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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Place of Birth (33), Age at Immigration (6), Period of Immigration (9) and Sex (3) for the Immigrant Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
Variable: Place of birth (33)
Definition
Place of birth of respondent
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the province or territory where the respondent was born, for respondents who were born in Canada, or to the country where the respondent was born, for respondents born outside Canada.
Values
- Total - Place of birth
- United States of America
- Central America
- Caribbean and Bermuda
- South America
- Europe
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Southern Europe
- Italy
- Other Southern Europe
- Northern Europe
- United Kingdom
- Other Northern Europe
- Africa
- Western Africa
- Eastern Africa
- Northern Africa
- Central Africa
- Southern Africa
- Asia and the Middle East
- West Central Asia and the Middle East
- Eastern Asia
- China, People's Republic of
- Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
- Other Eastern Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Philippines
- Other Southeast Asia
- Southern Asia
- India
- Other Southern Asia
- Oceania and other
Note(s)
| Number | Stub |
|---|---|
| 1. | For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary. |
| 33. | 'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada. |
