Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Ukrainians overrun PEI

Ukrainians rank 11th in Prince Edward Island, where a total of 600 (100 sr, 500 mr) reside. Nova Scotia is home to 5,760 (1,035 sr, 4,720 mr) Ukrainians giving it a ranking of 14th. Most Ukrainians in Nova Scotia originally immigrated to Cape Breton as miners. Similarly New Brunswick (15th) has 2,355 Ukrainians (305 sr, 2,045 mr), and Newfoundland (20th) is home to 680 (115 sr, 560 mr).

sr = single response
mr = multiple response (children of mixed marriage)

Source - 1996 mid-term census