Login / RegisterVisible minorities projected to become 60-percent majority in Metro Vancouver by 2031
Visible minority groups are projected to account for nearly 60 percent of people living in Metro Vancouver by 2031, a new Statistics Canada report states.
That would entail a more than doubling of the area’s visible minority population, which had a 42-percent share of the total population in 2006. The rest of Metro Vancouver’s population is only projected to grow by an estimated 12 percent.
It states that, in 2031, the largest minority group in Metro Vancouver will continue to be Chinese, whose population share in the area could rise from 18 percent to 23 percent.
The region’s second-largest visible minority group, South Asians, is also likely to retain its position for the next two decades. By 2031, they could account for 14 percent of the population, up from 10 percent in 2006.
Stats Canada attributes the projected rapid growth of Vancouver’s visible minority population to immigration, slightly higher fertility, and a younger age structure.
Looking at Canada as a whole, the census data indicates that by 2031, between 29 and 32 percent of the population could belong to a visible minority group, and that between 25 and 28 percent could be foreign-born.
“Between now and 2031, the foreign-born population of Canada could increase approximately four times faster than the rest of the population,” the report states. “The population of foreign-born could reach between 9.8 million and 12.5 million, depending on various immigration assumptions.”
By 2031, visible minority groups could comprise 63 percent of Toronto’s population and 31 percent of people living in Montreal.
Stats Canada defines “visible minorities” as “persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour”.
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I can't quite fathom 2031 at this point, but it will be interesting..
I know that many immigrants are coming from more traditional, conservative societies, and I wonder if the urban centres of Canada will increasingly become conservative in political outlook, with second and third generation progressives living in the small towns.
Unless of course it's only designed for non-whites, which would be pretty racist, IMO.
All immigration should be stopped for the time being to reassess the situation.
The demographic makeup of Canada should remain as is; immigration is a privalege, not a right.
Too man people entering will destory the social fabric that we know as Canada. It will also add to destruction of the environment.
Canada belongs to 3 peoples: Aboriginals; French; and English, in that order, because they were here first.
Where else in the world can 250,000 people a year march into someone else's country of 33,000,000? The Japanese wouldn't stand for it. Nor would the British, nor would the Germans, nor the Australians.
Those who champion foreign control should move to Isreal where their values will be upheld. But stay the hell out of my country.