Generation Status

Generational profile: 1st (born abroad), 2nd (parents born abroad), 3rd+ generation. — 2011 Census of Population

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1st Generation (%)

First generation (born outside Canada)

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 born outside Canada (first generation) by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 13.1%; range 0.8% (Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean) to 70.1% (Scarborough—Agincourt); half of ridings between 5.6% and 29.9%.

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Median riding 13.1%

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Vertical axis: Share of residents born outside Canada (first generation) (%)

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 (13.1%). 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 born outside Canada (first generation) 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 (13.1%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of residents born outside canada (first generation), 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Scarborough—AgincourtON	70.1%
2	Scarborough—Rouge RiverON	68.6%
3	RichmondBC	67.0%
4	WillowdaleON	66.2%
5	Markham—UnionvilleON	64.0%
6	Mississauga East—CooksvilleON	63.6%
7	York WestON	63.1%
8	Etobicoke NorthON	61.8%
9	Don Valley EastON	61.5%
10	York CentreON	60.9%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of residents born outside canada (first generation), 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanQC	0.8%
306	Acadie—BathurstNB	0.9%
306	Jonquière—AlmaQC	0.9%
305	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQC	1.0%
299	Abitibi—TémiscamingueQC	1.1%
299	BeauceQC	1.1%
299	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNL	1.1%
299	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	1.1%
299	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNL	1.1%
299	Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQC	1.1%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of residents born outside canada (first generation), 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	70.1%
2	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	68.6%
3	Richmond	British Columbia	67.0%
4	Willowdale	Ontario	66.2%
5	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	64.0%
6	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	63.6%
7	York West	Ontario	63.1%
8	Etobicoke North	Ontario	61.8%
9	Don Valley East	Ontario	61.5%
10	York Centre	Ontario	60.9%
11	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	60.8%
11	Vancouver South	British Columbia	60.8%
13	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	57.9%
14	Richmond Hill	Ontario	57.8%
15	York South—Weston	Ontario	55.9%
16	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	55.2%
17	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	55.1%
18	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	55.0%
18	Thornhill	Ontario	55.0%
20	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	54.8%
21	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	54.6%
21	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	54.6%
23	Mont-Royal	Quebec	51.4%
24	Davenport	Ontario	50.6%
25	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	50.4%
26	Brampton West	Ontario	50.2%
27	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	49.6%
28	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	49.4%
29	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	49.2%
30	Don Valley West	Ontario	48.4%
31	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	47.5%
32	Surrey North	British Columbia	47.3%
33	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	47.2%
34	Outremont	Quebec	46.1%
34	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	46.1%
36	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	45.8%
37	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	45.6%
38	Vaughan	Ontario	44.6%
39	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	44.4%
40	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	43.9%
41	Toronto Centre	Ontario	43.8%
42	Papineau	Quebec	43.7%
43	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	43.4%
44	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	42.0%
45	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	41.7%
46	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	41.6%
47	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	41.1%
47	Vancouver East	British Columbia	41.1%
49	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	39.7%
50	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	39.5%
51	Bourassa	Quebec	39.4%
52	Ahuntsic	Quebec	38.9%
53	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	38.5%
54	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	38.4%
55	St. Paul's	Ontario	37.4%
56	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	37.2%
56	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	37.2%
58	Mississauga South	Ontario	37.1%
59	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	36.7%
60	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	36.5%
61	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	35.8%
62	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	35.4%
63	Ottawa South	Ontario	35.3%
64	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	35.0%
65	Beaches—East York	Ontario	34.9%
66	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	34.0%
67	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	33.9%
68	North Vancouver	British Columbia	33.8%
69	Oakville	Ontario	32.7%
70	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	31.9%
71	Windsor West	Ontario	31.8%
72	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	31.2%
73	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	31.0%
74	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	30.8%
75	Halton	Ontario	30.5%
75	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	30.5%
77	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	29.9%
78	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	28.9%
79	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	28.8%
80	Calgary Centre	Alberta	28.7%
80	Calgary East	Alberta	28.7%
80	Edmonton East	Alberta	28.7%
83	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	28.5%
84	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	28.0%
85	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	27.7%
85	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	27.7%
87	Abbotsford	British Columbia	27.5%
88	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	27.4%
89	Laval	Quebec	27.2%
90	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	27.1%
91	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	26.7%
92	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	26.5%
93	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	26.3%
94	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	26.1%
95	Calgary West	Alberta	26.0%
96	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	25.5%
97	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	25.4%
98	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	25.3%
99	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	24.6%
100	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	23.5%
101	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	23.3%
101	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	23.3%
103	London North Centre	Ontario	23.2%
104	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	23.1%
105	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	22.9%
106	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	22.7%
107	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	22.6%
108	Hochelaga	Quebec	22.3%
108	Victoria	British Columbia	22.3%
110	London West	Ontario	22.1%
111	Burlington	Ontario	21.6%
112	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	21.5%
112	Guelph	Ontario	21.5%
114	St. Catharines	Ontario	21.0%
115	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	20.9%
115	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	20.9%
117	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	20.7%
118	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	20.6%
118	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	20.6%
120	Niagara Falls	Ontario	20.5%
121	Cambridge	Ontario	20.2%
122	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	20.0%
123	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	19.7%
124	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	19.6%
124	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	19.6%
126	Langley	British Columbia	18.7%
127	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	18.0%
128	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	17.9%
129	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	17.7%
130	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	17.2%
131	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	17.0%
132	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	16.5%
132	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	16.5%
132	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	16.5%
135	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	15.9%
136	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	15.4%
137	Halifax	Nova Scotia	15.3%
138	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	14.9%
