The majority of immigrants to Canada now come from Asia

• In 2012, nearly 6 in 10 (57.9%) immigrants to Canada came from Asia. This stands in contrast to the situation more than 50 years ago, when Asian-born immigrants to Canada accounted for less than 4% of newcomers.
• At the end of World War II, Canadian immigration policies were more favourable to the admission of individuals from European countries. In 1961, close to three-quarters (72.7%) of immigrants came from Europe. By 2012, European immigrants accounted for about 14% of newcomers to Canada.
• Between 1961 and 2012, the relative share of immigrants from Africa grew substantially from 1.5% to 13.0%. During the same period, the proportion of immigrants from the United States declined from 16.1% to 3.7%.

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