Citizenship & Immigration

Citizenship status, immigrant period of arrival, and non-permanent residents. — 2016 Census of Population

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Non-Citizens (%)

Not Canadian citizens as percentage of total

Distribution by riding

Share of residents who are not Canadian citizens by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 5.0%; range 0.4% (Lac-Saint-Jean) to 27.0% (Willowdale); half of ridings between 2.0% and 10.1%.

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Median riding 5.0%

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

Each dot is one federal riding (337 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (5.0%). 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, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of residents who are not Canadian citizens by federal riding, 2016 Census. 337 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 (5.0%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of residents who are not canadian citizens, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	WillowdaleON	27.0%
2	Don Valley NorthON	23.3%
3	OutremontQC	21.2%
3	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SoeursQC	21.2%
5	Calgary SkyviewAB	20.8%
6	Vancouver CentreBC	20.6%
7	Burnaby SouthBC	20.2%
8	Scarborough—AgincourtON	19.7%
9	Richmond CentreBC	19.5%
10	Mississauga CentreON	19.1%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of residents who are not canadian citizens, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
337	Lac-Saint-JeanQC	0.4%
331	Abitibi—TémiscamingueQC	0.5%
331	Berthier—MaskinongéQC	0.5%
331	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre DameNL	0.5%
331	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	0.5%
331	JonquièreQC	0.5%
331	ManicouaganQC	0.5%
324	Mégantic—L'ÉrableQC	0.6%
324	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQC	0.6%
324	Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQC	0.6%

