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5 million Canadians are visible minorities: StatsCan
One in five Canadians will be visible minority by 2017
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 | 9:38 AM ET
The number of visible minorities in Canada has surpassed the five million mark for the first time the census history, as a new wave of immigrants from Asia is changing the face of Canada at a staggering rate, Statistics Canada says.
According to new census data released Wednesday, visible minorities now comprise more than 16 per cent of the total population.
Their numbers skyrocketed by 27 per cent between 2001 and 2006, more than five times the previous increase of 5.4 per cent.
The sharp growth in the visible minority population was largely due to the fact that three-quarters of new immigrants to Canada since 2001 were visible minorities, analysts said.
South Asians, those who hail from such countries as India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, now slightly outnumber the Chinese, who were identified as the top visible minority group in 2001, the last time the census was taken.
Nearly 1.3 million people identified themselves as South Asian in the 2006 census ? a 38 per cent jump over 2001.
South Asians now account for a quarter of all visible minorities in Canada, or four per cent of the total population. Those with roots in China comprise about another quarter of the country´s visible minority population, with some 1.2 million identifying themselves as Chinese.
Blacks, Filipinos, Latin Americans, Arabs, Southeast Asians, West Asians, Koreans and Japanese round out the Top 10 visible minority groups ? a list that´s relatively unchanged since 2001.
Should current immigration trends continue, Statistics Canada predicts one in five Canadians will belong to a visible minority by 2017, when the country turns 150 years old.
According to the census, 96 per cent of the visible minority population live in a metropolitan area compared with 68 per cent of the total population.
[02-04-2008,13:29]
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I think this is re-post. You posted it before if I´m not mistaken.
[02-04-2008,13:35]
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DC |
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leads today´s CBC news
[02-04-2008,13:44]
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Sharon |
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I am not surprised, going by the number of people immigrating into Canada, its a foregone conclusion.
Maybe in the next century they will be the visible majority... LOL !!
[03-04-2008,13:49]
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Raj |
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Raj, yes, for sure if the current rate continues then it will be like that, at least for the major cities.
Read Here:
http://www.thestar.com/article/409455
[03-04-2008,14:30]
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DC |
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65% of visible minorities (majorities) in Markham ????
Let me ask you this, how does average price of home in Markham compare to surrounding areas without such high percent of visible minorities.
How about the schools ?
[03-04-2008,19:16]
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Raj |
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Can´t tell the most recent.
Markham is better than the Toronto proper, house prices are little expensive too. Though there were lots of new neighborhoods being built converting the farm lands.
As a rule of thumb, in Toronto, the farther north you go, better places you´ll get, less immigrants also. That´s why I was also surprized to see 65% VM in Markham. Usually, sepcially the South Asians live in the southern Toronto, particularly in Scarborough, then Missisauga/Brampton. Chinese/Russias dominate the northern part.
Can´t say about the school quality as I never had any reason to research on that. However, I would try to avoid the 65% VM area just out of common sense.
[03-04-2008,20:30]
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DC |
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Raj, look at Richmond, BC. all the schools are less than 20 years old, great programs, great community facilities and lots of tech industry close buy. Microsoft is moving in some time next year.
we are 50% VM too (actually, I think it is more) Primarily Asian. As the technical visible minority, I am quite happy here with my quality of life.
[03-04-2008,20:46]
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Sharon |
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Yeah, 50% VM doesn´t trouble me at all as long as schools in the area are in general good.
Richmond seems to be a nice location. Is it expensive being close to Vancouver ? I bet being close to the water even the weather should be okay.
[04-04-2008,01:05]
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Raj |
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I am in a 1350 sq ft. condo. In Vancouver, beside my office a similar size and age would be $550,000. In Richmond, mine is about $340,000.
It takes me 35 minutes to work in the main part of Vancouver. Microsoft just leased 80,000 sq. ft. about 2 blocks from my condo. There is also rapid transit due to complete by 2010 that goes right downtown.
Richmond is a river delta so we have water all the way around us. that means a bridge or tunnel out of the community of about 100,000. If you find a job in Richmond there is no reason to leave the community unless you want to go watch a hockey game or attend the symphony.
[04-04-2008,01:55]
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Sharon |
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Oh, that gives me the creeps having to think that you have to use a tunnel or a bridge to get to mainland... LOL, its actually the same as my current situation living in Long Island, New York.... traffic sucks and its darn too expensive, but obviously its overpopulated too !!
[04-04-2008,11:18]
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Raj |
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