Does canada have a diverse population like the u.s.?

Question

alright so im living in colorado right and the population is fairly diverse, i like variety and meeting people of different backgrounds does canada have a diverse population or is it mostly caucasians?? im asking this because im moving there this summer to study @ a college.

....sorry if i sound ignorant lol i don't mean to.

Answer 1

I wish you'd said what city. Yes, it does though the diversity will vary considerably from place to place, bigger places usually being more diverse, and it won't be the same mix you have in the US. There are relatively few Hispanics and they're less likely to be Mexican but may be Guatemalan. We don't have so many blacks, there are some blacks of Canadian descent but most will be from the West Indies and mostly in Toronto. In larger cities, Toronto and Vancouver, you'll find many Chinese people as well as other Asians, some recent arrivals but some 4th generation Canadian. Richmond BC has a shopping mall that's all Asian stores. There are East Indian people in many places. Toronto has many Italians. Reaching back to my school days in Toronto, I had classmates from China, India, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Ukraine, Portugal, Germany, Finland, Greece.  Make sure you check out ethnic restaurants, you'll find a far better variety than many US cities have. Toronto has some fine Italian and Greek restaurants, and I don't mean expensive ones. They're where the locals hang out.

Answer 2

its mostly caucasians

Answer 3

Actually, the City of Toronto is the world's most multicultural city. We do not have as big a population of Africans and Hispanics as other major U.S. cities too, but in terms of the number of people from different backgrounds, Toronto can't be beat. Check out our fantastic neighbourhoods like Chinatown, Little Italy, Koreatown, Little Portugal and the like on the website below.

Answer 4

the french :)

Answer 5

Canada isnt as diverse as The USA but slowly they are becoming more diverse

Aboriginal Population

Canada's Aboriginal population is now 4.4% of the whole, up from 3.8% in 1996 – this is the second highest percentage of Aboriginal citizens in the world, behind New Zealand. Almost half, or 49%, of this population now live in urban areas, up from 47% in 1996.

Foreign-born Canadians

The proportion of foreign-born Canadians is at its highest in 70 years – though it still does not match the record high levels which prevailed during the first quarter of the last century. Canada's intake of immigrants has represented less than 1% of its total population through the nineties, while it hovered around 5% between 1911 and 1913. Nonetheless, at 18%, Canada's proportion of foreign-born citizens is the second highest in the world, topped only by Australia's 22%. In Toronto, which has received almost half of Canada's newest immigrants, about 44% of the population was born outside Canada.

Visible Minorities

The vast majority of recent immigrants are visible minorities, and as such contribute to the changing makeup of Canadian society. Almost 60% of immigrants in the last ten years have come from Asia, and nearly 20% from the Caribbean, Central and South American, and Africa. Canada's visible minority population reached four million in 2001, a three-fold increase over 1981.

In some urban areas, the impact is striking: Vancouver and Toronto both have 37% visible minority populations, with the largest group being Asian. Montreal is at the national average, with 13.4% visible minorities, There, because of an emphasis on French-speaking immigrants, the ethnic makeup is also different, with Blacks and West Asian groups leading. Close to 94% of immigrants settle in urban areas, compared to 64% of the total population

Answer 6

The diversity is pretty similar to the United States'.

Answer 7

yes, canada has a human diverse race population or french, american, portugues, low african, and few germans

Answer 8

I find that the cities generally have a fairly diverse population. I have friends still in University, and one, out of a group of ten only has one other caucasian friend. Pretty diverse to me. It probably also depends on where you go in canada. I'm not entirely sure about the east, but B.C, Alberta and Manitoba have a pretty good variety. :D

Answer 9

No, Canada is 87% white europeans. Visible Minorities (PC speak for blacks, asians and aboriginals) is only 13%. It has a 3.2% black population.

Toronto on the other hand is pretty diverse.

Compared to the US 66% White European, 12% Black and 13% Hispanic, they have far to go.

Specifically for Ottawa/Hull area there are:

7,665 Latin American's out of a population of 1,050,755

and

1,625 Latin American/White out of a population of 1,050,755

For comparison 883,435 call themselves white.

Answer 10

i live in canada, and yes. it is very diverse. obviously, theres more caucasian than any one of the different ethenticities... but yes, youll have no problem finding people with different backrounds.  hope i helped you! :D <3

Answer 11

Ottawa Region and its outlying municipalities have a combined population of 1,056,000. Slightly more than half of the residents of the Ottawa Region speak English as their first language, close to one-third speak French as well, and almost one-fifth have other ethnic backgrounds, endowing the region with a vibrant tapestry of culture and cuisine.

You'll find that because it is a University town, it attracts students from all over and all ethnic backrounds.

Keep in mind though, that the hispanic population is MUCH smaller than in the US.

More stats:

Between 1996 and 2001, Ottawa-Gatineau gained almost 25,000 immigrants from around the world. The largest number (almost 7,000) came from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Chinese immigrants living here in 2001 numbered 17,500 and represented 9.4% of our immigrant population, up from 6.6% in 1996.

Immigrants from Africa were the second largest group of new residents between 1996 and 2001, with almost 5,000 moving to Ottawa-Gatineau. In 2001, Africans accounted for 10.2% of our immigrant population, compared to 8.7% in 1996.

Middle Eastern immigrants were the third largest group, almost 4,000 persons, to settle here in those five years. They constituted 11.7% of our 2001 immigrant population, marginally higher than the 11% recorded in 1996.

The fourth largest group came from the Indian sub-continent, with just under 4,000 people. As of 2001 they made up 7.5% of the city's immigrant population, up from 6.2% five years earlier.

The fifth largest group of immigrants were from Europe (all countries combined, with the largest contingent originating from the former Yugoslavia). Almost 1,500 Europeans moved to Ottawa-Gatineau between 1996 and 2001 and, while they still constitute the largest share of our immigrant population (37.7%), their weight has dropped significantly (from 42.2% in 1996).

Among the little-known facts about Ottawa-Gatineau's immigrant community:

    * We have Canada's third-largest West Indian community, and the second-fastest growing after Toronto's. As of 2001 there were 11,000 people of West Indian origin living here.

    * We have Canada's fourth-largest African community, and the second-fastest growing after Calgary's. As of 2001 there were 19,000 people of African origin living here.

    * Our Chinese community is the smallest of Canada's five largest centres (17,500 people), but it was Canada's fastest-growing: 65% between 1996 and 2001.

    * Our Middle Eastern community is Canada's fourth-largest, 22,000 people strong.

    * Our European community is the smallest of Canada's five largest cities, but it grew by 2% between 1996 and 2001. Calgary had the only other growing European community among the top five cities. In Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the European-born population shrank over those five years.

Answer 12

It's about 86% white people compared with 74% for the states.  The government counts people with ancestors from different parts of Europe as different races to make it seem more diverse.

But since you will probably be in a city and at a college you will meet a more diverse set of people than most Canadians.

Answer 13

im canadian of hispanic decent, and yes canada is VERY diverse. at least in Toronto were i live you can pretty much find anyone from any country around the world here !!!