Canada has over 2.5m Tigers: Census

Interesting stuff from StatCan:

Chinese New Year… by the numbers
Lunar New Year: 2010 is the Year of the Tiger!

The Chinese New Year holiday—also referred to as the “Lunar New Year”—is not only a traditional festival for the Chinese, but also for the Korean, Vietnamese and many other East Asian populations in Canada. It is also known in some cultures as the “Spring Festival.”

For those who celebrate the event to its fullest, there are many associated activities and customs, such as getting together with family and friends and the exchange of gifts. For children, it also means receiving red envelopes filled with money!

The Lunar New Year is also a time to share food with those less fortunate and to engage in other charitable activities. And let’s not forget firecrackers, lanterns, the lion dance, special foods and, of course, looking at the moon! Keep in mind that these traditions vary from region to region and from family to family.

Many people in the general population also appear to be getting in on the celebration. Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year items are becoming more common in card shops and other stores. There is also a strong interest in the history of the ancient lunar calendar and the astrological significance of the animal that corresponds to a person’s year of birth.

The “Year of the Tiger” begins February 14, 2010, and ends February 2, 2011.

(Data presented are the most recent. Last updated: January 29, 2010.)

Are you a tiger?

Please note that the Chinese zodiacal year runs from January or February to January or February of the next calendar year. For ease of calculation, only the January to December period of a given year is used here. All estimates of the population of persons born under the signs of the Chinese zodiac are approximations.

2,583,305 — The number of people in Canada as of Census Day in 2006 who were born in a year of the tiger (based on 2006 Census population figures).

Here are the estimates of the number of people in Canada (as of Census Day in 2006) who were born during a year of the tiger:

Source: 2006 Census, custom tabulation provided by Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division.

Chinese zodiac

If you are not a tiger, then you are one of these other signs in the Chinese zodiac, depending on the year in which you were born:

The years in this table that contain hyperlinks bring you to previous versions of “Chinese New Year… by the numbers” features.

Trade with the Dragon, the Asian Tigers and Japan

Not only does Canada trade with China and Japan, but also with the Asian Tigers: South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

In 2008, exports to the Asia Pacific region rose 17.5% to $39.7 billion, on the strength of two of Canada’s main trading partners: China and Japan. Much of this growth can be attributed to demand for Canada’s vast natural resources, including coal, wheat and canola.

For the sixth consecutive year, imports from Asia grew, expanding 6.9% to $83.7 billion. As the dominant source, China was responsible for two-thirds of the imports from the region, increasing 11.3%. Imports from South Korea grew by 11.9%, while imports from Japan decreased 1.1%, the first such decrease since 2004.

‘Other telecommunications and related equipment’ imports continued their upward trend. China, South Korea and Japan dominated the area of products, which consists of items like cell phones and high-definition televisions.

Passenger cars also contributed to the rise in imports from the Asia Pacific region. Japan accounted for more than three-quarters of the total imports, followed by South Korea. The gain can be partially attributed to Canada’s increasing demand for more energy-efficient vehicles.

Source: International Merchandise Trade Annual Review, 2008.

China (including Hong Kong and Macao) is the second largest source of culture goods imports to Canada. The United States is the largest source.

For more data on culture goods imports and exports, see Culture Goods Trade: Data Tables, 2008.

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