Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
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» In 2005, 37 per cent of recent immigrants<br />
aged 15 and over <strong>in</strong> Richmond Hill lived below<br />
the low <strong>in</strong>come before tax cut-off (LICO-<br />
BT) compared to n<strong>in</strong>e per cent of their nonimmigrant<br />
counterparts.<br />
» In 2000, 29 per cent of the recent immigrant<br />
population aged 15 and over <strong>in</strong> Richmond Hill<br />
lived below the LICO-BT.<br />
Incidence of Low Income<br />
» Richmond Hill had the highest percentage of<br />
recent immigrants aged 15 and over who lived<br />
below the LICO-BT (37 per cent vs. 33 per<br />
cent <strong>in</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong> overall) among the five local<br />
municipalities be<strong>in</strong>g profiled.<br />
Figure 44: Incidence of Low Income (Before Tax) by Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration, Population Aged 15 and Over,<br />
Richmond Hill vs. <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong>, 2005<br />
40%<br />
35%<br />
30%<br />
25%<br />
20%<br />
15%<br />
10%<br />
5%<br />
0%<br />
15.4%<br />
12.2%<br />
Total<br />
Population<br />
8.9%<br />
7.8%<br />
Non-<br />
<strong>Immigrants</strong><br />
19.0%<br />
15.7%<br />
All<br />
<strong>Immigrants</strong><br />
12.0%<br />
9.9%<br />
21.0%<br />
18.8%<br />
Richmond Hill <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong><br />
22.3% 21.5%<br />
Before 1991 1991 to 1995 1996 to 2000 2001 to 2006<br />
Immigrant Status/Period of Immigration<br />
Note: The year 2005 is the reference period for <strong>in</strong>come reported <strong>in</strong> 2006 Census.<br />
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations.<br />
<strong>Chang<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Landscapes</strong>: <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong> <strong>Liv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong><br />
36.5%<br />
33.1%<br />
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