,145 | 739 | 1,243 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics1 | 1,610 | 1,109 | 986 |
| Yugoslavia | 2,416 | 1,916 | 2,803 |
| Other | 1,249 | 1,961 | 2,611 |
| Grand Total | 154,2272 | 109,9463 | 164,8574 |
| Note: Figures from 1942 are given in the corresponding table of previous Canada Year Books beginning with the 1948/1949 edition. Many terms used in the Canada Year Books are no longer used today for reasons such as their offensive connotations, changes in place name or organization name, or terms becoming obsolete. These terms have been left as they appear in the original yearbooks. | |||
| 1. In both Europe and Asia. | |||
| 2. Includes 7 born at sea and 852 not stated. | |||
| 3. Includes 5 born at sea and 246 not stated. | |||
| 4. Includes 3 born at sea and 645 not stated. | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958. | |||
