PREFACE

The present report is one of a series that has been prepared in the Dominion Bureau of
Statistics, analytical of the data on population collected by the census. It deals with the
general question of the birthplace, nationality and origin of the Canadian population,
acluding in the latter the colonial stocks from the British Isles and France. as well as the
recent immigrant population.
The general scope of the analysis will be seen by a glance at the various chapter headngs.
 The first five chapters deal with the changing proportions of the various nationalities
and stocks in Canada in the nine provinces, and their distribution in respect to date of
arrival, age, sex, conjugal condition and urban and rural residence. The remaining seven
chapters include an examination of the behaviour of the various groups as revealed by data
on intermarriage, language spoken, illiteracy, naturalization, crime, fertility, and infant
mortality. Preceding these chapters is a general “Summary ” which sets out briefly the
main facts and conclusions. As the subject-matter of the report is complex, involving several
points of view which although distinct are closely related and at times overlapping, it is
recommended that before proceeding to any perusal of the report proper, the explanations
and definitions contained in the introduction be carefully noted.
The report has been prepared in the Dominion Bureau of Statistics under the direction
of Prof. W. Burton Hurd, of Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba.

R. H COATS

Dominion Statistician.

DoMIiNiON BUREAU OF SraTisTICcs,
Orrawa, September 1, 1928.

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