A
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186. The largest groups to whom resettlement opportunities were offered in 1977 by Canada and the United States were displaced persons from Indo-China. By the end the year, the number admitted by Canada had reached almost 7,000 since 1975, including 330 "boat people". The United States, for its part, had accepted some 31,500 during the same period, including nearly 6,400 "boat people" in addition to those who had been admitted earlier. Other groups admitted for resettlement in 1977 included Armenians and Assyrians from Lebanon, refugees originating in the Caribbean area and Latin American refugees.
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