Chinese, Indian immigration to Canada slowing, TD says As living standards rise across China and South Asia it appears fewer workers from those countries are seeking immigration to Canada. Instead, new sources such as the Philippines are emerging as feeder countries to Canada’s fast-growing population of foreign-born residents, according to a new study released Wednesday by TD Economics. Based on data collected in the 2011 federal National Household Survey, first-generation Canadians or those born outside the country number 6.8 million, or 21 per cent of the population – the highest share among G8 nations, the TD report said. However, the total share of those coming from China and India – two historically dominant sources of inflows of immigrants to Canada – slipped to 56.9 per cent from 60 per cent in the last census in 2006. About 240,000 people moved to Canada from the two countries between the census reports, down from 270,000 reported in 2006. Underscoring the declines is the percentage of newcomers to indicate their mother tongues as either a Chinese or Indian dialect. In 2006, 40 per cent of recent immigrants reported their primary language as either South Asian or Chinese. In 2011, that figure fell to 30 per cent. “If you look at their economies, they’re growing a lot faster than we are. Especially over the period we’re talking about [between 2006 and 2011],” Francis Fong, an economist at TD Economics, said. As living standards rise across China and South Asia it appears fewer workers from those countries are seeking immigration to Canada. Instead, new sources such as the Philippines are emerging as feeder countries to Canada’s fast-growing population of foreign-born residents, according to a new study released Wednesday by TD Economics. Based on data collected in the 2011 federal National Household Survey, first-generation Canadians or those born outside the country number 6.8 million, or 21 per cent of the population – the highest share among G8 nations, the TD report said. However, the total share of those coming from China and India – two historically dominant sources of inflows of immigrants to Canada – slipped to 56.9 per cent from 60 per cent in the last census in 2006. About 240,000 people moved to Canada from the two countries between the census reports, down from 270,000 reported in 2006. Underscoring the declines is the percentage of newcomers to indicate their mother tongues as either a Chinese or Indian dialect. In 2006, 40 per cent of recent immigrants reported their primary language as either South Asian or Chinese. In 2011, that figure fell to 30 per cent. “If you look at their economies, they’re growing a lot faster than we are. Especially over the period we’re talking about [between 2006 and 2011],” Francis Fong, an economist at TD Economics, said.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:10:22 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015