2011 NHS BULLETIN Immigration& Citizenship

This bulletin summarizes the Immigration and Citizenship portion of the 2011 Immigration, Ethnocultural Diversity, and Aboriginal Peoples data release from the National Household Survey (NHS) for Peel Region and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In 2011 there were 650,530 immigrants in Peel and 2,620,455 immigrants in the GTA. Peel had 100,910 recent immigrants and was home to 24.8% of the GTA’s total immigrant population.

Mississauga has

of the Region’stotal immigrant

population

57.6%are third generation(or more) Canadians

Of Caledon’stotal population,

47.3% of Brampton’srecent immigrantswere born in India

52.5%Peel has the highest

proportion ofimmigrantsin the GTA

At

50.5% of Peel’s immigrantpopulation were

between theages of 25-44 at thetime of immigration

39.6%

Peel has the second highest percentage (15.5%) of recent immigrants in the GTA...

Peel’s proportion of �rst generation Canadians is the highest in the GTA...

Of the 310,410 immigrants from India in Ontario, 151,825 (48.9%) live in Peel...

www.peeldatacentre.caSource: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey 2011.

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Y 20

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Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey 2011.

12% 12%

20%15% 17% 14%

27% 29%

11%

35% 34%

9%

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Data contained in this bulletin were collected by the voluntary 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), which replaced the mandatory long-form Census. This change in methodology may a�ect the comparability of this data to data from previous long-form Censuses.

TOTAL POPULATION OFCANADIAN CITIZENSHIP

BY GENERATION

54.2% 51.6%

21.5%

27.1% 31.3%

31.2%

18.7% 17.1%

47.3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mississauga Brampton Caledon

Third Generation or More

Second GenerationFirst Generation

China

Iraq

Other (47.0%)

India

PakistanPhilippines

20.8%

11.3%

10.9%

6.2%3.8%

Mississauga

15.9%

13.4%

13.4%

8.5%7.3%

Mexico

Ukraine

Other (41.5%)

Philippines

IndiaUnited Kingdom

Caledon

TOP FIVE COUNTRIES OF BIRTHFOR RECENT IMMIGRANTS

Jamaica

Sri Lanka

Other (25.4%)

India

PhilippinesPakistan

Brampton

52.5%

6.8%6.3%

5.1%

3.9%

Before 1971 1971 to 1980 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2011

11% 12% 16% 27% 34%

IMMIGRANTS BY PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION IN PEEL

Mississauga

Peel

BramptonCaledon 11%

8%

46%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

“First generation” includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, immigrants to Canada.

“Second generation” includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

“Third generation or more” includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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RECENT IMMIGRANTSAS A PERCENTAGE OF

TOTAL IMMIGRANTS IN PEEL

16.0%

15.4%

3.3%

Caledon

BramptonMississauga

Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey 2011.

TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF BIRTH FOR IMMIGRANTS IN PEEL

“Recent Immigrants” are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2006 and May 10, 2011.

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26%50.5%

48.6%

45.2%

20.9%

Toronto

York

Peel

HaltonDurham

IMMIGRANT POPULATIONWITHIN THE GTA

Portugal3.5%

Poland4.4%

UnitedKingdom

3.8%

China3.7%

India23.3%

Pakistan6.9%

Guyana3.2%

Jamaica5.0%

Philippines6.8%

Sri Lanka3.1%

Under 5 Years

8.6%

5-24 Years

41.1%

25 Years & Over

50.3%

PEEL’S IMMIGRANTSBY AGE AT TIME

OF IMMIGRATION

Philippines9,330

#2

India33,880

#1

Pakistan9,295

#3

China4,050

#4

Sri Lanka3,385

#5

Iraq2,660

#7

Jamaica2,900

#6

Nigeria2,635

#8

Egypt2,160

#9

UnitedStates

2,145

#10

TOP 10 COUNTRIESOF BIRTH FOR RECENTIMMIGRANTS IN PEEL

TOTAL PERCENTAGE OFIMMIGRANTS IN PEEL

57.6%

40.5%

1.9%

Caledon

BramptonMississauga

In 2011, immigrants comprised more than half of Peel’s total population (50.5%). The immigrant population represented 52.9%, 50.6%, and 20.8% of the total population in Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon respectively. The majority of Peel’s immigrant population resided in Mississauga (57.6%), while 40.5% of immigrants resided in Brampton and 1.9% resided in Caledon.

