Diversity in Toronto: A Community Profile

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A note about language As the Ontario Human Rights Commission notes “there are inherent challenges in finding ways in which to best describe people. Terminology is fluid and what is considered most appropriate evolves over time. As well, people within a group may disagree on preference and use different terms themselves.” Our goal has been to choose appropriate and preferable terms to describe people collectively, to be clear and precise in our language, and to use language that allows for comparisons while avoiding artificial societal constructs that may stratify groups of people. With consideration and thoughtful discussion, we have used our best effort to choose the following words for these reports: Immigrants: When we use the word immigrant we are referring to all people who have immigrated to Canada including people who have resided in Canada for many years as well as those who arrived more recently. We use the terms recent immigrant or newcomer interchangeably when speaking only about those who arrived in Canada between 2001 and 2006, the most recent period for which we have information. Members of racialized groups vs. visible minority: Although many people, including Statistics Canada, use the term visible minority, we prefer the term “racialized groups.” In recent years, the term “racialized” has become increasingly common and preferred to “visible minority.” “Racialized” reflects that people are subject to racism and made to feel different because of their particular racial or ethnic background, not that there are inherent genetic or biological inequalities. As such, we have chosen to use the words members of racialized groups or racialized groups. Geographical Context In this report, Toronto includes only the City of Toronto. See Data Sources section for more information. Ontario Trillium Foundation – Diversity in Toronto: A Community Profile 6
Highlights of Diversity in Toronto While many recent immigrants (those arriving between 2001 and 2006) are settling in Toronto, almost as many immigrants who arrived prior to 2001 are leaving the city. Half of Toronto residents are immigrants; nearly half are members of a racialized group. Despite having higher educational attainment, recent immigrants are more likely to be unemployed, work part-time as opposed to full-time, and have lower incomes. A larger proportion of Torontonians – including immigrants, recent immigrants and members of racialized groups – are worse off economically than Ontarians overall. Immigrant children and racialized seniors are particularly at risk. Shifting Make-up among the Toronto Community The proportion of newcomers (those arriving between 2001 and 2006) within Toronto’s immigrant community is the highest within Ontario. More than one-third of youth are immigrants; more than half of youth are members of a racialized group. Two-thirds of recent immigrants are born in Asia and the Middle East – a shift from the more traditional birthplace of Europe. People from Eastern Asia and Southern Asia comprise the largest racialized groups in Toronto. Education, Employment and Income Disparities Recent immigrants are better educated compared to immigrants as a whole, members of racialized groups and Torontonians overall; 62% of working-age newcomers have completed university. Though proportionately more newcomers have completed university, they have lower employment rates, are more likely to work part-time than full-time, and may not find work in their chosen fields – one in ten recent immigrants is employed in accommodation and food services industries. Only one-third of recent immigrants work full-time, compared to half of immigrants overall and the total population. Unemployment in Toronto is higher across all population groups than Ontario overall. Within Toronto, there is a greater degree of unemployment among recent immigrants and people in racialized groups than among immigrants overall or the total population. Unemployment among women recent immigrants is double that of women in Ontario overall. Recent immigrants are facing significant income disparity. On the whole, their average income is roughly half that of the total Toronto population. Ontario Trillium Foundation – Diversity in Toronto: A Community Profile 7
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Page 3 and 4: List of Charts Chart 1 - Population
Page 5: What OTF means by “diversity” a
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Page 11 and 12: Half of Toronto’s residents are i
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Page 29 and 30: Labour Force Labour force informati
Page 31 and 32: Unemployment In Toronto in 2006, 7.
Page 33 and 34: Income Overview The income section
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Page 41 and 42: Seniors Overall in Toronto, one in
Page 43 and 44: Concepts and Definitions Additional
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