Four Community Councils: Immigrants Distribution

Scarborough Community Council

35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44

North York Community Council

8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34

Toronto & East York Council

14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Etobicoke York Community Council

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 17

% of Immigrants of the Total Population in the Community

57% (12% of the population arrived in Canada between 2001 and 2006)

54% (14% of the population arrived in Canada between 2001 and 2006)

39% (8% of the population arrived in Canada between 2001 and 2006)

50% (9% of the population arrived in Canada between 2001 and 2006)

Visible Minorities

2/3 of the population are visible minorities, compared with 40% for the rest of the City.

Half (48%) of North York’s population are visible minorities, a similar level as the rest of the City (47%).

1/3 of Toronto and East York’s population are visible minorities, compared with 52% in the rest of the City.

40% of Etobicoke York's population are visible minorities, compared with 49% in the rest of the City.

Map and location

High levels of visible minorities in northern Scarborough, with the lowest levels south of Kingston Rd.

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Higher levels of visible minorities are found in the north east quadrant of the Community Council area, in Thorncliffe ' Flemingdon and west of Keele St

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Relatively low levels of visible minorities with concentrations noticeable in a corridor on either side of Dundas St. and a few other neighbourhoods such as Parkdale, Jamestown and Crescent Town
 

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Higher levels of visible minorities are found in the Weston Rd corridor and the north west quadrant of the Community Council area

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Top 3 Birth places outside of Canada

1.      Southern Asia (36.6%)

2.      Eastern Asia (31.7%)

3.      Southeast Asia (10.9%)

1.     Eastern Asia (23.5%)

2.     West Central Asia and the Middle East (18.5%)

3.     Southern Asia (16.7%)     

1.     Eastern Asia (24.0%)

2.     Southern Asia (21.5%)

3.     Eastern Europe (9.5%)

1.       Southern Asia (31.1%)

2.       Eastern Europe (12.2%)

3.       South America (8.4%)

Top 3 Home Languages

1.         Chinese (6.4%)

2.        Cantonese (6.3%)

3.      Tamil (5.9%)

58% of the community population speaks English

1.      Chinese (3.8%)

2.      Russian (3.0%)

3.     Cantonese (2.8%)

60% of the community population speaks English

1.      Chinese (2.7%)

2.      Cantonese (2.6%)

3.      Portuguese (2.5%)

74% of the community population speaks English

1.      Italian (3.5%)

2.      Spanish (3.4%)

3.    Portuguese (2.9%)

65% of the community population speaks English