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Culture
1. The Canadian Mosaic
2. A Multicultural Celebration
The Canadian Mosaic
Immigrants as a percentage of total population - 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• English is still, by far, the first language across the Greater Toronto Area. But strip away that blanket of dominance and a colourful patchwork emerges, showing where newcomers from around the world chose to settle.
The Canadian Mosaic
• 56% of the 5.4 million GTA residents count English as their mother tongue.
• Here are the next most prevalent.
The Canadian Mosaic
• The new languages that will shape the language quilt of the future are from South Asia and Asia.
• The maps on the following slides show where the 452 000 immigrants between 2001 and 2006 settled in the GTA.
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The Canadian Mosaic
• Urdu - Pakistan – 33 765 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• Chinese– 33 680 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• Punjabi – Pakistan/India– 26 945 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• Mandarin– 24 970 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• Tagalog – Philippines – 23 460 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• Russian– 20 920 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• Farsi - Middle East – Iran/Iraq– 19 530 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• Spanish– 19 410 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic
• The entire patchwork…
The Canadian Mosaic
…including three highlighted areas.
Canadian Mosaic
• Focus on Durham Region
The Canadian Mosaic
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• How to Organize Your Family Tree
A Multicultural Celebration
• CANADIAN EXAMPLES• Food Ideas:
– maple sugar– salmon– back bacon– Nanaimo bars
• Symbol Ideas:– Canadian flag– hockey puck– photo of the Rockies– RCMP
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