Citizenship & Immigration

Citizenship status, immigrant period of arrival, and non-permanent residents. — 2011 Census of Population

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Non-Citizens (%)

Not Canadian citizens as percentage of total

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Share of residents who are not Canadian citizens by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 3.8%; range 0.2% (Acadie—Bathurst; Jonquière—Alma) to 22.9% (Westmount—Ville-Marie); half of ridings between 1.6% and 8.3%.

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Vertical axis: Share of residents who are not Canadian citizens (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (3.8%). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of residents who are not Canadian citizens by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (3.8%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of residents who are not canadian citizens, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Westmount—Ville-MarieQC	22.9%
2	OutremontQC	21.3%
3	WillowdaleON	20.0%
4	Don Valley EastON	19.4%
5	Mississauga East—CooksvilleON	19.2%
5	York CentreON	19.2%
7	RichmondBC	18.6%
8	Vancouver CentreBC	18.3%
9	Scarborough—AgincourtON	18.0%
10	Mont-RoyalQC	17.9%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of residents who are not canadian citizens, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
307	Acadie—BathurstNB	0.2%
307	Jonquière—AlmaQC	0.2%
300	AvalonNL	0.3%
300	BeauceQC	0.3%
300	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNL	0.3%
300	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	0.3%
300	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQC	0.3%
300	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNL	0.3%
300	Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanQC	0.3%
293	Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQC	0.4%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of residents who are not canadian citizens, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	22.9%
2	Outremont	Quebec	21.3%
3	Willowdale	Ontario	20.0%
4	Don Valley East	Ontario	19.4%
5	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	19.2%
5	York Centre	Ontario	19.2%
7	Richmond	British Columbia	18.6%
8	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	18.3%
9	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	18.0%
10	Mont-Royal	Quebec	17.9%
11	York West	Ontario	17.8%
12	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	17.4%
13	Etobicoke North	Ontario	17.1%
14	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	16.6%
15	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	16.1%
15	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	16.1%
17	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	15.9%
18	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	15.6%
19	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	15.5%
20	Papineau	Quebec	15.3%
20	Toronto Centre	Ontario	15.3%
22	Surrey North	British Columbia	15.1%
23	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	14.9%
23	Vancouver South	British Columbia	14.9%
25	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	14.7%
26	Don Valley West	Ontario	14.6%
26	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	14.6%
28	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	14.3%
28	York South—Weston	Ontario	14.3%
30	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	13.9%
31	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	13.8%
32	Davenport	Ontario	13.5%
33	Bourassa	Quebec	13.2%
34	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	13.1%
35	Brampton West	Ontario	13.0%
35	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	13.0%
37	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	12.9%
38	Calgary Centre	Alberta	12.8%
38	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	12.8%
40	Ahuntsic	Quebec	12.7%
41	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	12.6%
42	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	12.5%
43	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	12.4%
44	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	12.2%
45	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	11.9%
46	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	11.8%
47	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	11.7%
48	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	11.3%
49	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	11.2%
49	St. Paul's	Ontario	11.2%
51	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	11.0%
52	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	10.8%
53	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	10.7%
53	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	10.7%
55	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	10.3%
55	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	10.3%
57	Beaches—East York	Ontario	10.1%
58	Richmond Hill	Ontario	9.9%
59	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	9.8%
59	Thornhill	Ontario	9.8%
61	Vancouver East	British Columbia	9.7%
62	Hochelaga	Quebec	9.6%
62	North Vancouver	British Columbia	9.6%
64	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	9.5%
65	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	9.4%
65	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	9.4%
67	Ottawa South	Ontario	9.2%
67	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	9.2%
69	Calgary East	Alberta	9.1%
70	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	8.9%
70	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	8.9%
72	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	8.8%
73	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	8.6%
73	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	8.6%
75	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	8.4%
75	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	8.4%
77	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	8.3%
78	Abbotsford	British Columbia	8.2%
78	Calgary West	Alberta	8.2%
78	Mississauga South	Ontario	8.2%
81	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	8.1%
82	Windsor West	Ontario	8.0%
83	Edmonton East	Alberta	7.6%
83	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	7.6%
83	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	7.6%
86	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	7.4%
86	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	7.4%
86	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	7.4%
89	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	7.3%
90	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	7.2%
90	Halifax	Nova Scotia	7.2%
92	Oakville	Ontario	7.1%
93	Vaughan	Ontario	6.8%
94	Wascana	Saskatchewan	6.7%
95	Laval	Quebec	6.6%
96	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	6.5%
97	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	6.4%
97	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	6.4%
97	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	6.4%
97	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	6.4%
97	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	6.4%
102	Halton	Ontario	6.3%
102	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	6.3%
102	Victoria	British Columbia	6.3%
102	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	6.3%
106	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	6.1%
107	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	6.0%
107	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	6.0%
107	London West	Ontario	6.0%
110	London North Centre	Ontario	5.9%
110	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	5.9%
112	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	5.8%
113	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	5.6%
113	Provencher	Manitoba	5.6%
115	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	5.5%
116	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	5.2%
116	Langley	British Columbia	5.2%
116	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	5.2%
119	Yukon	Yukon	5.1%
120	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	5.0%
120	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	5.0%
122	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	4.9%
122	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	4.9%
122	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	4.9%
122	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	4.9%
126	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	4.8%
126	Medicine Hat	Alberta	4.8%
128	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	4.7%
128	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	4.7%
128	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	4.7%
128	Wild Rose	Alberta	4.7%
132	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	4.6%
132	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	4.6%
132	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	4.6%
135	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	4.5%
136	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	4.4%
136	Palliser	Saskatchewan	4.4%
138	Québec	Quebec	4.3%
139	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	4.2%
139	Lethbridge	Alberta	4.2%
139	Niagara Falls	Ontario	4.2%
139	St. Catharines	Ontario	4.2%
