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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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