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1. The Canadian Mosaic

2. A Multicultural Celebration

The Canadian Mosaic

Immigrants as a percentage of total population - 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• English is still, by far, the first language across the Greater Toronto Area. But strip away that blanket of dominance and a colourful patchwork emerges, showing where newcomers from around the world chose to settle.

The Canadian Mosaic

• 56% of the 5.4 million GTA residents count English as their mother tongue.

• Here are the next most prevalent.

The Canadian Mosaic

• The new languages that will shape the language quilt of the future are from South Asia and Asia.

• The maps on the following slides show where the 452 000 immigrants between 2001 and 2006 settled in the GTA.

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Urdu - Pakistan – 33 765 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• Chinese– 33 680 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• Punjabi – Pakistan/India– 26 945 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• Mandarin– 24 970 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• Tagalog – Philippines – 23 460 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• Russian– 20 920 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• Farsi - Middle East – Iran/Iraq– 19 530 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• Spanish– 19 410 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic

• The entire patchwork…

The Canadian Mosaic

…including three highlighted areas.

Canadian Mosaic

• Focus on Durham Region

The Canadian Mosaic

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• How to Organize Your Family Tree

A Multicultural Celebration

• CANADIAN EXAMPLES• Food Ideas:

– maple sugar– salmon– back bacon– Nanaimo bars

• Symbol Ideas:– Canadian flag– hockey puck– photo of the Rockies– RCMP

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