139	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	4.2%
144	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	4.1%
144	Burlington	Ontario	4.1%
144	Red Deer	Alberta	4.1%
147	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	4.0%
147	Guelph	Ontario	4.0%
147	Macleod	Alberta	4.0%
147	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	4.0%
147	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	4.0%
147	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	4.0%
153	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	3.8%
153	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	3.8%
155	Sherbrooke	Quebec	3.6%
156	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	3.4%
156	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	3.4%
156	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	3.4%
159	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	3.3%
160	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	3.2%
161	Cambridge	Ontario	3.1%
161	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	3.1%
163	Barrie	Ontario	3.0%
163	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	3.0%
163	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	3.0%
163	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	3.0%
163	York—Simcoe	Ontario	3.0%
168	Crowfoot	Alberta	2.9%
168	Fredericton	New Brunswick	2.9%
168	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	2.9%
171	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	2.8%
171	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	2.8%
173	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	2.7%
173	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	2.7%
173	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	2.7%
173	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	2.7%
173	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	2.7%
173	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	2.7%
173	Saint John	New Brunswick	2.7%
173	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	2.7%
173	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	2.7%
173	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	2.7%
183	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	2.6%
183	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	2.6%
183	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	2.6%
183	Gatineau	Quebec	2.6%
183	Peace River	Alberta	2.6%
183	Welland	Ontario	2.6%
189	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	2.5%
189	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	2.5%
189	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.5%
189	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	2.5%
193	Brant	Ontario	2.4%
193	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	2.4%
193	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	2.4%
193	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	2.4%
193	Oshawa	Ontario	2.4%
193	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	2.4%
193	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	2.4%
193	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	2.4%
201	Yellowhead	Alberta	2.3%
202	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	2.2%
202	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	2.2%
202	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	2.2%
202	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	2.2%
202	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	2.2%
207	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	2.1%
208	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	2.0%
208	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	2.0%
210	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	1.9%
210	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	1.9%
210	Durham	Ontario	1.9%
210	Essex	Ontario	1.9%
210	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	1.9%
210	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	1.9%
210	Oxford	Ontario	1.9%
210	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	1.9%
210	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	1.9%
210	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	1.9%
210	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	1.9%
210	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	1.9%
222	Simcoe North	Ontario	1.8%
222	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	1.8%
224	Peterborough	Ontario	1.7%
224	Sudbury	Ontario	1.7%
224	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	1.7%
227	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	1.6%
227	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	1.6%
227	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	1.6%
227	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	1.6%
227	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	1.6%
232	Kenora	Ontario	1.5%
232	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	1.5%
232	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	1.5%
232	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	1.5%
232	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	1.5%
237	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	1.4%
237	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	1.4%
237	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	1.4%
240	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	1.3%
240	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	1.3%
240	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	1.3%
240	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	1.3%
240	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	1.3%
240	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	1.3%
240	Shefford	Quebec	1.3%
240	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	1.3%
248	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	1.2%
248	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	1.2%
248	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	1.2%
248	Repentigny	Quebec	1.2%
252	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	1.1%
252	Drummond	Quebec	1.1%
252	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	1.1%
252	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	1.1%
252	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	1.1%
252	West Nova	Nova Scotia	1.1%
258	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	1.0%
258	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	1.0%
258	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	1.0%
258	Churchill	Manitoba	1.0%
258	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	1.0%
258	Joliette	Quebec	1.0%
258	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.0%
258	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	1.0%
258	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	1.0%
258	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	1.0%
258	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.0%
258	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	1.0%
270	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	0.9%
270	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	0.9%
270	Montcalm	Quebec	0.9%
270	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	0.9%
270	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	0.9%
275	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	0.8%
275	Nickel Belt	Ontario	0.8%
275	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	0.8%
275	Saint-Jean	Quebec	0.8%
279	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	0.7%
279	Nunavut	Nunavut	0.7%
279	Pontiac	Quebec	0.7%
279	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	0.7%
283	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	0.6%
283	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	0.6%
283	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	0.6%
283	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	0.6%
283	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	0.6%
288	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	0.5%
288	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	0.5%
288	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	0.5%
288	Miramichi	New Brunswick	0.5%
288	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	0.5%
293	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	0.4%
293	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	0.4%
293	Manicouagan	Quebec	0.4%
293	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	0.4%
293	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	0.4%
293	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.4%
293	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	0.4%
300	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.3%
300	Beauce	Quebec	0.3%
300	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.3%
300	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	0.3%
300	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	0.3%
300	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.3%
300	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	0.3%
307	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	0.2%
307	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	0.2%

Value: Not Canadian citizens as percentage of total.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.