Table 3. Estimated prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus among immigrants in Canada, per period of arrival and overall.

Population	Population size estimate	Arrival before 2016		Arrival in 2016–2021		Overall
		Prevalence (%)	Estimated number	Prevalence (%)	Estimated number	Prevalence (%)	Estimated number
Immigrants from countries with low prevalence (<2%)	7,082,480	0.53% (0.37%–0.91%)	31,680 (22,000–54,791)	0.49% (0.36%–0.91%)	5,352 (3,888–9,795)	0.52% (0.37%–0.91%)	37,032 (25,888–64,586)
Immigrants from countries with intermediate-to-high prevalence (≥2%)	1,276,405	2.31% (1.64%–3.53%)	23,838 (16,953–36,438)	1.76% (1.16%–3.32%)	4,301 (2,843–8,145)	2.20% (1.55%–3.49%)	28,139 (19,796–44,582)
All immigrants	8,358,885	0.79% (0.55%–1.30%)	55,519 (38,953–91,228)	0.73% (0.51%–1.35%)	9,653 (6,731–17,940)	0.78% (0.55%–1.31%)	65,172 (45,684–109,168)