Visible minorities pass 5-million mark for first time
Canada's ethnic makeup is changing dramatically, with the latest census numbers showing that for the first time, South Asians have edged out Chinese as the top visible minority group in the country
The census data from Statistics Canada, released Wednesday morning, shows surging immigration from Asia has fuelled a phenomenon that has visible minorities for the first time comprising more than five million people, or 16 per cent of the population.
That marks an increase of 27 per cent in the immigration of visible minorities between 2001 and 2006.
Since 2001, three-quarters of Canada's new immigrants have been visible minorities, and the total now sits at 5,068,100, the census shows.
Immigration lawyer Ravi Jain told CTV's Canada AM Wednesday morning he's not surprised that the number of South Asian immigrants -- those hailing from Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan -- is on the rise, with the highest number coming from India.
"There's a real explanation here that makes sense," he said.
"India of course is a former Commonwealth country. English is a dominant language and education is emphasized -- the same thing as China in terms of education."
more here: http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/Top..._census_080402
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Toronto is already a White minority city! Another ten years and we are outnumbered!:roll: End of British dominance! Instead of the yellow hard hats and steel-toed boots we will see mainly turbans and flip-flops on construction sites! Hell's Angels will buzz around in motorcycle turbans and fluttering tunics!!!8O:lol: Our soldiers dressed in night-gowns!;-)
The world is changing ... for the better! The Whites made a mess of it! Spilled all that oil, and slaughtered all the cows!
Canada's ethnic makeup is changing dramatically, with the latest census numbers showing that for the first time, South Asians have edged out Chinese as the top visible minority group in the country
The census data from Statistics Canada, released Wednesday morning, shows surging immigration from Asia has fuelled a phenomenon that has visible minorities for the first time comprising more than five million people, or 16 per cent of the population.
That marks an increase of 27 per cent in the immigration of visible minorities between 2001 and 2006.
Since 2001, three-quarters of Canada's new immigrants have been visible minorities, and the total now sits at 5,068,100, the census shows.
Immigration lawyer Ravi Jain told CTV's Canada AM Wednesday morning he's not surprised that the number of South Asian immigrants -- those hailing from Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan -- is on the rise, with the highest number coming from India.
"There's a real explanation here that makes sense," he said.
"India of course is a former Commonwealth country. English is a dominant language and education is emphasized -- the same thing as China in terms of education."
more here: http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/Top..._census_080402
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Toronto is already a White minority city! Another ten years and we are outnumbered!:roll: End of British dominance! Instead of the yellow hard hats and steel-toed boots we will see mainly turbans and flip-flops on construction sites! Hell's Angels will buzz around in motorcycle turbans and fluttering tunics!!!8O:lol: Our soldiers dressed in night-gowns!;-)
The world is changing ... for the better! The Whites made a mess of it! Spilled all that oil, and slaughtered all the cows!