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Generational profile: 1st (born abroad), 2nd (parents born abroad), 3rd+ generation. — 2016 Census of Population

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1st Generation (%)

First generation (born outside Canada)

Distribution by riding

Share of residents born outside Canada (first generation) by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 16.6%; range 1.0% (Lac-Saint-Jean) to 70.3% (Scarborough North); half of ridings between 7.6% and 34.9%.

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Median riding 16.6%

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

Each dot is one federal riding (338 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 (16.6%). 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 born outside Canada (first generation) by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 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 (16.6%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of residents born outside canada (first generation), 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Scarborough NorthON	70.3%
2	Scarborough—AgincourtON	70.1%
3	WillowdaleON	69.7%
4	Don Valley NorthON	69.1%
5	Richmond CentreBC	67.2%
6	Markham—ThornhillON	66.6%
7	Mississauga CentreON	66.5%
8	Markham—UnionvilleON	64.2%
9	Mississauga—MaltonON	63.3%
10	Richmond HillON	62.6%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of residents born outside canada (first generation), 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	Lac-Saint-JeanQC	1.0%
337	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	1.1%
334	Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNL	1.2%
334	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre DameNL	1.2%
334	JonquièreQC	1.2%
332	ManicouaganQC	1.4%
332	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQC	1.4%
329	Abitibi—TémiscamingueQC	1.5%
329	AvalonNL	1.5%
329	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQC	1.5%

