THE MONITOR

According to the 2016 Census, there were 7,540,830 foreign-born individuals who came to Canada through the immigration process, representing 21.9% of Canada’s total population. This proportion is close to the 22.3% recorded during the 1921 Census, the highest level since Confederation. In 2016, 7,674,580 individuals were identified as belonging to a visible minority group. They represented more than one-fifth (22.3%) of Canada’s population; 3 in 10 were born in Canada.

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