Table 2
Distribution of population by immigrant status and place of residence, 2006

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Place of residence Population Ratio of recent immigrants to total population3
Total Total immigrants1 Recent immigrants2
Canada
100.0
100.0
100.0
…
Newfoundland and Labrador
1.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
Prince Edward Island
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
Nova Scotia
2.9
0.7
0.6
0.2
New Brunswick
2.3
0.4
0.4
0.2
Québec
23.8
13.8
17.5
0.7
Ontario
38.5
54.9
52.3
1.4
Manitoba
3.6
2.4
2.8
0.8
Saskatchewan
3.1
0.8
0.7
0.2
Alberta
10.4
8.5
9.3
0.9
British Columbia
13.0
18.1
16.0
1.2
Yukon Territory
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
Northwest Territories
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.4
Nunavut
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
1. "Immigrant population", also known as "foreign-born population", is defined in the 2006 Census as persons who are, or have been, landed immigrants in Canada
2. "Recent immigrants" refer to immigrants who came to Canada between January 1, 2001 and May 16, 2006.
3. This ratio shows whether the share of recent immigrants in a given location is higher than the share of the total population in the same location.
For example, if 5% of recent immigrants live in a place and the same percentage (5%) of the total population also lives there, then the ratio will be 1.0.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.