Population: 26,835,036 (July 1991), growth rate 1.1% (1991)

Birth rate: 14 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 5 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 7 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 81 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 1.7 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Canadian(s); adjective--Canadian

Ethnic divisions: British Isles origin 40%, French origin 27%, other European 20%, indigenous Indian and Eskimo 1.5%

Religion: Roman Catholic 46%, United Church 16%, Anglican 10%

Language: English and French (both official)

Literacy: 99% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981 est.)

Labor force: 13,380,000; services 75%, manufacturing 14%, agriculture 4%, construction 3%, other 4% (1988)

Organized labor: 30.6% of labor force; 39.6% of nonagricultural paid workers

NOTE: The information regarding Canada on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Canada People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Canada People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.