Origin, birthplace, nationality and language of the Canadian people

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Identifikator:: 1794974814

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-182133

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Origin, birthplace, nationality and language of the Canadian people

Place of publication:: Ottawa

Publisher:: Acland

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: 224 S.; Diagramme

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter IV. Distribution of population stocks and nativity groups by provinces

Collection:: Economics Books

BIRTHPLACES OF THE POPULATION OF THE PROVINCES 93 Notice in the first place that the variation in the percentages shows a greater range of fluctuation between the provinces than was found in the figures for North Western European immigrants. One should not infer from this that, relatively to population, North Western Europeans have been more evenly scattered over the Dominion. In fact the reverse proves to be the case. While the actual fluctuations are much smaller for the North Western group, their numbers are also much smaller; so also is their proportion of the population in the respective provinces. For purposes of comparison, then, it is necessary to take this difference into account as is done by the use of the coefficient of variation. For the North Western Europeans the coefficient was found to be 153 p.c., while for the South, Eastern and Central Europeans it was 97 p.c. The coefficients are large in both cases, but while the extremes are further apart in the case of the South, FKastern and Central European group, the co- efficients indicate that on the whole they are more evenly distributed among the population in the various provinces than are the North Western European immigrants. The wide range. however, is significant as emphasizing the difference in the proportions of South, Eastern and Central Europeans in the populations of the provinces at the two extremes, viz, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island. In the three Prairie Provinces, South, Eastern and Central European immigrants form a much larger proportion of the total population than in any other part of Canada. Passing eastward the decline is very marked. It may be noted also that the proportions in the four western provinces were considerably lower in 1921 than in 1911, while in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia they were somewhat higher. In connection with provintial distribution of the Scandinavian born, it is rather significant that only from Manitoba westward has that group other than a very negligible place in the population. The percentages for the four western provinces are as follows: — Province Percentage Scandinavian born 2-68 “+57 2-01 1.82 ATTIRE cvmnimmaras summons win ssomouate simcrsmie sin RAINES PREIS HINTS SNS SENSIS TNR SAT Saskatchewan................... . A ST ——— British Columbia......... sR aE Manitoba... _. ea In all cases the proportions were smaller in 1921 than in 1911. The proportions of the population born in Germanic countries in the several provinces appear below: — Province Percentage born in Cermanic countriea Alberta. ...oovvuvuernineennninnennnnns 1.36 Saskatchewan............. J Ce 26 IOI coon yon somsammiars wevense von wikevcnse sie REIN Soh SAGTIASS 128 © eens -08 Britigh Columb... co caves vs wna sans ia vn wvnnie vn ws ae 0-54 DIBAEI0. consve on mens or porns os SEED PEREURS 13 PRE a 0 Sh RR FRA, SR 5 wae 0-43 Nova Bo0tin. ..c cousins sums oo vuiiny : 4 Tok WE RARE ST SY § 0-19 AUEDON.. .. (oni SEARS EREEIES Bhi 53 SEER Fi SRE SEEREEE 3 SE 0:17 New Brunswick. ............... 3 4D BEE Gets SETI 1 AAR £0 BY 0-07 Prince Fdward Teland. ...... negligible Here again we find a larger proportion in the West than in the East, though the differences are not so marked as in the case of the total North Western Europeans and especially of the South, Eastern and Central groups. In all cases the proportions were lower in 1921 than in 1911. The data for the Latin and Greek group are presented in the following table, where the provinces are ranked according to the percentages of those immigrants in their respective nopulations:— Province Percentage born in Latin and Greek Countries Britinh ColumtBls cos oo cures oo smn ss swnms vn 03 somerun sie win a we wa or Ce . Banka BOWaR. .. coon vie oh ciate 18 pEaEE 8 es Sry eh ve . eee a ATDOrbt. cc vans. cosines 4s niwis £5 S8was 2 ee 0:17; 1 TA wets sslhimnts 5 onsen. 23 Hs ME BDEOD Rc ve vo vvcn ev inn wimt rms vmn mmm mas 8 = isiE £3 SRE of SHEE EF BE SEE Ch VaR we Cae ve UEC. Lo Litt ieee hear e ae taeaeaae aaa ae Nova Seotis....oooveeeeiiiiniiinneiins vn wed £3 SERER $5 SERA £5 VERT New Brunswick..........co0vvnenee. REE a poy. Prince BEdward Island 1-07 1-05 )-98 7-69 0-61 0-61 0-19 0-06 0-01

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