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from Table 4. Birthplace of population classified by racial origin and sex, for provinces, 1931. [Dominion Bureau of Statistics Canada. Seventh Census of Canada, 1931. Vol. 4. Cross-Classification. Ottawa: J.O. Patenaude, I.S.O. Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1934. pp. 30-88]

Birthplace and Sex
Population
Asiatic [Races]
Chinese and Japanese
Asiatic
Others
Unspecified
and others
Both Sexes
10,376,786
69,861
14,687
29,035
British Born
9,254,091
16,732
8,806
25,590
Canada
8,069,261
16,707
7,604
23,673
Prince Edward Island
99,738
2
99
126
Nova Scotia
507,235
61
839
7,544
New Brunswick
403,049
39
437
1,418
Quebec
2,696,122
302
2,370
1,475
Ontario
2,794,631
705
2,525
9,951
Monitoba
463,542
196
348
523
Saskatchewan
502,165
201
422
563
Alberta
336,674
651
169
800
British Columbia
247,741
14,503
352
625
Yukon and N.W. Territories
10,452
3
3
5
Not stated
7,912
44
40
643
British Isles
1,138,942
8
26
189
England and Wales
746,212
7
23
135
Ireland
107,544
--
1
9
Scotland
279,765
1
2
22
Lesser Isles
5,421
--
--
14
British Possessions
45,888
17
1,176
1,737
Newfoundland
26,410
--
11
37
Other
19,478
17
1,165
1,700
Foreign Born
1,122,695
53,129
5,881
3,445
Europe
714,462
11
171
113
Austria
37,391
1
3
6
Belgium
17,033
1
--
4
Czechoslovakia
22,835
--
3
8
Finland
30,354
--
5
4
France
16,756
1
48
10
Germany
39,163
1
1
3
Holland
10,736
--
--
1
Hungary
28,523
--
11
--
Italy
42,578
1
--
--
Jugo-Slavia
17,110
--
10
5
Poland
171,169
3
6
13
Roumania
40,322
--
11
6
Russia
114,406
2
30
10
Scandinavian Counties
90,042
1
--
3
Ukraine
13,759
--
1
--
Other
22,285
--
42
40
Asia
60,608
53,054
5,392
69
China
42,037
41,070
--
1
Japan
12,261
11,983
1
4
Other
6,310
1
5,391
64
United States
344,574
51
271
3,055
Other countries
3,051
13
47
208

from Table 19. Numerical and per cent distribution of the immigrant population classifed according to birthplace and province of residence, 1931. [Dominion Bureau of Statistics Canada. Seventh Census of Canada, 1931. Vol. 4. Cross-Classification. Ottawa: J.O. Patenaude, I.S.O. Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1934. pp. 394-399]

Birthplace Canada P.E.
Island 		Nova
Scotia		 New
Brunswick		 Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British
Columbia		 Yukon
and
N.W.T.
Both Sexes
Immigrants
2,307,525
2,787
41,797
24,401
251,743
804,285
236,589
318,545
305,738
319,529
2,111
British Born
1,184,830
1,160
27,068
12,712
110,826
526,570
106,151
101,001
108,765
189,724
853
British Isles
1,138,942
910
14,542
11,388
103,679
514,400
104,876
99,730
106,781
181,873
763
British Possessions*
45,157
249
12,476
1,310
7,109
11,944
1,192
1,167
1,898
7,722
90
India
4,672
6
80
50
356
1,101
269
233
365
2,207
5
Foreign Born
1,122,695
1,627
14,729
11,689
140,917
277,715
130,438
217,544
196,973
129,805
1,258
Europe
714,462
179
6,561
2,468
86,337
195,099
110,458
140,389
113,636
58,809
526
Asia
60,608
66
696
390
4,544
9,322
1,865
3,809
4,121
35,746
49
Armenia
633
--
6
--
132
473
5
6
4
7
--
China
42,037
24
297
206
2,506
6,524
1,598
3,335
3,535
24,009
3
Japan
12,621
--
6
1
32
233
30
91
353
11,477
38
Syria
3,953
42
365
175
1,440
1,301
140
249
124
109
8
Turkey
921
--
4
3
238
492
33
49
59
43
--
Other
803
--
18
5
196
299
59
79
46
101
--
Other Countries
1,755
2
224
26
487
411
110
99
118
268
10

