According to data from the 2016 census by Statistics Canada, 21.9% of the Canadian population reported they were or had ever been a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada — very nearly the 22.3% recorded during the 1921 Census, which was the highest level since the 1867 Confederation of Canada.[2] More than one in five Canadians were born abroad, and 22.3% of the population belonged to visible minorities, of whom 3 in 10 were born in Canada.[2]