PROPORTION OF SPECIFIED STOCKS IN VARIOUS PROVINCES 89 
The proportion of French in Prince Edward Island, like that of British origin, showed 
little change. The same holds true of Quebec and Manitoba. There were slight increases 
in the density of French stock in Nova Scotia and Ontario and significant increases in the 
case of New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. In Alberta and British Columbia the proportion 
of French stock declined in the 20-year period, owing mainly to the disproportionate 
increase in British stock through immigration. 
Turning to the proportions of Continental European origins, it js scen that for Prince 
Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and British Columbia, the propor- 
tions in 1921 were very slightly different from those of 1901. In British Columbia the per- 
centage was two p.c. higher in 1911, but with this exception there was little variation dur- 
ing the twenty years in these five provinces. On the other hand, in each of the provinces 
of Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, increases in the proportions of foreign 
stocks were marked. The increase was smallest in Quebec and greatest in the province of 
Manitoba, where the proportions changed {rom 22-36 p.c. in 1901 to 32-99 p.c. in 1921— 
an increase of between 45 and 50 p.c. The increases were also extremely significant in the 
other Prairie Provinces and were consistent throughout the period. 
In the case of the Asiatic origins, while the proportions increased for the whole of 
Canada, in the province of British Columbia their relative density decreased during the 
period. In this respect British Columbia differs from every other province in the Dominion, 
for in all other provinces the proportions of the population of Asiatic origin have increased 
consistently since the beginning of the century. An explanation of this is found in the 
relatively small numbers of Asiatics in the provinces to the east of British Columbia at 
the beginning of the century. For instance, in Saskatchewan there were only 42 Asiatics in 
1901, while British Columbia already had 19482. In the two subsequent decades the actual 
number of Asiatics in British Columbia increased by 20,342, yet the total population 
increased more rapidly, resulting in a net decrease in the proportion of Asiatics in that 
province in 1921. In Saskatchewan, on the other hand, the numerical increase was only 
3,252, but this represented a rate of increase on the original 42 in 1901 which was much 
faster than that of the total population. The absolute increase in British Columbia was 
between six and seven times greater than in Saskatchewan. 
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