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ORIGINS OF THE POPULATION OF CANADA
Further, when the stocks are grouped linguistically, the Germanic group ranks first, with
the Slavs a close second. The Scandinavians rank third, with less than half the numerical
strength of the Slavs, and the Latin and Greek group is the smallest of all.
The following table arranges the prineipal stocks in each group in order of numerical
strength :—
FABLE 11.—NUMERICAL RANK OF PRINCIPAL STOCKS, OTHER THAN BRITISH AND FRENCH,
BY SPECIFIED GROUPS, 1921.
Origin
North Western Europe—
GOTIIRR, ; oy pai. 0p SUSE 45 ES §
31017)
Norwegian. .....
Swedish.
Scardinavian—
NOrWEgIot. oiuvimans vi prunans sewmneie vaomms
Swedish....... Th SR TREE eo
Danish....... os EET
{celandie....... EE 1 Wa
Latin and Greek—
Ttalian....ooovenivniinninnnnns
Roumanian........coeevu---
Bronk, ..cocomirmmmniann
Spanish. eerie.
Rank
South, Eastern ard Central Europe—
ARBEIT conven svnmerpnn we witnimnns cnvwsmn swmwy
Ukranian. copy e sravoss ov sovwnvs swnsmes winnie
TEalitn evens on sums spmompess opps agen wai
Polish..c. eieniaseins —
Oricin
2
Fermanic—
GOTMIAD. viernes rneinennenreennrenaenens
Duteh......... . ... cena
Flemish.... .
Slavie—
Austrian...............
Ukrainialt....... ..
Russian.....
Polish... . ..
Rank
CHANGES IN THE PROPORTION OF DIFFERENT STOCKS IN CANADA
While the proportion of stocks other than British and French in Canada in 1921
remains small, a comparison of the data for 1901 and 1911 with those of 1921 is significant.
Both the British and French stocks show a smaller proportion in 1921 than in 1801. For
the French the decrease was continuous. While it was only to the extent of approximately
3 p.c. in the twenty year period, it amounted to 2 pc. in the decade 1901 to 1911, when
immigration was at its highest. A decline at this rate, if continued for half a century, will
produce material alteration.
The decrease in the percentage of British stock was arrested in the last decade by Eng-
lish immigration. The percentage of Irish and Scotch consistently declined over the twenty
year period.
On the other hand, the proportion of other European origins increased from 8-51 p.c.
to 14-16 p.c. in the two decades. That the increase was not more rapid between 1911 and
1921 was due mainly to the war, - The previous decade saw the proportion of other Euro-
pean stocks increase by approximately 50 p.c., a repetition of which for a few decades would
have a profound effect on the structure of the Canadian population.
Since 1900, the Asiatics have increased almost twice as rapidly as the population as
a whole. The Syrians, though small in numbers, constitute three times as large a percent-
age as at the beginning of the century and the Japanese exactly twice the proportion. The
Chinese have increased at a somewhat slower rate, though the fact that they have been
increasing some 50 p.c. faster than the population as a whole, in spite of the heavy head
tax, is an indication of the potential pressure of Oriental immigration. Practically the whole
of this increase is accounted for by immigration; natural increase has been slight, owing to
the small proportion of Chinese women in the country.
In contrast with the Orientals, the Indian and Negro stocks have failed to keep pace with
the growing population. Twenty years has seen the proportion of Indian stock cut in half,
shough this is partly due to the fact that 34481 half-breeds were counted as Indians in 1901.
In the same period the total population of Canada grew some 65 p.c. Next to the Indians
she proportion of Negroes has declined most rapidly. In 1921 it was only two-thirds that
of 1901. -
A somewhat different approach is suggested by Table 12 (p. 48), which shows the num-
bers of the principal stocks in Canada at the iast three census dates and the percentage
mncrease for each stock in the decades 1901 to 1911 and 1911 to 1921. The last two columns
oresent a striking comparison as to the actual rates of growth of the various stocks.
