Google: Canada and Immigrants

google: I know that for a fact because I was curious and wanted to put some numbers to that statement; and, as you know, Google makes it very easy, according to Huffington Post Canada. And really, what better time to see what we're truly made of than this year, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation Turns out that since 1867, more than 17 million immigrants have made Canada their home. Mark Blinch/Reuters When Canada is described as a nation of immigrants, it's not an exaggeration. I'm the granddaughter of immigrants myself. My maternal grandparents were from Russia. My dad's parents came to Canada from Latvia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.