The top country of birth for immigrants in Peel was India (23.3%). This majority was also re�ected within the recent immigrant population (33.6%). India was identi�ed as the top country of birth for immigrants and recent immigrants in Brampton, with 36.7% and 52.5% respectively, as well as in Mississauga with 14.5% and 20.8% respectively. The majority of Caledon’s immigrant population was born in Italy (21.4%), while the majority of the recent immigrant population was born in the Philippines (15.9%).

At the time of immigration, almost half of Peel’s immigrant population was under the age of 25 (49.7%). Individuals under the age of �ve comprised 8.6% of the population, while 41.1% were between the ages of 5 and 24. The remaining 50.3% of Peel’s immigrants were aged 25 and over.

Over half of Peel’s residents identify themselves as �rst generation Canadians (51.7%). The remaining population is composed of second (29.0%) and third or more generation (19.4%) respectively. A similar generational composition exists for Mississauga and Brampton. In Caledon, 47.3% of residents identi�ed themselves as third generation Canadian or more, with second generation at 31.3%, and �rst generation at 21.5%.

Data contained in this bulletin were collected by the voluntary 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), which replaced the mandatory long-form Census. This change in methodology may a�ect the comparability of this data to data from previous long-form Censuses.

The National Household Survey (NHS) population total di�ers from that reported by the 2011 Census.

Figures may not add up due to rounding.

www.peeldatacentre.ca

Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey 2011.

SUMMARY OF FACTS

IMMIGRANT POPULATION WITHIN THE GTA

TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF BIRTH FOR IMMIGRANTS

TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF BIRTH FOR RECENT IMMIGRANTS

PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION

TOTAL POPULATION BY GENERATION STATUS

TOTAL IMMIGRANTS BY AGE OF IMMIGRATION

MunicipalityTotal

PopulationImmigrant Population % Population %

ImmigrantsRecent

Immigrants%

ImmigrantsDurham 601,605 125,845 20.92% 4.80% 8,950 7.11%York 1,024,225 463,125 45.22% 17.67% 47,725 10.30%Toronto 2,576,025 1,252,215 48.61% 47.79% 216,525 17.29%Halton 495,445 128,740 25.98% 4.91% 14,575 11.32%Peel 1,289,010 650,530 50.47% 24.83% 100,910 15.51% Mississauga 708,725 374,575 52.85% 57.58% 59,795 15.96% Brampton 521,315 263,670 50.58% 40.53% 40,700 15.44% Caledon 58,975 12,285 20.83% 1.89% 410 3.34%GTA 5,986,310 2,620,455 43.77% 388,685 14.83%

Country 2011 % Imm. Country 2011 % Imm. Country 2011 % Imm. Country 2011 % Imm.India 151,825 23.34% India 54,140 14.45% India 96,785 36.71% Italy 2,625 21.37%Pakistan 44,575 6.85% Pakistan 31,065 8.29% Jamaica 20,440 7.75% United Kingdom 2,070 16.85%Philippines 44,145 6.79% Philippines 30,810 8.23% Pakistan 13,410 5.09% India 895 7.29%Jamaica 32,580 5.01% Poland 23,875 6.37% Philippines 13,160 4.99% Portugal 765 6.23%Poland 28,300 4.35% China 21,460 5.73% Guyana 12,985 4.92% Poland 545 4.44%United Kingdom 24,605 3.78% United Kingdom 13,065 3.49% Sri Lanka 9,770 3.71% Germany 545 4.44%China 24,030 3.69% Portugal 12,855 3.43% United Kingdom 9,475 3.59% Jamaica 540 4.40%Portugal 22,560 3.47% Jamaica 11,595 3.10% Portugal 8,940 3.39% United States 335 2.73%Guyana 20,915 3.22% Viet Nam 10,530 2.81% Trinidad and Tobago 8,055 3.05% Croatia 265 2.16%Sri Lanka 19,915 3.06% Sri Lanka 10,140 2.71% Italy 5,705 2.16% Guyana 210 1.71%

