80% residents in Richmond centre are Chinese
Share According to a report using Census 2006 data on Chinese Canadian population, the number of CC in BC has surpassed 400,000. FULL REPORT HERE (open in pdf). Most CC live in Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby. The CC proportion in Richmond accounts for 43.6% of total population. CC population is especially dense in Richmond central area — northern part of the city between No. 3 and No.4, in which 80.2% are Chinese. (That 80.2% CC is in the... [Read More...]
Census 2006: Visible minorities
Share Census 2006 – visible minority Total – all generations 1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation Total vis. min. 3,922,700 3,273,070 551,740 97,890 Chinese 1,005,635 850,335 138,520 16,775 S. Asian 957,645 820,180 132,190 5,275 Black 562,135 403,955 115,090 43,095 Filipino 320,915 283,560 35,760 1,595 Latin American 244,330 219,440 22,870 2,015 SE Asian 184,575 159,285 23,450 1,845 Arab 195,900 173,015 20,300 2,585 W.... [Read More...]
BC has highest use of non-official languages at work
Share StatCan release – In 2006, employment rates for both immigrants and Canadian born increased from those of 2001. The census also shows that BC remains to be the province with highest use of languages other than English or French at work. Employment rates for immigrants and Canadian born increased between 2001 and 2006, particularly in the core working-age group, those aged 25 to 54. The employment rate for core working-age immigrants increased... [Read More...]
1 in 13 says using more than one language at work in BC
Share StatCan release – New data from the 2006 Census reveal that British Columbia and Alberta led the way in employment growth between 2001 and 2006. Over the five-year period, the 1.7% annual average national employment growth rate was surpassed only in Alberta (2.9%), BC (2.1%) and the three territories. BC added 208,800 workers between 2001 and 2006, while Alberta added 251,100. Together they accounted for a third of Canada’s employment growth... [Read More...]
Mother tongue Chinese have highest proportion of speaking neither English nor French
Share CIV, StatCan – In Vancouver CMA, just over four out of 10 residents (41%) are allophones, compared with 38% in 2001. Of these allophones, 332,000, or 38%, have a Chinese language as their mother tongue. People with Chinese as their mother tongues have the highest percentage of them speaking neither English nor French, among people with all other mother tongues, Census 2006 finds. CENSUS 2006 – KNOWLEDGE OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES,... [Read More...]
Chinese is 3rd most spoken language in Canada: Census 2006
Share StatCan release – Canadians reported more than 200 languages in response to the census question on mother tongue. TOP LANGUAGES CENSUS 2006 1 English 18,232,200 2 French 6,970,405 3 Italian 476,905 4 Chinese – all other dialects 467,235 5 German 466,655 6 Panjabi (Punjabi) 382,585 7 Chinese – Cantonese 369,645 8 Spanish 362,120 9 Arabic ... [Read More...]
Richmond, BC leads all Canadian cities in proportion of foreign-born
Share StatCan release – New data from the 2006 Census reveal that the proportion of Canada’s population who were born outside of the country reached its highest level in 75 years. The census enumerated 6,186,950 foreign-born persons in Canada in 2006. They represented virtually one in five (19.8%) of the total population, the highest proportion since 1931, when 22.2% of the population was foreign-born. In 2001, foreign-born persons represented... [Read More...]
Same-sex couples surge 5 times the rate of straight couples
Share 2006 Census: Families, marital status, households and dwelling characteristics StatCan - Statistics Canada today releases a “family portrait” of Canadians using the third set of data from the 2006 Census. This release examines developments in families, marital status, households and living arrangements in Canada between 2001 and 2006, and how children fit into these evolving family structures. In addition, it provides information... [Read More...]
Census 2006: population density, BC select cities
Share Vancouver’s population density is catching up that of Hong Kong! Population per square kilometre BC select cities Vancouver 5,039 Victoria N. Van. City 3,965 3,812 New West. 3,799 White Rock 3,633 Langley City 2,309 Burnaby 2,275 Port Coquitlam 1,826 Richmond 1,354 Surrey 1,245 Port Moody 1,074 Coquitlam 941 Delta 526 N. Van. District 514 W. Vancouver 483 Abbotsford 345 Langley... [Read More...]
Census 2006: Canada population by provinces
Share Pop. 2006 Pop. 2001 + /- (%) Canada 31,612,897 30,007,094 5.4 Alberta 3,290,350 2,974,807 10.6 BC 4,113,487 3,907,738 5.3 Manitoba 1,148,401 1,119,583 2.6 New Brunswick 729,997 729,498 0.1 Newfoundland 505,469 512,930 -1.5 Nova Scotia 913,462 908,007 0.6 Nunavut 29,474 26,745 10.2 NW Territories 41,464 37,360 11 Ontario 12,160,282 11,410,046 6.6 PEI 135,851 135,294 0.4 Quebec 7,546,131 7,237,479 4.3 Saskatchewan 968,157 978,933 -1.1 Yukon 30,372 28,674 5.9 SOURCE:... [Read More...]
