Chapter 3 Population Surface area of Canada Canada

Chapter 3 Population

Surface area of Canada • Canada is the second largest country in the world (after Russia) • Canada covers 9 million square kilometers (km 2)

Population • Population of Canada: 36 286 425 (Q 3, 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: //www 12. statcan. gc. ca/census-recensement/2006/as -sa/97 -550/mapscartes/animations/Canada/06 map. 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/11402 -x 2012000 -eng. htm