Chapter 3 Population
Surface area of Canada Canada is the second largest country in the world (after Russia) Canada covers 9 million square kilometers (km2)
Population Population of Canada: 36 286 425 (Q3, 2016) – 1/10 of the population of the United States Toronto is the largest city: 2.6 millions Montreal: 1.65 million Vancouver: 0.6 million Ottawa: 1 million Greater Saint John area: 127.761
Canada’s population growth Birth rate is very low (1.64 children for each female) – 12 births for every 100 people The death rate is 7.1 people per 1 000. The infant mortality rate is 6 deaths per 1 000 births Life expectancy for males is 76.02 years for females is 83 years The annual population growth is 0,9 % This is mainly due to immigration. Every year there is an average of 6.2 immigrants per 1 000 people.
Populated regions 90% of Canadians live 200 kilometers from the US border 80% of Canadians live in urban regions (cities and town) http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/as-sa/97-550/maps-cartes/animations/Canada/06map.swf
According to statistics from 2000 : British descent: 28% of population. French: 23%. Eastern European: 15%. First nations: 2%. About 6% are Asians, Arabs, Africans and Hispanics. The rest (26%) are of mixed ancestry
Link to 2012 Canada Year book : http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-402-x/11-402-x2012000-eng.htm