Profile America: Oh, Canada

Saturday, February 18 — Although Canada has been self-governing since 1867, it wasn’t until this date just 90 years ago that the U.S. established formal diplomatic relations through recognition of a Canadian ambassador in Washington. Until that date, the Dominion of Canada’s foreign relations remained under the control of London. The relations since have been sterling, as Canada is our second greatest trading partner, narrowly trailing China.

In 2015, more than $575 billion of goods passed one way or the other across the effectively undefended border. There are about 6.8 million foreign-born residents out of Canada’s population of 36 million. America’s population of around 322 million includes 43 million foreign-born residents, with about 806,000 from Canada.

Profile America is in its 20th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

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