* British possessions included: Australia, India, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Other

from Table 40. Citizenship of foreign born, resident in Canada, classified by country of birth and of allegiance, for provinces, 1931. [Dominion Bureau of Statistics Canada. Seventh Census of Canada, 1931. Vol. 4. Cross-Classification. Ottawa: J.O. Patenaude, I.S.O. Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1934. pp. 666-697]

Country of
Allegiance 		Total
Country of Birth
 Country of
Allegiance
Europe Asia USA Ot
Austria Bel-
gium 		Czech
and Slovak		 Den-mark Fin-land France Ger-many Greece Ho-land Hun-gary Ice-land Italy Jugo-slav. Lith-uania Norway Poland Ro-mania Russia Swe-den Switz. Ukraine Other China Japan Other
Foreign Born T
122,695
37,391
17,033
22,835
17,217
30,354
16,756
39,163
5,579
10,736
28,523
5,731
42,578
17,110
5,704
3,2679
171,169
49,322
114,406
34,415
6,076
13,759
4,926
42,037
12,261
6,310
344,574
3051
 T Foreign Born
M
667,129
22,269
9,706
16,702
12,183
18,472
8,924
23,743
4,154
6,844
18,706
2,845
27,309
12,674
3,638
22,055
10,1492
24,433
62,249
23,906
4,106
8,472
3,301
40,575
7,909
3,691
175,140
1,631
 M
F
455,566
15,122
7,327
6,133
5,034
11,882
7,832
15,420
1,425
3,892
9,817
2,886
15,279
4,436
2,066
10,624
69,677
15,889
52,157
10,509
1,970
5,287
1,625
1,462
4,352
2,619
169,434
1,420
 F
Naturalized T
614,971
22,409
8,465
4,566
5,374
8,695
11,082
18,437
3,500
3,957
6,393
5,221
26,744
3,370
1,570
18,466
80,235
23,311
67521
20,565
2,513
6,145
2,474
2,946
4,576
4,597
249,595
2,244
 T Naturalized
M
324,120
12,149
4,608
2,553
3,560
4,732
5,755
10,032
2,483
2,333
3,441
2,602
16,492
2,050
867
11,546
43,163
13,088
36,086
13,071
1,516
3,373
1,543
2,364
2,745
2,717
118,104
1,147
 M
F
290,851
10,260
3,857
2,013
1,814
3,963
5,327
8,405
1,017
1,624
2,952
2,619
10,252
1,320
703
6,920
37,072
10,223
31,435
7,494
997
2,772
931
582
1,831
1,880
131,491
1,097
 F
Aliens T
507,724
14,982
8,568
18,269
11,843
21,659
5,674
20,726
2,079
6,779
22,130
510
15,834
13,740
4,134
14,213
90,934
17,011
46,885
13,850
3,563
7,614
2,452
39,091
7,685
1,713
94,979
807
 T Aliens
M
343,000
10,120
5,098
14,149
8,623
13,740
3,169
13,711
1,671
4,511
15,265
243
10,817
10,624
2,771
10,509
58,329
11,345
26,163
10,835
2,590
5,099
1,758
38,211
5,164
974
57,036
484
 M
F
164,715
4,862
3,470
4,120
3,220
7,919
2,505
7,015
408
2,268
6,865
267
5,017
3,116
1,363
3,704
32,605
5,666
20,722
3,015
973
2,515
694
880
2,521
739
37,943
323
 F
European
Countries 		T
363,754
14,828
8,483
18,180
11,558
21,545
5,550
20,060
2,032
6,715
22,070
472
15,687
13,687
4,116
13,374
90,431
16,871
46,008
13,195
3,497
7,589
2,250
121
11
198
4,822
404
 T European
Countries
M
240,747
10,036
5,059
14,103
8,460
13,695
3,120
13,386
1,637
4,474
15,240
223
10,732
10,590
2,759
10,042
58,056
11,286
25,755
10,459
2,554
5,084
1,616
67
8
104
1,991
211
 M
F
123,007
4,792
3,424
4,077
3,098
7,850
2,430
6,674
395
2,241
6,830
249
4,955
3,097
1,357
3,332
32,375
5,585
20,253
2,736
943
2,505
634
54
3
94
2,831
193
 F

