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Reported Numbers

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
7,944
22,790
51,597
43,015
7,777
46,792
1,601
388
1,688
 Total
Europe
371,370
1,567
427
528
38
7,693
10,765
8,043
16,419
11,949
21,495
48,727
25,366
22,820
16,618
10,339
48,204
7,840
21,697
40,728
42,591
7,301
6
101
31
77
 Europe
Asia
48,390
70
13
20
--
44
3
1
6
1
1
17
16
1
6
1
13
2
9
3
8
48
46,768
1,317
3
19
 Asia
China
39,153
41
11
8
--
16
1
--
--
1
1
8
4
1
2
--
8
1
8
3
5
5
39,027
--
2
--
 China
Japan
7,766
12
--
7
--
1
--
--
1
--
--
3
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
7,741
--
1
--
 Japan
Other
1,471
17
2
5
--
27
2
1
5
--
--
6
12
--
4
1
5
1
1
--
3
43
--
1,317
--
19
 Other
United States
10,375
29,553
15,427
11,358
1,206
11,346
530
239
402
3,418
407
16,596
1,925
179
697
82
511
101
1,057
10,860
217
269
17
108
342
1,528
 Unied States
Other Countries
1,004
98
12
52
6
31
9
7
14
13
15
76
66
1
23
21
16
1
27
6
199
159
1
75
12
64
 Other Countries

from Table 43. Racial origin of the total population, over and under 10 years of age, classified according to nativity of parents, 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. 726-742]

Racial Origin and Age Groups Total Number of Persons having Parentage not Stated
Both Parents Mixed Parentage
Canadian born British
born 		Foreign
born 		Father Canadian,
Mother British		 Father Canadian,
Mother Foreign		 Father British,
Mother Canadian		 Father British,
Mother Foreign		 Father Foreign,
Mother Canadian		 Father Foreign,
Mother British
Canada 10,376,786 5,615,559 1,959,038 1,659,095 246,627 182,265 388,296 54,009 207,669 47,092 17,136
0-9
 2,207,164 1,344,804 211,280 288,854 80,197 69,529 84,146 15,113 92,842 17,360 3,048
10 and over
 8,169,622 4,270,755 1,747,758 1,370,241 166,430 112,745 304,150 38,896 114,827 29,732 14,088
British
Races 		5,381,071 2,451,072 1,944,906 131,595 221,528 102,213 383,636 51,808 64,779 21,971 7,563
0-9
 976,786 513,440 208,895 20,361 70,537 36,306 82,595 14339 22,396 7,246 672
10 and over
 4,404,285 1,937,632 1,736,011 111,234 150,991 65,908 301,041 37,469 42,383 14,725 6,891
European
Races 		4,753,242 3,024,680 9,914 1,442,016 24,346 78,377 3,588 2,024 138,357 24,510 5,430
0-9
 1,172,527 791,480 1,576 256,808 9,361 32,610 1,169 702 68,299 9,875 647
10 and over
 3,580,715 223,200 8,338 1,185,208 14,986 45,767 2,419 1,322 70,058 14,635 4,783
Asiatic
Races 		84,548 570 1,321 79,971 29 296 296 18 1,867 363 94
0-9
 13,192 276 220 11,084 23 189 189 6 1,172 186 21
10 and over
 71,356 294 1,101 68,887 6 107 107 12 695 177 73
Chinese
and
Japanese
69,861 229 13 68,437 11 219 219 5 751 135 56
0-9
 9,474 106 -- 8,606 6 140 140 1 537 69 6
10 and over
 60,387 123 13 59,831 5 79 79 4 214 66 50
Other
 14,687 341 1,308 11,534 18 77 77 13 1,116 228 38
0-9
 3,718 170 220 2,478 17 49 49 5 635 117 15
10 and over
 10,969 171 1,088 9,056 1 28 28 8 481 111 23
Indian
and Eskimo		 128,890 124,262 159 1,081 209 844 844 35 1,548 12 87
0-9
 37,330 35,878 28 114 94 262 262 24 716 6 14
10 and over
 91,500 88,384 131 967 115 582 582 11 832 6 73
Unspecified
and Others		 29,035 14,975 2,738 4,432 515 535 535 124 1,118 236 3962
0-9
 7,329 3,730 501 487 182 154 154 42 259 47 1,694
10 and over
 21,706 11,245 2,177 3,945 333 381 381 82 859 189 2,268

from Table 45. Racial origin of the population classfied according to religion 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. 772-795]

