The 2006 census figures, analyzed by Statistics Canada, show that one in five people living in Canada are foreign-born, the highest proportion in 75 years. Asia and the Middle East accounted for the largest proportion of new immigrants (58.3%), followed at a distant second by Europe (16.1%).
Immigrants from the Americas follow European immigrants, accounting for 10.8%. 20% of the Canadian population now claims a language other than English or French as their native tongue.
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An estimated 2.7 million Canadians live abroad. Roughly 1.7 million of them are believed to be permanent residents of another country.
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