Table 2:
Country of birth of recent immigrants to Canada by census year38
| Rank | Census year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | 1981 | |
| 1 | People’s Republic of China | People’s Republic of China | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | United Kingdom |
| 2 | India | India | People’s Republic of China | Poland | Vietnam |
| 3 | Philippines | Philippines | India | People’s Republic of China | United States of America |
| 4 | Pakistan | Pakistan | Philippines | India | India |
| 5 | United States of America | Hong Kong | Sri Lanka | Philippines | Philippines |
| 6 | South Korea | Iran | Poland | United Kingdom | Jamaica |
| 7 | Romania | Taiwan | Taiwan | Vietnam | Hong Kong |
| 8 | Iran | United States of America | Vietnam | United States of America | Portugal |
| 9 | United Kingdom | South Korea | United States of America | Lebanon | Taiwan |
| 10 | Colombia | Sri Lanka | United Kingdom | Portugal | People’s Republic of China |