Plain language definition
              Not applicable
          Detailed definition
              Refers to the province or territory where the respondent was born, for respondents who were born in Canada, or to the country where the respondent was born, for respondents born outside Canada.
          Values (English)
          Total - Place of birth
          United States of America
          Central America
          Caribbean and Bermuda
          South America
          Europe
          Western Europe
          Eastern Europe
          Southern Europe
          Italy
          Other Southern Europe
          Northern Europe
          United Kingdom
          Other Northern Europe
          Africa
          Western Africa
          Eastern Africa
          Northern Africa
          Central Africa
          Southern Africa
          Asia and the Middle East
          West Central Asia and the Middle East
          Eastern Asia
          China, People's Republic of
          Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
          Other Eastern Asia
          Southeast Asia
          Philippines
          Other Southeast Asia
          Southern Asia
          India
          Other Southern Asia
          Oceania and other