Greater Toronto Area 2
Immigration in Canada • Important to Canada’s development and population growth • Immigration system attracts healthy and skilled immigrants 3
Opportunities • Given right supports, established immigrants do as well or better than non-immigrants • Children of immigrants pursue higher levels of education • Immigrants spend more than $25 billion per year in the GTA alone • Potential competitive advantage in global economy • Access to new local markets 4
Immigration in Canada Canadian Immigration Statistics from 1999 to 2005 Source: Statistics Canada, Annual Demographics, 2005 Table 4: Annual number of immigrants, July-June, 1971-1972 to 2004-2005, Canada, provinces and territories Table 1: Annual population estimates for July 1, 1971 to 2005, Canada, provinces and territories 5
Immigration in Toronto CMA 6
Immigrants in GTA 7
Population & Employment 8
Lake Simcoe About York Region Georgina Durham Region East Gwillimbury Simcoe County Newmarket Whitchurch- Aurora Stouffville Peel Region King Richmond Hill Markham Vaughan Toronto 9
Canadian Labour Force Growth 10
York Region’s Growing Immigrant Population 11
Growing Immigrant Population (cont’d) 12
Recent Immigrants Living in York Region 98% of recent immigrants in York Region live in urban areas 13
Challenges • Language/Culture • Services limited and under-funded • Cost of housing • Public transit • Unemployment & Underemployment 14
Implications • Lose “global war for talent” • Disengaged residents • Not meeting planned targets and goals • Economic impact • Increased municipal burden 15
Community Snapshots: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region Socio-economic profile includes: • Demographics • Employment • Income • Education • Language • Housing • Transit • Religion • Mobility 16
Purpose of the Report Why this work was done: • Provide information for community service planning and program development • Help employers understand immigrant labour pool • Provide hard data for funding advocacy • Improve cultural awareness/ sensitivity • Provide baseline for measuring change/progress 17
Implementation of the Report The report is being used in a number of ways: – To support language mapping and needs assessment 18
Implementation (cont’d.) – To support Welcome Centre initiative – To support Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement funding applications – Cross-sectoral discussion and collaboration – Provide information for community service planning and program development 19
Understanding Immigration and Its Implications for Planning Naheeda Jamal Principal Planner June 4, 2007.
Presentation Overview 1. Data and Trends Related to Immigration 2. High-Level Strategic Aspects of Immigration 3. Research and Studies 4. Lower Level, on the Ground Work 21
Region of Peel Two Tier 150 years with a two-tier system Restructured from 10 municipalities to 3 in 1974 Upper Tier Region of Peel Lower Tier Mississauga, Brampton & Caledon 22
Population Growth in Peel The significant growth of the past couple of decades will continue over the next 30 to 50 years Population Growth in Peel: 1991 to 2051 2,200,000 + 240,000 + 410,000 + 15% 2,000,000 + 33% 1,800,000 + 471,000 1,600,000 + 62% 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 1991 2001 *2006 2011 2021 2031 2041 2051 Projected Population *2001 undercount used for 2006 figures 23
Employment Growth in Peel There has been significant employment growth over the past few decades and it will continue over next 30 to 50 years Employment Growth in Peel: 1991 to 2051 + 85,000 1,100,000 + 10% 1,000,000 + 340,000 + 64% 900,000 + 154,000 800,000 + 41% 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 1991 2001 2011 2021 2031 2041 2051 Projected Employment 24
Immigrant Population by Original GTAH Destination Percentage of All GTAH Immigrant Destinations (1985 - 2005) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 % Toronto % Peel % York % Hamilton % Halton % Durham 25 Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada – February 2006
Origins of Immigrants 1996-2001 Peel's Immigrants by Place of Birth 30% 25% 20% Percent of Total 15% 10% 5% 0% Jamaica Guyana India Pakistan Sri Lanka Poland Hong Kong Philippines China South Korea Source: Statistics Canada – 2001 Census 26