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of residents born outside canada (first generation), 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Scarborough North	Ontario	70.3%
2	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	70.1%
3	Willowdale	Ontario	69.7%
4	Don Valley North	Ontario	69.1%
5	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	67.2%
6	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	66.6%
7	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	66.5%
8	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	64.2%
9	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	63.3%
10	Richmond Hill	Ontario	62.6%
11	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	61.9%
12	Etobicoke North	Ontario	61.2%
13	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	61.0%
14	Brampton East	Ontario	60.6%
15	Burnaby South	British Columbia	60.4%
16	Vancouver South	British Columbia	59.9%
17	York Centre	Ontario	59.6%
18	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	59.0%
19	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	58.7%
20	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	57.5%
21	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	57.3%
22	Don Valley East	Ontario	56.7%
23	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	56.5%
24	Brampton West	Ontario	55.5%
25	Thornhill	Ontario	55.2%
26	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	55.1%
27	York South—Weston	Ontario	55.0%
28	Brampton South	Ontario	54.1%
28	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	54.1%
28	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	54.1%
31	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	52.5%
32	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	51.5%
33	Mont-Royal	Quebec	51.4%
34	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	51.3%
35	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	51.1%
36	Brampton North	Ontario	51.0%
37	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	50.8%
38	Brampton Centre	Ontario	48.9%
39	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	48.2%
39	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	48.2%
41	Toronto Centre	Ontario	48.0%
42	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	47.5%
43	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	46.8%
44	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	46.4%
45	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	46.2%
46	Outremont	Quebec	45.8%
47	Davenport	Ontario	45.1%
48	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	44.7%
49	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	44.1%
50	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	43.9%
51	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	43.7%
52	Papineau	Quebec	43.6%
53	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	43.4%
54	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	43.3%
54	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	43.3%
56	Don Valley West	Ontario	43.2%
57	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	43.1%
57	King—Vaughan	Ontario	43.1%
59	Bourassa	Quebec	42.5%
59	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	42.5%
61	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	42.3%
62	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	41.9%
63	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	41.4%
64	University—Rosedale	Ontario	41.1%
65	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	40.8%
66	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	39.8%
67	Ajax	Ontario	39.7%
68	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	39.5%
69	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	39.4%
70	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	39.2%
71	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	38.9%
72	Vancouver East	British Columbia	38.8%
73	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	38.5%
74	North Vancouver	British Columbia	38.3%
75	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	36.7%
75	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	36.7%
77	Milton	Ontario	36.6%
78	Ottawa South	Ontario	36.4%
79	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	36.3%
80	Vimy	Quebec	36.2%
81	Oakville	Ontario	35.9%
82	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	35.5%
82	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	35.5%
84	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	35.3%
85	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	34.9%
86	Beaches—East York	Ontario	34.8%
87	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	34.6%
87	Windsor West	Ontario	34.6%
89	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	34.3%
90	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	34.2%
91	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	33.9%
92	Edmonton West	Alberta	33.4%
93	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	33.3%
94	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	33.2%
95	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	32.8%
96	Delta	British Columbia	32.7%
96	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	32.7%
98	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	32.5%
99	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	31.8%
100	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	31.1%
101	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	31.0%
102	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	30.9%
103	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	30.7%
104	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	30.4%
104	Waterloo	Ontario	30.4%
106	Calgary Centre	Alberta	29.9%
107	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	29.0%
108	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	28.9%
109	Nepean	Ontario	28.7%
110	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	28.4%
111	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	28.3%
112	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	28.0%
112	London North Centre	Ontario	28.0%
114	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	27.3%
115	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	27.0%
116	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	26.6%
117	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	26.4%
118	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	26.1%
119	Abbotsford	British Columbia	26.0%
120	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	25.3%
121	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	25.2%
122	Hochelaga	Quebec	25.0%
123	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	24.9%
124	Victoria	British Columbia	24.8%
125	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	24.7%
126	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	24.6%
127	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	24.5%
128	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	24.4%
129	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	24.3%
129	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	24.3%
129	Whitby	Ontario	24.3%
132	London West	Ontario	23.8%
133	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	23.7%
134	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	23.6%
135	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	23.4%
135	Guelph	Ontario	23.4%
137	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	23.3%
138	Burlington	Ontario	22.9%
138	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	22.9%
140	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	22.6%
140	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	22.6%
142	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	22.1%
143	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	22.0%
144	Niagara Falls	Ontario	21.8%
145	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	21.7%
145	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	21.7%
147	Cambridge	Ontario	21.2%
147	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	21.2%
149	St. Catharines	Ontario	21.1%
150	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	21.0%
150	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	21.0%
152	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	20.6%
152	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	20.6%
154	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	20.0%
155	Orléans	Ontario	19.9%
155	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	19.9%
157	York—Simcoe	Ontario	19.5%
158	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	19.2%
159	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	19.0%
160	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	18.6%
161	Bow River	Alberta	18.5%
161	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	18.5%
163	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	18.4%
164	Halifax	Nova Scotia	18.2%
165	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	17.9%
166	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	17.8%
167	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	17.5%
168	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	17.0%
169	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	16.6%
170	Carleton	Ontario	16.5%
171	Durham	Ontario	16.2%
171	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	16.2%
173	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	15.9%
174	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	15.8%
175	Lethbridge	Alberta	15.6%
175	Oshawa	Ontario	15.6%
177	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	15.5%
178	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	15.4%
179	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	15.1%
179	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	15.1%
181	Provencher	Manitoba	15.0%
182	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	14.9%
182	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	14.9%
184	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	14.7%
185	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	14.5%
186	Yukon	Yukon	14.4%
187	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	14.3%
188	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	14.2%
188	Niagara West	Ontario	14.2%
190	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	14.1%
191	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	14.0%
191	Niagara Centre	Ontario	14.0%
193	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	13.9%
194	Foothills	Alberta	13.7%
195	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	13.6%
196	Essex	Ontario	13.3%
197	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	13.2%
197	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	13.2%
199	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	12.8%
200	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	12.5%
201	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	12.2%
202	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	12.0%
203	Québec	Quebec	11.9%
203	Sherbrooke	Quebec	11.9%
205	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	11.6%
206	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	11.4%
206	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	11.4%
208	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	11.3%
209	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	11.2%
210	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	11.1%
210	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	11.1%
212	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	10.9%
213	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	10.8%
214	Fredericton	New Brunswick	10.7%
214	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	10.7%
216	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	10.5%
216	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	10.5%
216	Oxford	Ontario	10.5%
219	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	10.4%
220	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	10.2%
221	La Prairie	Quebec	10.0%
221	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	10.0%
221	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	10.0%
224	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	9.8%
225	Gatineau	Quebec	9.6%
225	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	9.6%
225	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	9.6%
228	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	9.5%
229	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	9.4%
230	Simcoe North	Ontario	9.3%
230	Terrebonne	Quebec	9.3%
232	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	9.1%
233	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	9.0%
233	Sudbury	Ontario	9.0%
235	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	8.9%
236	Montarville	Quebec	8.8%
236	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	8.8%
238	Pontiac	Quebec	8.6%
239	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	8.5%
240	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	8.4%
240	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	8.4%
240	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	8.4%
240	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	8.4%
244	Lakeland	Alberta	8.3%
244	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	8.3%
246	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	8.1%
247	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	7.9%
247	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	7.9%
247	Yellowhead	Alberta	7.9%
250	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	7.8%
251	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	7.7%
251	Repentigny	Quebec	7.7%
251	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	7.7%
254	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	7.6%
255	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	7.5%
255	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	7.5%
255	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	7.5%
258	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	7.2%
259	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	7.0%
260	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	6.9%
261	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	6.8%
261	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	6.8%
263	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	6.7%
264	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	6.6%
264	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	6.6%
264	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	6.6%
267	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	6.2%
268	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	5.9%
269	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	5.8%
269	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	5.8%
269	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	5.8%
272	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	5.6%
273	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	5.5%
274	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	5.4%
275	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	5.3%
275	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	5.3%
277	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	5.2%
278	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	5.1%
278	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	5.1%
280	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	4.9%
280	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	4.9%
280	West Nova	Nova Scotia	4.9%
283	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	4.8%
283	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	4.8%
283	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	4.8%
286	Kenora	Ontario	4.7%
286	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	4.7%
286	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	4.7%
289	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	4.5%
289	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	4.5%
291	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	4.3%
292	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	4.1%
292	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	4.1%
292	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	4.1%
292	Shefford	Quebec	4.1%
296	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	4.0%
297	Saint-Jean	Quebec	3.9%
298	Mirabel	Quebec	3.8%
299	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	3.6%
299	Montcalm	Quebec	3.6%
299	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	3.6%
299	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	3.6%
303	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	3.5%
304	Nickel Belt	Ontario	3.3%
305	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	3.2%
305	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	3.2%
305	Joliette	Quebec	3.2%
308	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	3.1%
308	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	3.1%
308	Drummond	Quebec	3.1%
308	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	3.1%
312	Nunavut	Nunavut	2.9%
312	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	2.9%
314	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	2.6%
315	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	2.5%
315	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	2.5%
315	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	2.5%
318	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	2.3%
319	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	2.2%
320	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	2.0%
321	Beauce	Quebec	1.9%
322	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	1.8%
322	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	1.8%
322	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	1.8%
325	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.7%
325	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	1.7%
325	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	1.7%
328	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	1.6%
329	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	1.5%
329	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.5%
329	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	1.5%
332	Manicouagan	Quebec	1.4%
332	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	1.4%
334	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.2%
334	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.2%
334	Jonquière	Quebec	1.2%
337	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	1.1%
338	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	1.0%

Value: First generation (born outside Canada). 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.