Statistics Canada on Canadian Demographics for 2015
Canada is among the top-10 countries with the largest foreign-born population
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-003-x/2014001/section03/30t3n-eng.htm
- Among the countries of the world with the largest foreign-born populations, Canada is currently ranked eighth, with about 7.5 million people. The size of the foreign-born population in Canada closely follows that of the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and France.
- The United States is in the first position, with a foreign-born population estimated at 45.8 million people, however, the population of the United States is approximately 330 million compared to a population in Canada of about 35 million. So the foreign born population in Canada is over 20% of our total population while that of the United States is over 13% of the total population.
- The Russian Federation and Germany were ranked in the second and third position, in terms of the size of their foreign-born populations.
| Rank | Country | Foreign-born population |
|---|---|---|
| in millions | ||
| 1 | United States | 45.8 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 11.1 |
| 3 | Germany | 9.9 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 9.1 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 7.8 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 7.8 |
| 7 | France | 7.6 |
| 8 | Canada | 7.5 |
| 9 | Australia | 6.5 |
| 10 | Spain | 6.5 |
| Note(s): Data include the foreign-born population regardless of citizenship. Thus, in some cases, the data relate to foreign citizens, and not to the foreign-born population. In some cases, refugees are also included. Source(s): United Nations. 2013. Trends in International Migrant Stock, The 2013 Revision and National Household Survey, 2011. |
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Linguistic diversity in Canada
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/98-314-x/98-314-x2011001-eng.cfm
- More than 200 languages were reported in the 2011 Census of Population as a home language or mother tongue.
- The number of persons who reported speaking Tagalog, a Philippine-based language, most often at home increased the most (+64%) between 2006 and 2011. Nearly 279,000 persons reported speaking this language at home, compared with 170,000 in 2006.
- In 2011, 80% of the population who reported speaking an immigrant language (i.e., a language other than English, French or an Aboriginal language) most often at home lived in one of Canada’s six largest census metropolitan areas.