in past decades, most canadians leaving the country have moved to the united states. in the 1980s, los angeles had the fourth largest canadian population of any city in north america, with new york close behind. other countries and cities have emerged as major sites of canadian settlement, notably hong kong, london, beirut, sydney, paris, and dubai. the population in new york experienced continued growth in the 2000s, doubling between 2000 and 2008 to 21,000, representing the eighth largest foreign-born group in the borough of manhattan.