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Immigrants who arrived before 2001: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Share of immigrants who arrived before 2001 (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Immigrants and period of immigration by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2001.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0347-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-14
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National value: 47.6 (Canada).

British Columbia: 52.2Alberta: 35.6Saskatchewan: 19.7Manitoba: 31.6Ontario: 52.8Quebec: 41.5New Brunswick: 35.7Yukon: 40.2Nunavut: 27.5Newfoundland and Labrador: 36.8Nova Scotia: 40.4Northwest Territories: 36.4Prince Edward Island: 30.6
  • Lowest: 19.7 to 30.6 %
  • Group 2: 30.6 to 35.7 %
  • Group 3: 35.7 to 36.8 %
  • Group 4: 36.8 to 41.5 %
  • Highest: 41.5 to 52.8 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

1Ontario52.8
2British Columbia52.2
3Quebec41.5
4Nova Scotia40.4
5Yukon40.2
6Newfoundland and Labrador36.8
7Northwest Territories36.4
8New Brunswick35.7
9Alberta35.6
10Manitoba31.6
11Prince Edward Island30.6
12Nunavut27.5
13Saskatchewan19.7

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0347-01: Immigrant status and period of immigration by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by share of immigrants who arrived before 2001 (%) (2001). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0347-01: Immigrant status and period of immigration by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-share-of-immigrants-who-arrived-before-2001/

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