Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

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27 DID YOU KNOW? many newcomers said they buy homes and split the costs between multiple generations or extended family all living under one roof, because of the low vacancy rates in York Region. Source: At Risk in Canada’s Outer Suburbs: A Pilot Study of Immigrants and Homelessness in York Region, 2009. Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region » In 2006, recent immigrants aged 25 and over living in York Region were more likely (25 per cent) than non-immigrants (21 per cent) to have only children under the age of six at home. Table 5: Age of Children at Home, Recent Immigrants vs. Non-Immigrants, York Region, 2006 Recent Immigrants Non-immigrants Age of Children at Home # % # % Children under 6 years only 4,690 25.1% 28,030 20.7% With at least one child under 2 years 2,605 13.9% 16,235 12.0% Children 2 to 5 years only 2,085 11.2% 11,795 8.7% Children under 6 years as well as children 6 years and over 2,295 12.3% 17,825 13.2% Children 6 years and over only 11,685 62.6% 89,635 66.2% Youngest child 6 to 14 years 6,305 33.8% 46,890 34.6% Youngest child 15 to 24 years 4,335 23.2% 33,695 24.9% All children 25 years and over 1,045 5.6% 9,050 6.7% Total with Children at Home Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations. 18,675 99.9% 135,485 100.0%
» In 2006, 56 per cent of recent immigrant households became homeowners within six months of arriving in Canada, quickly becoming major consumers and an important part of the economy. » In 2006, York Region had the smallest proportion of recent immigrant households who were renters (20 per cent) and the largest proportion of recent immigrant households who were homeowners (80 per cent), compared to Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area. Percentage of Recent Immigrants Figure 10: Housing Tenure of Recent Immigrant Population, Ontario and GTA Municipalities, 2006 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 58.3% 41.7% 20.1% 79.9% Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations. 72.0% 28.0% 41.5% 58.5% Ontario and GTA Municipality 26.9% 73.1% Rented Owned 23.8% 76.2% Ontario York Toronto Peel Halton Durham Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region 28
Page 1 and 2: Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigra
Page 3 and 4: message from York Region’s Commun
Page 5 and 6: TOC Table of Contents Highlights ..
Page 7 and 8: The Diversity of York Region’s Re
Page 9 and 10: Introduction The Annual Report to P
Page 11 and 12: What demographic changes have been
Page 13 and 14: Map 2: Geographic Distribution of R
Page 15 and 16: Why do recent immigrants move to Yo
Page 17 and 18: Who are the recent immigrants livin
Page 19 and 20: DID YOU KNOW? The largest number of
Page 21 and 22: » As of 2006, visible minorities r
Page 23 and 24: » In 2006, 82 per cent of recent i
Page 25 and 26: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN: In general, re
Page 27: Map 5: Household Sizes for Recent I
Page 31 and 32: » For immigrants who had lived in
Page 33 and 34: » In 2006, recent immigrants aged
Page 35 and 36: » On average, established immigran
Page 37 and 38: » In 2005, York Region had the sec
Page 39 and 40: Recent immigrants were most affecte
Page 41 and 42: Recent immigrants bring the skills,
Page 43 and 44: Recommendations The goal of this so
Page 45 and 46: Appendix 1: List of Maps, Tables an
Page 47 and 48: Table 34: Recent Immigrant Populati
Page 49 and 50: Figure 42: Housing Cost as Proporti
Page 51 and 52: Appendix 2: Local Municipal Profile
Page 53 and 54: Town of Aurora Demographics: » In
Page 55 and 56: » In 2006, almost 57 per cent of t
Page 57 and 58: A quarter or more of recent immigra
Page 63 and 64: In Summary: In 2006, 47,035 people
Page 65 and 66: Town of markham Demographics: » In
Page 67 and 68: » In 2006, the percentage of recen
Page 69 and 70: more than half of all recent immigr
Page 75 and 76: In Summary: In 2006, 260,760 people
Page 77 and 78: Town of Newmarket Demographics: »
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» In 2006, there was a slightly lo
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One third of recent immigrants aged
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» In 2006, 82 per cent of recent i
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In Summary: In 2006, 73,370 people
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Town of Richmond Hill Demographics:
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» In 2006, 53 per cent of the rece
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In 2006, 46 per cent of recent immi
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City of Vaughan Demographics: » In
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» In 2006, over half of the recent
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In 2006, 44 per cent of recent immi
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Appendix 3: Methodology Changing La
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Non-immigrants: Persons who are Can
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who were in Canada on temporary vis
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Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and
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