Peel Mississauga Brampton Caledon

Municipality 2011 % Imm. 2011 % Imm. 2011 % Imm. 2011 % Imm. 2011 % Imm.Peel 1,289,010 650,530 71,225 10.95% 78,675 12.09% 101,290 15.57% 178,300 27.41% 221,045 33.98% Mississauga 708,725 374,575 43,255 11.55% 44,625 11.91% 55,945 14.94% 100,680 26.88% 130,075 34.73% Brampton 521,315 263,670 22,340 8.47% 31,600 11.98% 43,675 16.56% 76,240 28.91% 89,815 34.06% Caledon 58,975 12,285 5,630 45.83% 2,455 19.98% 1,665 13.55% 1,385 11.27% 1,155 9.40%

Population 2011 Immigrants Before 1971 2001 to 20111991 to 20001981 to 19901971 to 1980

Municipality Population % Population % Population %Peel 1,289,010 665,880 51.66% 373,350 28.96% 249,785 19.38% Mississauga 708,725 384,315 54.23% 191,635 27.04% 132,775 18.73% Brampton 521,315 268,895 51.58% 163,290 31.32% 89,130 17.10% Caledon 58,975 12,665 21.48% 18,430 31.25% 27,880 47.27%

First Generation Second Generation Third Generation or More2011 Population

MunicipalityTotal

ImmigrantsUnder 5 Years % 5-14 Years % 15-24 Years % 25 to 44

Years % 45 Years and Over %

Peel 650,525 55,660 8.56% 111,625 17.16% 155,985 23.98% 257,755 39.62% 69,500 10.68% Mississauga 374,575 33,470 8.94% 66,765 17.82% 79,775 21.30% 156,620 41.81% 37,945 10.13% Brampton 263,670 20,470 7.76% 42,250 16.02% 72,305 27.42% 97,520 36.99% 31,130 11.81% Caledon 12,280 1,720 14.01% 2,610 21.25% 3,915 31.88% 3,620 29.48% 425 3.46%

Country % Recent Country % Recent Country % Recent Country % RecentIndia 33,880 33.57% India 12,455 20.83% India 21,365 52.49% Philippines 65 15.85%Philippines 9,330 9.25% Pakistan 6,730 11.26% Philippines 2,760 6.78% India 55 13.41%Pakistan 9,295 9.21% Philippines 6,505 10.88% Pakistan 2,570 6.31% United Kingdom 55 13.41%China 4,050 4.01% China 3,735 6.25% Jamaica 2,075 5.10% Mexico 35 8.54%Sri Lanka 3,385 3.35% Iraq 2,275 3.80% Sri Lanka 1,590 3.91% Ukraine 30 7.32%Jamaica 2,900 2.87% Egypt 2,080 3.48% Nigeria 1,465 3.60% United States 25 6.10%Iraq 2,660 2.64% Sri Lanka 1,795 3.00% Guyana 1,295 3.18% Colombia 15 3.66%Nigeria 2,635 2.61% United States 1,485 2.48% United States 635 1.56% Russian Federation 10 2.44%Egypt 2,160 2.14% Colombia 1,415 2.37% Iraq 385 0.95%United States 2,145 2.13% United Arab Emirates 1,350 2.26% Bangladesh 385 0.95%

Peel Mississauga Brampton Caledon

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