Data tables, 2016 Census

Components of Migration (In- and Out-): Mobility 5 Years Ago (4), Mother Tongue (8), Age (18) and Sex (3) for Migrants Aged 5 Years and Over in Private Households of Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details components of migration : mobility 5 years ago , mother tongue , age and sex for migrants aged 5 years and over in private households in Canada
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Current - Province or territory of residence (13) Components of migration (in- and out-): Mobility 5 years ago (4)
Total in-migrantsFootnote 1 Interprovincial in-migrantsFootnote 2 External in-migrantsFootnote 3 Interprovincial out-migrantsFootnote 4
Newfoundland and Labrador 29,915 23,550 6,370 19,885
Prince Edward Island 12,420 8,310 4,120 9,015
Nova Scotia 63,825 44,555 19,270 52,570
New Brunswick 40,845 29,335 11,510 37,175
Quebec 293,625 55,370 238,255 92,325
Ontario 731,440 181,475 549,965 219,055
Manitoba 95,290 30,840 64,450 47,815
Saskatchewan 95,085 48,580 46,500 47,100
Alberta 429,120 226,090 203,030 158,805
British Columbia 404,845 169,120 235,730 132,495
Yukon 5,475 4,285 1,190 3,880
Northwest Territories 5,905 5,010 895 6,485
Nunavut 2,715 2,535 185 2,460

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

In-migrants are persons who did not live in the specified geographic area five years before the reference date, but did live there on the reference date.

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Footnote 2

This category includes in-migrants (five years) who lived in a different province or territory five years before the reference date than they did on the reference date.
In-migrants are persons who did not live in the specified geographic area five years before the reference date, but did live there on the reference date.

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Footnote 3

This category includes in-migrants (five years) who lived in Canada on the reference date, but lived outside Canada five years before the reference date.
In-migrants are persons who did not live in the specified geographic area five years before the reference date, but did live there on the reference date.

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Footnote 4

This category includes out-migrants (five years) who lived in a different province or territory five years before the reference date than they did on the reference date.
Out-migrants are persons who lived in the specified geographic area five years before the reference date, but did not live there on the reference date.

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Data quality note(s) – Canada

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016317.

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