An ethnic kaleidoscope
Canada today is home to people of more than 200 ethnic origins (National Household Survey 2011).
Visible minority population
Nearly 6,264,800 people reported being members of visible minorities, accounting for 19.1 per cent of the total population.
Among these visible minorities, 30.9 per cent were born in Canada and 65.1 per cent were born outside Canada and came to live there as immigrants. We could round up by one-third two-thirds).
How about non-permanent residents?
A small proportion, 4.0 per cent, of the visible minority population consists of non-permanent residents.
One-third of visible minorities were born in Canada.
Together, the three largest visible minority groups – South Asians, Chinese and Black – accounted for 61.3 per cent of the visible minority population in 2011.
They were followed by Filipinos, Latin Americans, Arabs, Southeast Asians, Western Asians, Koreans and Japanese.
Mark Wallace | 21 January 2022
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Canada’s birth rate is way below zero population growth. If they don’t make up the difference somehow, they will be top heavy in old people and their magnificent social welfare programs for the aged will be hard to sustain, money wise. The immigrants that are currently being let in tend to be professionals who are looking to get established quickly so that they can help family back home. Canada requires undertakings for be filed so that, if an immigrant becomes a public charge, the sponsor has to reimburse the government for the costs. If you see an immigrant chiseler, chances are he is making head stones for a living.