Multicultural Character of Toronto

10/03/06

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Multicultural Character of Toronto

"Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. In 2004, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ranked Toronto second, behind Miami, in its "List of World Cities with the Largest Percentage of Foreign-born Population". Though ranking first, Miami's foreign-born population is mostly Hispanic, whereas Toronto's is significantly more diverse. Toronto also ranked ahead of Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York City, Singapore and Sydney. The resulting cultural diversity is reflected in the numerous ethnic neighbourhoods of the city.

Toronto represents a multicultural mosaic. The 2001 Canadian census indicates that more than 40% of Toronto's population belong to a visible minority group. In March 2005, Statistics Canada projected that the visible minority proportion will comprise a majority in both Toronto and Vancouver by 2017. Toronto's minority poulation grows by approximately 1% per year, largely because of immigration. Large ethnic communities in Toronto include those from Italy*, Jamaica*, India*, China*, Sri Lanka*, Portugal*, Poland*, Ghana, Korea, Philippines, Trinidad, Somalia, Ecuador, Vietnam, Russia, and Guyana. *Largest groups..."

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