Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

Town of markham
Demographics:
» In 2006, 260,760 people lived in Markham
and approximately 60 per cent of them were
immigrants.
» In 2006, there were almost 19,000 recent
immigrants living in Markham, which represented
41 per cent of York Region’s recent immigrant
population. Markham had the greatest share of
recent immigrants of all of York Region.
» In Markham, the recent immigrant population
decreased by four per cent between 2001
and 2006 and the total immigrant population
increased by 34 per cent. During the same
time period the total non-immigrant population
increased by 15 per cent.
China and India continued to be the top places of birth for
recent immigrants living in markham
Table 12: Top Five Places of Birth of Recent Immigrants, Markham, 2001 and 2006
Rank
2001 Census 2006 Census
Order Country # % Country # %
1 China 9,430 47.8% China 6,320 33.5%
2 India 1,645 8.3% India 2,625 13.9%
3 Iran 1,015 5.1% Sri Lanka 1,595 8.5%
4 South Korea 880 4.5% Pakistan 1,020 5.4%
5 Sri Lanka 860 4.4% Philippines 980 5.2%
Note: China includes Special Administrative Regions such as Hong Kong and Macau.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations.
Population Change
Figure 25: Population Change Between 2001 and 2006,
Markham
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
-5%
-10%
25.4%
Total
Population
15.2%
Non-
Immigrants
34.1%
Total
Immigrants
Population Group
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations.
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
-4.3%
Recent
Immigrants
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