138	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	14.9%
138	York—Simcoe	Ontario	14.9%
141	Oshawa	Ontario	14.8%
142	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	14.6%
142	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	14.6%
144	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	14.2%
145	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	14.1%
146	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	14.0%
147	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	13.8%
147	Wascana	Saskatchewan	13.8%
149	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	13.5%
150	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	13.4%
151	Provencher	Manitoba	13.3%
152	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	13.2%
152	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	13.2%
154	Barrie	Ontario	13.1%
154	Lethbridge	Alberta	13.1%
154	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	13.1%
157	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	12.8%
157	Medicine Hat	Alberta	12.8%
157	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	12.8%
160	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	12.6%
161	Yukon	Yukon	12.5%
162	Wild Rose	Alberta	12.4%
163	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	12.3%
164	Essex	Ontario	12.2%
164	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	12.2%
166	Welland	Ontario	12.1%
167	Brant	Ontario	12.0%
167	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	12.0%
167	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	12.0%
170	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	11.8%
171	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	11.7%
172	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	11.5%
173	Durham	Ontario	11.2%
173	Macleod	Alberta	11.2%
173	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	11.2%
176	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	11.0%
176	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	11.0%
178	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	10.8%
178	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	10.8%
180	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	10.6%
181	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	10.5%
182	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	10.4%
182	Palliser	Saskatchewan	10.4%
184	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	10.3%
184	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	10.3%
186	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	10.2%
187	Red Deer	Alberta	9.9%
188	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	9.7%
188	Oxford	Ontario	9.7%
190	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	9.6%
190	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	9.6%
192	Crowfoot	Alberta	9.2%
193	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	9.1%
194	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	9.0%
194	Simcoe North	Ontario	9.0%
196	Peterborough	Ontario	8.7%
197	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	8.6%
197	Québec	Quebec	8.6%
197	Sudbury	Ontario	8.6%
200	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	8.5%
200	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	8.5%
202	Sherbrooke	Quebec	8.2%
203	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	8.1%
204	Gatineau	Quebec	8.0%
204	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	8.0%
206	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	7.9%
207	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	7.7%
208	Fredericton	New Brunswick	7.6%
208	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	7.6%
208	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	7.6%
211	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	7.5%
211	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	7.5%
213	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	7.4%
214	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	7.3%
215	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	7.1%
216	Peace River	Alberta	7.0%
217	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	6.8%
217	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	6.8%
219	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	6.7%
220	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	6.6%
220	Yellowhead	Alberta	6.6%
222	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	6.3%
223	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	6.1%
223	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	6.1%
225	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	6.0%
226	Saint John	New Brunswick	5.9%
227	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	5.8%
228	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	5.7%
228	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	5.7%
230	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	5.6%
230	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	5.6%
232	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	5.5%
232	Repentigny	Quebec	5.5%
234	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	5.4%
234	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	5.4%
236	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	5.3%
237	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	5.2%
237	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	5.2%
239	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	5.1%
240	Kenora	Ontario	4.9%
240	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	4.9%
242	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	4.7%
242	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	4.7%
242	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	4.7%
245	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	4.6%
245	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	4.6%
245	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	4.6%
248	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	4.4%
249	Montcalm	Quebec	4.3%
249	West Nova	Nova Scotia	4.3%
251	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	4.2%
251	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	4.2%
253	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	3.9%
254	Nickel Belt	Ontario	3.8%
254	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	3.8%
254	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	3.8%
257	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	3.6%
258	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	3.5%
258	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	3.5%
258	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	3.5%
258	Shefford	Quebec	3.5%
258	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	3.5%
263	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	3.4%
263	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	3.4%
265	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	3.3%
265	Pontiac	Quebec	3.3%
267	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	3.2%
268	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	3.1%
268	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	3.1%
268	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	3.1%
268	Saint-Jean	Quebec	3.1%
272	Joliette	Quebec	2.9%
273	Drummond	Quebec	2.8%
273	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	2.8%
275	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	2.7%
276	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.6%
277	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	2.5%
278	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	2.4%
278	Churchill	Manitoba	2.4%
280	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.3%
280	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	2.3%
282	Nunavut	Nunavut	2.2%
282	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	2.2%
284	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	2.0%
284	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	2.0%
286	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	1.9%
286	Miramichi	New Brunswick	1.9%
288	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	1.8%
288	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	1.8%
290	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	1.6%
291	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	1.5%
292	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	1.3%
292	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	1.3%
294	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	1.2%
294	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.2%
294	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	1.2%
294	Manicouagan	Quebec	1.2%
294	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.2%
299	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	1.1%
299	Beauce	Quebec	1.1%
299	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.1%
299	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	1.1%
299	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.1%
299	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	1.1%
305	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	1.0%
306	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	0.9%
306	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	0.9%
308	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	0.8%

Value: First generation (born outside Canada).

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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.