Racial
Origin

Total Adven-
tist 		Anglic-ans Bapt-tists Brethren
and United
Brethren 		Confucians
and
Buddhists 		Christians Church of Christ Disciples Christian Science Evan-
gelical Associa
-tion		 Greek Ortho-dox Interna-
tional Bible Students Associa-
tion
Canada
19,376,786
16,026
1,635,615
443,341
15119
39,871
11,527
15,811
18,436
22,213
192,389
13,552
Male
5,374,541
7,894
843,919
223,073
7429
32,416
6,048
7,838
7,998
11,186
58,126
6,915
British
Races
2,753,665
4,144
777,101
183,985
6086
30
4,346
6,441
7,071
2,958
64
4,655
European
Races
2,474,915
3,687
44,141
33,421
1327
14
1,164
1,322
888
8,196
56,431
2,226
Asiatic
Races
65,169
8
2,892
343
6
32,372
397
33
13
21
1,620
15
Chinese
43,051
7
1,128
190
2
23,270
288
29
10
18
15
13
Japanese
13,803
1
722
97
2
9,086
106
--
3
--
1
2
Other
8,315
--
1,042
56
2
16
3
4
--
3
1,604
--
Indian and
Eskimo
66,059
27
17,271
813
4
--
132
2
1
3
--
3
Negro
10,186
22
1,822
4,194
1
--
5
14
17
--
--
12
Unspecified
and others
4,547
6
692
317
5
--
4
26
8
8
11
4
Female
5,002,245
8,132
791,696
220,268
7690
7,455
5,479
7,973
10,438
11,027
44,263
6,637
British
Races
2,627,406
4,407
726,842
183,086
6454
19
4,190
6,560
9,236
3,240
100
4,595
European
Races
2,278,327
3,659
44,149
32,069
1225
7
1,095
1,353
1,168
7,761
42,723
2,010
Asiatic
Races
19,379
3
1,653
183
2
7,429
66
4
2
9
1,426
5
Chinese
3,468
--
201
38
1
1,423
16
1
2
9
3
2
Japanese
9,539
2
576
103
1
6,004
49
--
--
--
--
3
Other
6,372
1
876
42
--
2
1
3
--
--
1,423
--
Indian and
Eskimo
62,831
24
16,668
722
5
--
115
2
2
3
--
2
Negro
9,270
28
1,589
3,830
--
--
2
20
11
--
--
15
Unspecified
and others
5,032
11
795
378
4
--
11
34
19
14
14
10

Table 45 cont.

Racial
Origin 		Total Jews Luther-ans Meno-nites Mor-mons No Religion Pente-costal Presby-terians Prote-stants Roman Catho-lics Sal-
vation Army		 United Church Other Sects Not Stated
Canada
19,376,786
155,614
394,194
88,736
22,005
21,071
26,301
870,728
23,296
4,285,388
30,716
2,017,375
91,420
16,042
Male
5,374,541
78,510
226,311
45,192
11,316
15,361
12,761
456,188
13,044
2,203,861
14,883
1,022,542
47,356
14,374
British
Races
2,753,665
23
7,056
1,449
8,756
7,373
8,752
420,301
9,268
351,353
13,251
901,351
23,792
4,058
European
Races
2,474,915
78,487
219,136
43,726
2,510
4,452
3,836
32,490
3,219
1,811,965
1,278
101,876
17,096
2,027
Asiatic
Races
65,169
--
34
10
7
3,106
10
2,267
69
4,298
53
7,196
2,461
7,938
Chinese
43,051
--
15
--
--
2,968
5
1,989
50
687
28
3,880
615
7,844
Japanese
13,803
--
2
--
--
121
1
86
8
161
17
2,980
345
62
Other
8,315
--
17
10
7
17
4
192
11
3,450
8
336
1,501
32
Indian and
Eskimo
66,059
--
29
--
6
353
58
531
274
34,344
222
8,757
3,143
86
Negro
10,186
--
16
2
23
29
67
200
89
656
53
2,169
785
10
Unspecified
and others
4,547
--
40
5
14
48
38
399
125
1,245
26
1,193
78
255
Female
5,002,245
77,104
167,883
43,544
10,689
5,710
13,540
414,540
10,252
2,081,527
15,833
994,833
44,064
1,668
British
Races
2,627,406
34
7,392
1,414
8,274
2,811
9,427
382,318
7,565
340,106
14,217
880,181
24,124
814
European
Races
2,278,327
77,070
160,391
42,102
2,369
2,258
3,928
30,625
2,183
1,703,372
1,318
99,678
15,467
347
Asiatic
Races
19,379
--
22
5
2
346
3
480
15
3,288
19
3,306
820
291
Chinese
3,468
--
2
--
--
270
2
300
6
116
6
758
33
279
Japanese
9,539
--
1
--
--
65
1
48
2
131
10
2,288
246
9
Other
6,372
--
19
5
2
11
--
132
7
3,041
3
260
541
3
Indian and
Eskimo
62,831
--
28
2
7
258
54
491
255
32,857
199
8,198
2,865
74
Negro
9,270
--
11
3
21
11
98
164
70
616
43
2,005
727
6
Unspecified
and others
5,032
--
39
18
16
26
30
462
164
1,288
37
1,465
61
136

from Table 61. Mother tongue of the population, all ages, by specified origins, 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. 1176-1187]

Mother Tongue Total
Population 		Racial Origin
Chinese Japanese Other Asiatic
Canada
10,376,786
46,519
23,342
14,687
English
5,914,402
395
148
2,103
Chinese and
Japanese
69,281
46,063
23,172
--
Germanic Group
406,591
--
--
33
Latin and Greek Group
2,944,751
22
7
556
Scandinavian Group
159,854
5
1
--
Slavic Group
479,203
18
1
59
Syrian and Arabic
9,226
1
--
9,036
Yiddish
149,520
--
3
3
Various
134,026
15
10
2,878

 

Bibliography

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