All 337 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of residents who are not canadian citizens, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Willowdale	Ontario	27.0%
2	Don Valley North	Ontario	23.3%
3	Outremont	Quebec	21.2%
3	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	21.2%
5	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	20.8%
6	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	20.6%
7	Burnaby South	British Columbia	20.2%
8	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	19.7%
9	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	19.5%
10	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	19.1%
11	York Centre	Ontario	18.6%
12	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	18.4%
13	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	18.3%
14	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	18.1%
15	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	18.0%
16	Scarborough North	Ontario	17.8%
17	Etobicoke North	Ontario	17.6%
17	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	17.6%
17	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	17.6%
20	Toronto Centre	Ontario	17.5%
21	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	17.4%
22	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	17.1%
23	Mont-Royal	Quebec	16.9%
24	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	16.8%
25	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	16.4%
26	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	16.1%
27	Brampton South	Ontario	16.0%
28	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	15.9%
29	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	15.7%
30	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	15.5%
31	Vancouver South	British Columbia	15.4%
32	Don Valley East	Ontario	15.3%
32	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	15.3%
34	Papineau	Quebec	15.2%
34	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	15.2%
36	University—Rosedale	Ontario	15.1%
37	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	14.9%
37	York South—Weston	Ontario	14.9%
39	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	14.8%
39	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	14.8%
41	Brampton East	Ontario	14.7%
42	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	14.6%
43	Richmond Hill	Ontario	14.5%
43	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	14.5%
45	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	14.2%
45	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	14.2%
47	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	14.0%
48	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	13.9%
49	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	13.8%
50	Bourassa	Quebec	13.7%
51	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	13.6%
52	Calgary Centre	Alberta	13.5%
53	Don Valley West	Ontario	13.4%
54	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	13.2%
55	Brampton North	Ontario	13.0%
55	Brampton West	Ontario	13.0%
55	Davenport	Ontario	13.0%
58	Edmonton West	Alberta	12.9%
59	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	12.8%
60	Brampton Centre	Ontario	12.7%
60	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	12.7%
60	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	12.7%
63	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	12.5%
64	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	12.4%
65	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	12.3%
66	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	12.2%
67	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	12.1%
68	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	11.8%
69	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	11.5%
69	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	11.5%
69	Ottawa South	Ontario	11.5%
72	Thornhill	Ontario	11.4%
72	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	11.4%
74	North Vancouver	British Columbia	11.0%
75	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	10.9%
76	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	10.8%
76	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	10.8%
76	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	10.8%
79	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	10.7%
80	Waterloo	Ontario	10.6%
81	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	10.3%
81	Windsor West	Ontario	10.3%
83	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	10.2%
84	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	10.1%
84	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	10.1%
84	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	10.1%
87	Beaches—East York	Ontario	10.0%
87	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	10.0%
87	London North Centre	Ontario	10.0%
87	Vancouver East	British Columbia	10.0%
91	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	9.8%
91	Halifax	Nova Scotia	9.8%
91	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	9.8%
94	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	9.7%
94	Vimy	Quebec	9.7%
96	Hochelaga	Quebec	9.6%
96	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	9.6%
96	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	9.6%
99	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	9.5%
100	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	9.4%
100	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	9.4%
102	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	9.3%
103	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	9.2%
103	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	9.2%
105	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	9.0%
106	Oakville	Ontario	8.9%
106	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	8.9%
108	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	8.7%
109	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	8.6%
110	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	8.5%
110	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	8.5%
110	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	8.5%
113	Victoria	British Columbia	8.4%
114	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	8.3%
114	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	8.3%
114	Milton	Ontario	8.3%
117	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	8.2%
118	Abbotsford	British Columbia	8.1%
118	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	8.1%
120	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	8.0%
121	Delta	British Columbia	7.9%
122	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	7.7%
122	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	7.7%
124	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	7.5%
124	King—Vaughan	Ontario	7.5%
126	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	7.3%
126	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	7.3%
126	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	7.3%
126	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	7.3%
130	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	7.2%
131	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	7.1%
132	Provencher	Manitoba	7.0%
133	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	6.9%
133	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	6.9%
135	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	6.8%
136	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	6.7%
136	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	6.7%
138	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	6.6%
138	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	6.6%
140	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	6.5%
141	Bow River	Alberta	6.4%
141	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	6.4%
143	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	6.3%
143	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	6.3%
143	London West	Ontario	6.3%
146	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	6.1%
146	Yukon	Yukon	6.1%
148	Québec	Quebec	6.0%
148	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	6.0%
150	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	5.9%
150	Lethbridge	Alberta	5.9%
150	Nepean	Ontario	5.9%
153	Ajax	Ontario	5.8%
153	Guelph	Ontario	5.8%
153	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	5.8%
156	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	5.7%
156	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	5.7%
156	Sherbrooke	Quebec	5.7%
159	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	5.6%
160	Foothills	Alberta	5.3%
160	Fredericton	New Brunswick	5.3%
160	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	5.3%
160	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	5.3%
164	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	5.2%
164	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	5.2%
166	Niagara Falls	Ontario	5.1%
166	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	5.1%
166	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	5.1%
169	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	5.0%
170	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	4.9%
170	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	4.9%
170	St. Catharines	Ontario	4.9%
173	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	4.8%
174	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	4.7%
174	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	4.7%
174	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	4.7%
177	Burlington	Ontario	4.6%
177	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	4.6%
177	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	4.6%
177	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	4.6%
181	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	4.5%
182	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	4.4%
183	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	4.3%
183	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	4.3%
183	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	4.3%
183	Whitby	Ontario	4.3%
187	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	4.2%
187	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	4.2%
187	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	4.2%
190	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	4.1%
191	Cambridge	Ontario	4.0%
191	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	4.0%
191	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	4.0%
194	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	3.9%
194	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	3.9%
194	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	3.9%
194	York—Simcoe	Ontario	3.9%
198	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	3.8%
199	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	3.7%
199	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	3.7%
199	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	3.7%
199	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	3.7%
203	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	3.6%
203	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	3.6%
203	Lakeland	Alberta	3.6%
203	Orléans	Ontario	3.6%
207	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	3.5%
207	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	3.5%
207	Niagara Centre	Ontario	3.5%
207	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	3.5%
207	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	3.5%
207	Yellowhead	Alberta	3.5%
213	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	3.4%
213	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	3.4%
213	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	3.4%
216	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	3.3%
216	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	3.3%
218	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	3.1%
218	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	3.1%
218	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	3.1%
221	Carleton	Ontario	3.0%
221	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	3.0%
221	Durham	Ontario	3.0%
221	Oshawa	Ontario	3.0%
221	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	3.0%
221	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	3.0%
227	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	2.9%
227	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	2.9%
229	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	2.7%
229	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.7%
229	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	2.7%
232	Gatineau	Quebec	2.6%
232	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	2.6%
232	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.6%
232	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	2.6%
236	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	2.5%
236	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	2.5%
236	Niagara West	Ontario	2.5%
239	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	2.4%
239	Sudbury	Ontario	2.4%
239	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	2.4%
242	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	2.3%
242	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	2.3%
242	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	2.3%
245	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	2.2%
245	Essex	Ontario	2.2%
245	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	2.2%
245	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	2.2%
245	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	2.2%
245	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	2.2%
251	Oxford	Ontario	2.1%
251	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	2.1%
253	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	2.0%
253	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	2.0%
253	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	2.0%
256	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	1.9%
256	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	1.9%
256	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	1.9%
259	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	1.8%
259	La Prairie	Quebec	1.8%
259	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	1.8%
259	Montarville	Quebec	1.8%
259	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	1.8%
259	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	1.8%
265	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	1.7%
265	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	1.7%
265	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	1.7%
265	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	1.7%
265	Pontiac	Quebec	1.7%
265	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	1.7%
265	Terrebonne	Quebec	1.7%
265	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	1.7%
265	West Nova	Nova Scotia	1.7%
274	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	1.6%
274	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	1.6%
274	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	1.6%
274	Simcoe North	Ontario	1.6%
274	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	1.6%
279	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	1.5%
279	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	1.5%
279	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	1.5%
279	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	1.5%
279	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	1.5%
279	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	1.5%
285	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	1.4%
285	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	1.4%
285	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	1.4%
285	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	1.4%
285	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	1.4%
285	Repentigny	Quebec	1.4%
285	Shefford	Quebec	1.4%
285	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	1.4%
293	Drummond	Quebec	1.3%
293	Kenora	Ontario	1.3%
293	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	1.3%
293	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	1.3%
297	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	1.2%
297	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	1.2%
297	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	1.2%
300	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	1.1%
300	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	1.1%
300	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	1.1%
300	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	1.1%
304	Joliette	Quebec	1.0%
304	Mirabel	Quebec	1.0%
304	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	1.0%
304	Saint-Jean	Quebec	1.0%
308	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	0.9%
308	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	0.9%
308	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	0.9%
308	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	0.9%
312	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	0.8%
312	Beauce	Quebec	0.8%
312	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.8%
312	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	0.8%
312	Montcalm	Quebec	0.8%
312	Nunavut	Nunavut	0.8%
312	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	0.8%
319	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	0.7%
319	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	0.7%
319	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	0.7%
319	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	0.7%
319	Nickel Belt	Ontario	0.7%
324	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	0.6%
324	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.6%
324	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	0.6%
324	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.6%
324	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	0.6%
324	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	0.6%
324	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	0.6%
331	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	0.5%
331	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	0.5%
331	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.5%
331	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	0.5%
331	Jonquière	Quebec	0.5%
331	Manicouagan	Quebec	0.5%
337	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	0.4%

Value: Not Canadian citizens as percentage of total. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.