Appendix I: Immigration and Population

Table 1: Immigration to Canada 1900–1941*
Japanese Total Canada
1900–1901 6 49,149
1901–1902 - 67,379
1902–1903 - 128,364
1903–1904 - 125,899
1904–1905 354 142,853
1905–1906 1,922 184,064
1906–1907 2,042 122,165
1907–1908 7,601 257,309
1908 858 143,326
1909 244 173,694
1910 420 286,839
1911 727 331,288
1912 675 375,756
1913 886 400,870
1914 681 150,484
1915 380 36,665
1916 553 55,914
1917 887 72,910
1918 1,036 41,845
1919 892 107,698
1920 525 138,824
1921 481 91,728
1922 395 64,224
1923 404 133,729
1924 510 124,164
1925 424 84,907
1926 443 135,982
1927 511 158,886
1928 535 166,783
1929 179 164,993
1930 217 104,806
1931 174 27,530
1932 119 20,591
1933 106 14,382
1934 125 12,476
1935 70 11,277
1936 103 11,643
1937 146 15,101
1938 57 17,244
1939 44 16,994
1940 43 11,324
1941 4 9,329

*Fiscal years from 1900-1901 to 1907-1908, calendar years from 1908 to 1941. Source: Division of Immigration, Department of Manpower and Immigration. Annual statistics on Japanese immigration prior to 1900 were not recorded. Arrivals in British Columbia, as distinct from immigrants, were estimated to total 12,788 from 1896 to 1900. See Report of the Royal Commission on Chinese and Japanese Immigration, Ottawa, 1902.

Table 2: Immigration to Canada 1942–1974
Japanese Total Canada
1942 - 7,576
1943 - 8,504
1944 - 12,801
1945 - 22,722
1946 1 71,719
1947 - 64,127
1948 5 125,414
1949 11 95,217
1950 11 73,912
1951 3 194,391
1952 6 164,498
1953 46 168,868
1954 71 154,227
1955 97 109,946
1956 121 164,857
1957 180 282,164
1958 183 124,164
1959 190 106,928
1960 159 104,111
1961 114 71,689
1962 134 74,586
1963 171 93,151
1964 140 112,606
1965 188 146,758
1966 500 194,743
1967 858 222,876
1968 628 183,974
1969 698 161,531
1970 785 147,713
1971 815 121,900
1972 684 122,006
1973 1,020 184,200
1974 810 218,465

Source: Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Department of Manpower and Immigration.

Table 3: Distribution of Japanese in Canada 1901–1971
Nfld. P.E.I N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man.
1901 - - 1 - 9 29 4
1911 - - 4 - 12 35 5
1921 - - 3 3 32 161 53
1931 - - 4 - 43 220 51
1941 - - 2 3 48 234 42
1951 2 6 4 7 1,137 8,581 1,161
1961 3 - 28 18 1,459 11,870 1,296
1971 20 15 85 40 1,745 15,600 1,335
Sask. Alta. B.C. Yukon N.W.T. Total Total Canada
1901 1 13 4,597 84 - 4,738 5,371,315
1911 57 247 8,587 74 - 9,021 7,206,643
1921 109 473 15,006 28 - 15,868 8,787,949
1931 114 652 22,205 52 1 23,342 10,376,786
1941 105 578 22,096 41 - 23,149 11,506,655
1951 225 3,336 7,169 23 12 21,663 14,009,429
1961 280 3,721 10,424 32 26 29,157 18,238,247
1971 315 4,460 13,585 40 15 37,260 21,568,310

Source: Censuses of Canada.

Table 4: Major Urban Centres of Japanese Population 1911–1971
1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971
Calgary 53 41 82 50 137 456 935
Edmonton 23 32 41 35 124 230 610
Hamilton - - 4 10 918 1,029 935
Lethbridge * * 8 2 314 838 920
Montreal 5 15 26 35 797 809 705
(42)** (*) (*) (1,670)
New Westminster * 424 601 566 43 67 140
Toronto 12 42 100 105 4,633 4,407 3,880
(135) (*) (*) (11,690)
Vancouver 2,036 4,246 8,328 8,458 873 3,132 5,045
(9,299) (*) (*) (9,050)
Victoria 182 225 297 217 11 17 25
Winnipeg 1 35 27 21 629 689 600

* Not available

**Figures shown in parentheses are population figures for census metropolitan areas.

Source: Censuses of Canada.