This came up in chat where it was claimed that about 20% of Canadians are not born in the country itself, is that true?
20% of Canadians were not born in Canada
This came up in chat where it was claimed that about 20% of Canadians are not born in the country itself, is that true?
20% of Canadians were not born in Canada
In 2006 the number was very close to this:
The full details of this information is available from Statistics Canada, which is an official federal department of the Canadian Government:
Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census:
Immigration: Driver of population growth
Proportion of foreign-born highest in 75 years
http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/as-sa/97-557/p2-eng.cfm
The Canadian Government conducts a "Census" regularly, which Canadians are required by law to answer fully and truthfully. The information is assumed to be accurate, and the questionnaire is short and easy to understand (I'm Canadian, and I just filled one out recently after receiving it in the mail). That information I just quoted is based on official Census data.