HC Deb 15 December 1955 vol 547 cc212-3W
Mr. Langford-Holt

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations how many people have migrated to Canada each year since the war.

Mr. Dodds-Parker

The following are figures of the numbers of British subjects who have travelled from the United Kingdom to Canada by sea for permanent residence in each year since the war:

A. Migrants of All Nationalities and from All Sources Entering Canada
1945 22,722
1946 71,719
1947 64,127
1948 125,414
1949 95,217
1950 73,912
1951 194,391
1952 164,498
1953 168,868
1954 154,227
1955 (to 30th September) 86,607
Total 1,221,702
Source: Canadian Department of Citizenship and Immigration.

B. Migrants of Commonwealth Citizenship travelling Direct by Sea from the United Kingdom to Canada
1945 Not available
1946 52,479
1947 22,960
1948 34,487
1949 20,762
1950 13,434
1951 27,544
1952 37,500
1953 41,300
1954 38,600
1955 (to 30th June) 14,600
Total 303,666
Source: Board of Trade Journal.

C. British Migrants Entering Canada from All Sources
1945 14,677
1946 51,408
1947 38,747
1948 46,057
1949 22,201
1950 13,427
1951 31,370
1952 42,675
1953 47,077
1954 44,593
1955 (to 30th September) 24,032
Total 376,264

Source: Canadian Department of Citizenship and Immigration.