Newcomers continue to flock to Canada, and the Canadian population is growing increasingly diverse.

That’s according to a nouveau rapport de Statistique Canada, quels sont les projets que par 2031, au moins 25% of Canada’s population will be foreign born.

Where are all these newcomers coming from?

Statistics Canada forecasts that in 2031, 55% of the foreign-born population would come from Asia, sur 20% de l'Europe, un peu moins de 14% des Amériques, et environ 9% de l'Afrique.

Le rapport prévoit également que par 2031, environ 30% of Canada’s population could belong to a visible minority group, nearly double the proportion reported in the nation’s 2006 recensement.

More than 71% of visible minority people would live in Canada’s three largest metropolitan areas: Toronto, Vancouver et Montréal. According to this study:

À Toronto, 24% of the population, or 2.1 million, serait Asiatiques du Sud, which would continue to be its largest visible minority group, up from 13% in 2006.

À Vancouver, Chinese would be the largest visible minority group, with a population of around 809,000. They would account for about 23% of Vancouver’s population, up from 18% in 2006.

À Montréal, visible minority groups would represent 31% of the population, nearly double the 16% in 2006. By 2031, its Arab population would almost reach the Black population.

So if you’re thinking about immigrating to Canada, you’re in good company.

Pour en savoir plus, here’s a summary et tous les détails du rapport de Statistique Canada. The study is also getting lots of ink in the Canadian media, y compris le Globe & Mail et le Service de Nouvelles Canwest.

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