{"id":10663,"date":"2016-09-08T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T17:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/fr\/?p=10663"},"modified":"2017-02-24T18:41:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T18:41:31","slug":"toronto-declared-diverse-city-world-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/toronto-declared-diverse-city-world-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Declared Most Diverse City in World (Audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A BBC study has declared Toronto the most diverse city in the world<\/span>, with half<\/span><\/a>\u00a0its population born outside Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report was in response to a claim from new London mayor\u00a0<\/span>Sadiq<\/span>\u00a0Khan, who claimed his city was the most diverse following his recent election.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But it turns out Khan was wrong, with Toronto and its 230 different nationalities claiming the diversity title.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Toronto\u2019s Diversity in Numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
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Total population<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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2,576,030<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Immigrants<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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1,252,210<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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It can depend which measure is used when trying to measure diversity.\u00a0<\/span>Dubai, for example, has an 80 per cent foreign born population, but loses ground because the vast majority of those residents are Indian.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Toronto always features highly no matter what data you use.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toronto, and Canada as a whole, has been actively diversifying its population since the Second World War, accepting and welcoming immigrants where other co<\/span>untries look to turn them away.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Top 10 Countries of Origin for Toronto Immigrants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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132,145<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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102,520<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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India<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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78,870<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sri Lanka<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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59,220<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Italy<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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53,485<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jamaica<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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45,670<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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UK<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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45,260<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Portugal<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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39,525<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Hong Kong<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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39,340<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Guyana<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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36,995<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The impact of this diversification is in keeping the city\u2019s population young, a challenge Montreal is currently struggling with, as well as the economic benefits that brings.<\/p>\n

A recent study said immigrants were far more likely to start their own businesses than their Canadian-born peers, a key driver of economic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Released in March 2016 and entitled<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Immigration, Business Ownership and Employment in Canada<\/span><\/a>, the study concludes that \u2018rates of private business ownership and unincorporated self-employment are higher among immigrants than among<\/span>\u00a0the Canadian-born population\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

We know this officially for the first time because data based on immigrant business ownership has only recently become available with the introduction of the\u00a0<\/span>Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database<\/span>, which you can access\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A separate report outlined how the\u00a0<\/span>children of immigrants outperform Canadians<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in high school and at university.<\/span><\/p>\n

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