Asiatic
Countries

T
48,072
3
2
1
1
4
6
9
4
--
--
--
3
3
1
--
6
3
8
--
1
3
5
38,490
7,658
1,,357
64
10
 T

Asiatic
Countries

M
44,099
1
--
1
1
3
2
1
--
--
--
2
1
1
--
--
--
3
--
--
--
2
38,129
5,146
778
27
7
 M
F
3,973
3
1
1
--
3
3
7
3
--
--
--
1
2
--
--
6
3
5
--
1
3
3
811
2,512
565
37
3
 F
China
 T
38,993
1
--
--
1
--
2
5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
4
2
4
--
1
2
1
38,939
7
3
15
6
 T China
M
38,150
--
--
--
1
--
--
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2
--
--
--
--
38,128
5
2
6
5
 M
F
843
1
--
--
--
--
2
4
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
4
2
2
--
1
2
1
811
2
1
9
1
 F
Japan
 T
7,680
--
1
1
--
--
--
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1
7,651
1
22
2
 T Japan
M
5,154
--
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1
5,141
1
9
1
 M
F
2,526
--
--
1
--
--
--
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
-
--
--
2,510
--
13
1
 F
Others
 T
1,399
2
1
--
--
4
4
3
4
--
--
--
3
3
1
--
2
1
4
--
--
1
4
--
--
1,333
27
2
 T Others
M
795
--
--
--
--
1
3
1
1
--
--
--
2
1
1
--
--
--
1
--
--
--
2
--
--
769
12
1
 M
F
604
2
1
--
--
3
1
2
3
--
--
--
1
2
--
--
2
1
3
--
--
1
2
--
--
564
15
1
 F
United
States 		T
94,984
145
79
83
284
110
114
647
43
64
60
38
140
39
16
838
276
133
854
655
63
11
34
30
16
56
90,069
87
 T United
States
M
57,563
80
36
44
162
44
44
317
33
37
25
20
83
22
10
466
129
57
399
376
35
5
23
15
10
28
55,009
54
 M
F
37,421
65
43
39
122
66
70
330
10
27
35
18
57
17
6
372
147
76
455
279
28
6
11
15
6
28
35,060
33
 F
Others T
914
6
4
5
--
--
4
10
--
--
--
--
4
11
1
1
221
4
15
--
2
11
163
11
--
122
24
306
 T Others
M
600
4
2
2
--
--
2
6
--
--
--
--
--
11
1
1
144
2
6
--
1
10
117
--
--
70
9
212
 M
F
314
2
2
3
--
--
2
4
--
--
--
--
4
--
--
--
77
2
9
--
1
1
46
--
--
52
15
94
 F

from Table 41. Citizenship of the alien population, resident in Canada, classified by country of allegiance and racial origin, for provinces, 1931. [Dominion Bureau of Statistics Canada. Seventh Census of Canada, 1931. Vol. 4. Cross-Classification. Ottawa: J.O. Patenaude, I.S.O. Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1934. pp. 698-709.]

Country of
Allegiance		 All Races
British Races
European Races
Asiatic
Races
Indian and
Eskimo
Unspecified and
Others
Country of Allegiance
English Irish Scottish Other French Austrian Belgian Czech and Slovak Dutch Finnish German Hebrew Hungarian Italian Jugo-Slavic Polish Roumanian Russian Scandinavian Ukrainian Other Chinese and
Japanese 		Other
Total
529,139
31,288
15,879
11,958
1,250
19,114
11,307
8,290
16,841
15,381
21,918
65,416
27,373
23,001
17,344
10,443
48,744