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 [...]
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 [...]
Share StatCan release – Canadian-born visible minorities had rates of violent victimization in 2004 that were three times higher than visible minorities who were born abroad, according to a new study. The study, based on data from the 2004 General Social Survey, revealed some differences in rates among visible minorities when place of birth was [...]
Share SES release – By significant majorities in Canada as a whole, and by overwhelming majorities in Quebec, Canadians and Quebecers declare limits to reasonable accommodation. When asked whether it was reasonable to accommodate religious and cultural minorities, or whether immigrants should fully adapt to culture in Canada, only 18% of respondents said reasonable accommodation [...]
Share A recent string of racially-motivated incidents against Asians happened in St. John, NB (thx Chris for pointing out my typo), is alarming. In recent years, several high profile stories of hate against Chinese and other Asians surface in many areas of the country. For my 23 years as an immigrant to Canada, I’ve never [...]
Share Research Reveals Visible Minorities Experience Lower Levels of CareerSatisfaction and Workplace Barriers to AdvancementCorporate Canada urged to take action using study’s recommendations Ryerson University release – Findings from the largest national survey ever conducted about career satisfaction and advancement of visible minorities in corporate Canada show that while visible minorities experience lower levels of [...]
Share Majority (54%) Agree Discrimination against Visible Minorities a Problem in Canada Six in Ten (58%) Believe Minority Groups Should be Encouraged to Change, Yet Most (82%) Agree that Canada’s multicultural Make-up is one of the Best things about Canada Ipsos Reid release – A new poll conducted by Ipsos Reid exclusively for CanWest News [...]
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