Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario District Health Councils (DHC), Ontario Public Health Units (PHU), Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

Ontario rates are presented for two different geographic levels: DHCs are more relevant for health system analysis; and PHUs are more relevant for health status measures.

Table 4.5: Proportion of immigrants and proportion of immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996, by Canada, provinces, territories and health regions, 1996
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
0	Canada	17.4	42.9
10	Newfoundland	1.6	34.7
1001	Health and Community Services St John's Region	2.8	35.9
1002	Health and Community Services Eastern Region	0.9	29.3
1003	Health and Community Services Central Region	0.9	42.8
1004	Health and Community Services Western Region	0.8	25.2
1005	Grenfell Regional Health Services Board	0.8	47.8
1006	Health Labrador Corporation	1.9	30.1
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
11	Prince Edward Island	3.3	29.7
1101	Urban Health Region	4.4	33.1
1102	Rural Health Region	2.4	24.4
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
12	Nova Scotia	4.7	32.1
1201	Zone 1	3.5	25.0
1202	Zone 2	4.8	22.9
1203	Zone 3	3.5	26.5
1204	Zone 4	2.9	22.5
1205	Zone 5	2.2	20.4
1206	Zone 6	6.8	38.1
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
13	New Brunswick	3.3	28.9
1301	Region 1	3.3	28.1
1302	Region 2	4.3	24.9
1303	Region 3	4.9	33.5
1304	Region 4	2.9	25.8
1305	Region 5	1.3	32.1
1306	Region 6	0.7	29.7
1307	Region 7	1.4	30.3
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
24	Quebec	9.4	46.5
2401	Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent	0.6	42.1
2402	Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean	0.6	50.3
2403	Région de Québec	2.6	55.6
2404	Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec	1.4	48.5
2405	Région de l�Estrie	3.4	48.7
2406	Région de Montréal-Centre	26.5	49.4
2407	Région de l�Outaouais	4.9	51.2
2408	Région de l�Abitibi-Témiscamingue	1.1	31.9
2409	Région de la Côte-Nord	0.9	31.3
2410	Région du Nord-du-Québec	0.9	29.4
2411	Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	0.6	38.5
2412	Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches	0.9	40.9
2413	Région de Laval	14.6	34.2
2414	Région de Lanaudière	2.0	31.3
2415	Région des Laurentides	3.1	31.2
2416	Région de la Montérégie	6.1	38.1
2417	Région du Nunavik	0.9	40.0
2418	Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James	0.7	41.2
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
35	Ontario (DHC)	25.6	42.7
3501	Champlain District Health Council	16.3	45.9
3502	Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC	9.4	21.2
3503	Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC	15.3	25.1
3504	Toronto District Health Council	47.6	53.0
3505	Simcoe-York District Health Council	27.2	38.3
3506	Halton-Peel District Health Council	35.0	44.4
3507	Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC	19.3	35.3
3508	Hamilton-Wentworth DHC	24.6	30.2
3509	Niagara District Health Council	18.1	19.8
3510	Grand River DHC	13.1	23.4
3511	Thames Valley DHC	17.5	34.0
3512	Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC	16.7	30.9
3513	Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC	8.2	16.1
3514	Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC	6.3	15.2
3515	Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC	7.3	14.1
3516	Northwestern Ontario DHC	9.5	16.8
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
35	Ontario (PHU)	25.6	42.7
3526	Algoma Public Health Unit	10.7	11.2
3527	Brant Public Health Unit	14.1	22.8
3530	Durham Public Health Unit	18.8	28.3
3531	Elgin-St Thomas Public Health Unit	14.3	27.5
3533	Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit	8.2	14.6
3534	Haldimand-Norfolk Public Health Unit	12.0	24.2
3535	Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Public Health Unit	9.3	11.3
3536	Halton Public Health Unit	22.6	26.0
3537	Hamilton-Wentworth Public Health Unit	24.6	30.2
3538	Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health Unit	8.2	19.6
3539	Huron Public Health Unit	7.7	12.3
