Canada Origins

Where did your city's immigrants come from — and when did they arrive? Canada Origins turns Statistics Canada's 2021 Census into an interactive map you can actually explore, city by city and town by town, right down to the real municipal boundary. EXPLORE THE MAP Every dot on the map represents real people, colour-coded by country of birth, placed within the actual boundary of the city or town they call home. Pan and zoom anywhere in the country — from downtown Toronto to the smallest rural municipality — and watch the picture come into focus. FULL CITY & TOWN PROFILES Tap any place on the map to open its profile: total immigrant population, a trend chart of arrivals by period, and a ranked breakdown of top countries of birth. Tap any bar in the trend chart to jump straight to that period on the map. FILTER BY ARRIVAL PERIOD Drag the slider to filter the entire map cumulatively, from…