Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

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education: » In 2006, 43 per cent of Markham’s recent immigrant population aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or above. Markham is the only one of the five local municipalities being profiled where fewer than half of recent immigrants had a bachelor’s degree or above; it is also the only municipality where the percentage of recent immigrants with a bachelor’s degree or above is lower than the York Region average of 50 per cent. Percentage of Recent Immigrants Figure 26: Highest Level of Educational Attainment of Recent Immigrant Population, Aged 25 to 64, Markham vs. York Region, 2006 Language: » The percentage of recent immigrants in Markham who had no knowledge of English or French increased between 2001 and 2006, from 13 per cent to 19 per cent. There was also a corresponding decrease in the percentage of recent immigrants who spoke English only from 84 per cent in 2001 to 78 per cent in 2006. 67 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 13.8% 9.5% No certificate, diploma or degree 19.9% 16.3% High school certificate or equivalent Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations. 3.5% 4.3% Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma Level of Educational Attainment Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region 10.6% 10.4% 9.4% 9.2% College, CEGEP or other nonuniversity certificate or diploma Table 15: Knowledge of Official Languages of Recent Immigrants, Markham, 2001 vs. 2006 Recent Immigrants 2001 Markham York Region University certificate or diploma below bachelor level Recent Immigrants 50.2% 42.8% University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level or above Change 2006 # % # % # % English only 16,470 83.5% 14,670 77.7% (1,800) -10.9% French only 15 0.1% 10 0.1% (5) -33.3% English and French Neither 670 3.4% 570 3.0% (100) -14.9% English nor French 2,560 13.0% 3,620 19.2% 1,060 41.4% Total 19,715 100.0% 18,870 100.0% — — Sources: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations.
more than half of all recent immigrants aged 55 and over in markham had no knowledge of english or French, while fewer than six per cent of recent immigrant youth (aged 15 to 24) had no knowledge of english or French Table 16: Recent Immigrant Population with No Official Language Ability by Age Group, Markham, 2006 Age Group Total Number of Recent Immigrants No Official Language Ability # # % Under 15 years 3,015 240 8.0% 15 to 24 years 3,120 180 5.8% 25 to 44 years 7,675 945 12.3% 45 to 54 years 2,230 595 26.7% 55 to 64 years 1,450 800 55.2% 65 years and over 1,370 870 63.5% All Ages 18,860 3,630 19.2% Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations. » In 2006, 23 per cent of recent immigrants in Markham reported English as the language spoken most often at home. The most common non-official language spoken at home by recent immigrants in markham was Chinese, spoken by 46 per cent of the recent immigrant population Table 17: Top Five Non Official Languages Spoken at Home by Recent Immigrants, Markham, 2001 vs. 2006 Rank 2001 Census 2006 Census Order Language # % Language # % 1 Chinese 6,805 69.0% Chinese 6,375 46.1% 2 Korean 525 5.3% Tamil 1,330 9.6% 3 Persian (Farsi) 465 4.7% Korean 860 6.2% 4 Tamil 380 3.9% Urdu 780 5.6% 5 Russian 255 2.6% Persian (Farsi) 765 5.5% Note: Chinese includes Cantonese, Mandarin and other Chinese languages. Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 Censuses, Custom Tabulations. Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region 68
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message from York Region’s Commun
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TOC Table of Contents Highlights ..
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The Diversity of York Region’s Re
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Introduction The Annual Report to P
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What demographic changes have been
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Map 2: Geographic Distribution of R
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Why do recent immigrants move to Yo
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Page 25 and 26: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN: In general, re
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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: » In 2006, the percentage of recen
Page 77 and 78: Town of Newmarket Demographics: »
Page 79 and 80: » In 2006, there was a slightly lo
Page 81 and 82: One third of recent immigrants aged
Page 89 and 90: Town of Richmond Hill Demographics:
Page 91 and 92: » In 2006, 53 per cent of the rece
Page 93 and 94: In 2006, 46 per cent of recent immi
Page 101 and 102: City of Vaughan Demographics: » In
Page 103 and 104: » In 2006, over half of the recent
Page 105 and 106: In 2006, 44 per cent of recent immi
Page 113: Appendix 3: Methodology Changing La
Page 116 and 117: 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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