Peel Historical Immigrant Landings Profile Top Ten Source Countries Rankings 1980 to 2005 % % % Share Share % Share in in Share Amount in Rank 1980 1980 1990 1990 2000 in 2000 2005 in 2005 2005 1 India 14.4% India 15.3% India 33.1% India 11,569 39.1% 2 England 12.2% Poland 13.4% Pakistan 12.7% Pakistan 3,756 12.7% Philippin 3 7.3% Philippines 8.1% Philippines 6.4% 1,765 6.0% Philippines es Jamaica 6.7% Jamaica 6.5% China 4.2% China 1,543 5.2% 4 United 5 Vietnam 5.6% Vietnam 4.6% Jamaica 3.9% States 706 2.4% United Sri 6 States 4.6% Portugal 3.8% Sri Lanka 3.5% Lanka 619 2.1% Trinidad & Portugal 4.1% Tobago 3.7% Poland 2.2% Iraq 494 1.7% 7 United 8 Guyana 3.6% Guyana 3.5% States 2.2% Jamaica 494 1.7% 9 Scotland 3.2% England 2.9% Yugoslavia 1.8% Egypt 485 1.6% 10 China 3.0% Hong Kong 2.8% Guyana 1.5% Nigeria 389 1.3% Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2006 27
Age Structure of Immigrants Shares of Immigrants by Age Group 35% 30% 25% Percent of Total 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 28 Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada – February 2006
Education Qualifications Compared Highest Level of Schooling Aged 15 Years and Over in Peel, 2001 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% High School Graduation Trades Certificate or Diploma Other Non-University with University with Bachelor's Certificate Only Certificate or Diploma Degree or Higher % of 1991-2001 Recent Immigrants % of 2001 Total Population Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census 29
Low Income & Period of Immigration Incidence of Low Income by Period of Immigration in Peel, 2001 40% Percentage with Low Income 35% Peel Mississauga 30% Brampton 25% Caledon 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Non- Total Immigrated Immigrated Immigrated Immigrated Immigrants Immigrants before 1986 1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2001 30 Source: Urban Poverty Project, Table T1, Statistics Canada
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Liveable Peel A Long-Term Strategy LIVEABLE PEEL with a 50-year Planning A Sustainable Future for our Horizon looking at the Community implications of growth and change on regional programs and services
Liveable Peel Studies • Regional Housing Strategy • Immigration Study • Integrated Sustainable Watersheds Study 33
Implications of Immigration • Implications for housing demand including the type and location of housing • Formation of ethnic concentrations • Language barriers require greater need for language interpretation and translation services • Cultural sensitivity requires an understanding of cultural, religious, gender values and beliefs • Issues of social isolation 34
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Research & Studies 36
Housing Impacts Peel is experiencing an increase in persons per dwelling unit in the short term, while surrounding regions are experiencing a decline. People per Dwelling Unit for GTA Impact of Immigration Municipalities: 2001-2006 on Long-Term Household Projections for Peel • Recent studies show recent immigrants form fewer households � 12,000 less dwelling units required by 2031 as a result of immigrants sharing homes Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census 37
Exploratory Research on Immigration Ethnic Enclaves • Findings � Needs of established immigrants similar to other Peel residents � Pattern of reliance on personal resources, social network (family and friends) � New immigrants require settlement and integration services � Regional front-line staff accommodate immigrants’ needs to the extent possible � Multi-service centres recommended to consolidate services � More language and cultural sensitivity training 38
Future Potential Research Areas • Analysis of data and trends • Ethnic concentrations and their implications • Examination of PPU • Social needs of immigrants vs. community infrastructure • Initial health status of immigrants • Inventory of social capital that immigrants bring to our community • Life cycle assumptions for immigrants and their families • Human capital (education and skills) of newcomers and implications for employers 39
Peel Newcomer Strategy • Community-wide Immigration Strategy – development of a system wide model for Peel to ensure funding and settlement and integration services are available for recent immigrants • Involves the United Way in collaboration with the Region of Peel and various sectors including government, business, not-for-profit and academia
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