citizens born in canada make up about 58% of the diaspora, the other 42% being people born outside canada who became naturalized as canadian citizens and then moved out again, often back to their country of origin, or sometimes to a third country. native-born canadians had an exit rate of about 1.33% over ten years from 1996 to 2006, compared to 4.5% for naturalized canadians. most canadians in the united states are native-born, while most canadians in hong kong are naturalized canadians who were born in hong kong.