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<p>About 15% of the US population is foreign born, while about 17% of the Canadian population is foreign born. Source countries for immigrants in Canada include many where the primary language is not English, according to [Citizenship</a> and Immigration Canada](<a href=“http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/statistics/facts2009/permanent/10.asp]Citizenship”>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/statistics/facts2009/permanent/10.asp). And Canada itself contains a significant minority of citizens whose primary language is not English.</p>