Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Vallée-de-l'Or, Municipalité régionale de comté
Immigrant Status
According to the 2021 Census, 855 people, that is, 2.0% of the population, were foreign-born (immigrants), 41,370 (97.3%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 315 (0.7%) were non-permanent residents.
Recent Immigrants
Among immigrants in 2021, 250 came between 2016 and 2021. These recent immigrants made up 29.2% of the immigrant population.
Percentage of the immigrant population La Vallée-de-l'Or (Municipalité régionale de comté), Quebec [PR], Canada, 2011 to 2021
Top places of birth of immigrants, La Vallée-de-l'Or (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Immigrant population | 860 | 100.0 | ... | 855 | 100.0 | ... |
| France | 135 | 15.6 | 1 | 115 | 13.5 | 1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 20 | 2.3 | 13 | 90 | 10.6 | 2 |
| Senegal | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 55 | 6.5 | 3 |
| Haiti | 30 | 3.5 | 7 | 50 | 5.9 | 4 |
| Morocco | 50 | 5.8 | 3 | 50 | 5.9 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 4.0 | 5 | 50 | 5.9 | 4 |
| Algeria | 85 | 9.8 | 2 | 35 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Laos | 35 | 4.0 | 5 | 35 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15 | 1.7 | 16 | 30 | 3.5 | 9 |
| Colombia | 25 | 2.9 | 10 | 30 | 3.5 | 9 |
Top places of birth of recent immigrants, La Vallée-de-l'Or (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Rank | Number | % | Rank | |
| Recent immigrants (2016: 2011 to 2016 / 2021: 2016 to 2021) | 260 | 100.0 | ... | 250 | 100.0 | ... |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 20 | 7.8 | 3 | 65 | 26.0 | 1 |
| France | 35 | 13.7 | 1 | 35 | 14.0 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 9.8 | 2 | 35 | 14.0 | 2 |
| Senegal | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 10.0 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 6.0 | 5 |
| Guinea | 10 | 3.9 | 9 | 15 | 6.0 | 5 |
Population by generation status and median age, La Vallée-de-l'Or (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Median age | Number | % | Median age | |
| Total population in private households | 42,295 | 100.0 | 41.6 | 42,530 | 100.0 | 42.4 |
| First generation (born abroad) | 980 | 2.3 | 38.4 | 1,290 | 3.0 | 35.6 |
| Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 1,120 | 2.6 | 42.8 | 1,240 | 2.9 | 33.2 |
| Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 40,195 | 95.0 | 41.6 | 40,000 | 94.1 | 42.8 |
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