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2021 Census place of birth: China (distinct from visible-minority Chinese)

Reference estimate: ~690 thousand (2021)
Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census

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2021 Census place of birth: China (distinct from visible-minority Chinese)

Data year	Reference value	Source
1996	~252k	Source
2001	~310k	Source
2006	~410k	Source
2011	~547k	Source
2016	~1.53 million	Source
2021	~690 thousand	Source

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2021 Census place of birth: China (distinct from visible-minority Chinese)

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