3540	Kent-Chatham Public Health Unit	10.2	24.1
3541	Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit	11.5	25.9
3542	Lambton Public Health Unit	12.5	19.2
3543	Leeds-Grenville-Lanark Public Health Unit	8.0	15.3
3544	Middlesex-London Public Health Unit	19.6	36.5
3545	Muskoka-Parry Sound Public Health Unit	8.5	13.2
3546	Niagara Public Health Unit	18.1	19.8
3547	North Bay Public Health Unit	5.0	21.1
3549	Northwestern Public Health Unit	6.7	19.3
3551	Ottawa Carleton Public Health Unit	20.5	48.2
3552	Oxford Public Health Unit	11.5	24.0
3553	Peel Public Health Unit	40.0	48.5
3554	Perth Public Health Unit	8.8	21.8
3555	Peterborough Public Health Unit	9.4	18.3
3556	Porcupine Public Health Unit	3.7	20.2
3557	Renfrew Public Health Unit	6.0	22.3
3558	Eastern Ontario Public Health Unit	5.5	25.9
3560	Simcoe Public Health Unit	11.5	19.5
3561	Sudbury Public Health Unit	6.9	15.4
3562	Thunder Bay Public Health Unit	11.0	16.0
3563	Timiskaming Public Health Unit	5.1	8.3
3565	Waterloo Public Health Unit	21.1	37.5
3566	Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit	16.1	30.0
3568	Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit	20.2	34.7
3570	York Public Health Unit	35.8	41.6
3595	City of Toronto Public Health Unit	47.6	53.0
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
46	Manitoba	12.4	35.7
4610	Winnipeg	17.6	37.0
4615	Brandon	5.6	30.6
4620	North Eastman	6.1	15.0
4625	South Eastman	9.1	42.1
4630	Interlake	5.5	19.6
4640	Central	7.2	35.4
4650	Marquette	4.6	39.9
4655	South Westman	4.1	33.1
4660	Parkland	3.6	14.8
4670	Norman	3.1	21.3
4680	Burntwood	3.1	33.3
4690	Churchill	3.7	25.0
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
47	Saskatchewan	5.4	31.0
4701	Weyburn (A) Service Area	4.2	24.4
4702	Moose Jaw (B) Service Area	4.7	22.5
4703	Swift Current (C) Service Area	4.3	18.5
4704	Regina (D) Service Area	7.0	35.7
4705	Yorkton (E) Service Area	3.8	17.2
4706	Saskatoon (F) Service Area	6.9	37.8
4707	Rosetown (G) Service Area	3.1	15.8
4708	Melfort (H) Service Area	3.4	9.0
4709	Prince Albert (I) Service Area	3.9	16.6
4710	North Battleford (J) Service Area	3.4	20.4
4711	Northern Health Services Branch (K) Service Area	1.2	47.9
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
48	Alberta	15.2	41.0
4801	Chinook Regional Health Authority	11.9	27.6
4802	Palliser Health Authority	8.4	31.5
4803	Headwaters Health Authority	9.8	33.6
4804	Calgary Regional Health Authority	20.9	45.2
4805	Health Authority #5	6.1	22.9
4806	David Thompson Regional Health Authority	7.8	31.2
4807	East Central Health Authority	5.1	24.1
4808	WestView Regional Health Authority	7.4	16.1
4809	Crossroads Regional Health Authority	6.3	28.1
4810	Capital Health Authority	20.0	43.7
4811	Aspen Regional Health Authority	6.7	17.4
4812	Lakeland Regional Health Authority	5.6	20.9
4813	Mistahia Regional Health Authority	6.2	31.5
4814	Peace Regional Health Authority	4.8	35.3
4815	Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority	4.8	44.3
4816	Northern Lights Regional Health Authority	9.7	37.1
4817	Northwestern Regional Health Authority	3.5	31.6
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
59	British Columbia	24.5	44.6
5901	East Kootenay	10.3	17.8
5902	West Kootenay-Boundary	11.9	16.5
5903	North Okanagan	11.7	19.9
5904	South Okanagan Similkameen	15.3	21.3
5905	Thompson	10.7	21.3
5906	Fraser Valley	18.1	34.2
5907	South Fraser Valley	25.6	45.7
5908	Simon Fraser	25.3	49.8
5909	Coast Garibaldi	15.6	23.0
5910	Central Vancouver Island	14.9	18.5
5911	Upper Island / Central Coast	12.0	20.1
5912	Cariboo	11.0	22.6
5913	North West	12.9	23.3
5914	Peace Liard	7.3	26.9
5915	Northern Interior	10.3	24.4
5916	Vancouver	44.7	56.0
5917	Burnaby	41.7	56.7
5918	North Shore	31.0	44.2
5919	Richmond	48.3	66.9
5920	Capital	19.4	24.5
5921	Vancouver/Richmond	45.5	58.6
5922	Simon Fraser/Burnaby	29.7	49.6
		Immigrant population	Immigrants arriving from 1981 to 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)	(%)
60	Yukon Territory	10.4	28.5
6001	Yukon Territory	10.4	28.5
61	Northwest Territories	6.6	43.2
6101	Northwest Territories	6.6	43.2
62	Nunavut	1.9	31.5
6201	Nunavut	1.9	31.5

Source: 1996 Census, Statistics Canada