Number and proportion of foreign-born Canadians from top 10 countries of origin by census year
| 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | No. (%) of people from top 10 countries n = 2 777 075 | Country of origin | No. (%) of people from top 10 countries n = 3 045 705 | Country of origin | No. (%) of people from top 10 countries n = 3 201 565 | Country of origin | No. (%) of people from top 10 countries n = 3 630 485 | Country of origin | No. (%) of people from top 10 countries n = 4 070 745 |
| India | 314 265 (11) | India | 443 120 (15) | India | 538 325 (17) | India | 668 565 (18) | India | 898 050 (22) |
| Philippines | 232 330 (8) | Philippines | 302 860 (10) | Philippines | 440 925 (14) | Philippines | 588 310 (16) | Philippines | 719 585 (18) |
| China | 332 235 (12) | China | 465 940 (15) | China | 533 035 (17) | China | 649 260 (18) | China | 715 820 (18) |
| United Kingdom | 604 380 (22) | United Kingdom | 574 740 (19) | United Kingdom | 525 475 (16) | United Kingdom | 499 125 (14) | United Kingdom | 464 145 (11) |
| United States | 236 225 (9) | United States | 247 870 (8) | United States | 256 970 (8) | United States | 253 700 (7) | United States | 256 080 (6) |
| Poland | 180 150 (6) | Poland | 169 740 (6) | Pakistan | 155 330 (5) | Pakistan | 202 250 (6) | Pakistan | 234 105 (6) |
| Hong Kong | 235 315 (8) | Hong Kong | 215 080 (7) | Hong Kong | 191 405 (6) | Hong Kong | 208 945 (6) | Hong Kong | 213 865 (5) |
| Italy | 315 215 (11) | Italy | 296 250 (10) | Italy | 255 350 (8) | Italy | 236 635 (7) | Italy | 204 050 (5) |
| Germany | 173 515 (6) | Germany | 170 165 (6) | Germany | 150 085 (5) | Iran | 154 430 (4) | Iran | 182 945 (4) |
| Portugal | 153 445 (6) | Vietnam | 159 940 (5) | Vietnam | 154 665 (5) | Vietnam | 169 265 (5) | Vietnam | 182 100 (4) |