In 2001, 42.8% of Toronto's population were visible minorities.

The Demographics of Toronto make Toronto 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". Source: Human Development Report 2004 - page 15 [3] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 521 pixelsFull resolution (847 × 552 pixel, file size: 39 KB, MIME type: image/png) Pie chart of ethnic composition in Toronto, based on Visible Minorities of Toronto. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 521 pixelsFull resolution (847 × 552 pixel, file size: 39 KB, MIME type: image/png) Pie chart of ethnic composition in Toronto, based on Visible Minorities of Toronto. ... The multicultural national representation of the countries of origin at the student union of San Francisco City College. ... The United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), the United Nations global development network, is the largest multilateral source of development assistance in the world. ... For other uses, see Miami (disambiguation). ...

Toronto represents a multiracial mosaic. The 2001 Canadian census indicates 42.8% of Toronto's population being of a visible minority. In March 2005, Statistics Canada projected that the visible minority proportion will comprise a majority in Toronto by 2012. Visible minorities are persons who are not of the majority race in a given population. ... Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ... A majority is a subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group. ...

A majority of Torontonians claim their origins from as either in whole or part from Britain, Ireland, Italy and China. There is a significant population of Portuguese, Jamaicans, Croats, East Indians, Sri Lankans, Latin Americans, Armenians, Romanians, Russians, Filipinos, Iranians,Nigeria, Vietnamese, Somalis, Poles, Germans, French, Guyanese, Macedonians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Hungarians, Greeks, Serbs, Koreans, West Africans, Arabs, Jews, Trinidadians, and Scandinavians which exist throughout the city. Areas like Koreatown, Chinatown, Little Jamaica, Little India, Portugal Village and Corso Italia and Little Italy are examples of these large cultural populations.^[1] Languages Croatian Religions Predominantly Roman Catholic Related ethnic groups Slavs South Slavs Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... The Indies, on the display globe of the Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term used to describe lands of South and Southeast Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the Maldives... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ...  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb[1] West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... An Arab (Arabic: ) is a member of a complexly defined ethnic group who identifies as such on the basis of one or more of either genealogical, political, or linguistic grounds. ... Look up Trinidad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe which includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ... Toronto Downtown Chinatown, Spadina & Dundas. ... Known on the streets as Eglinton West, Little Jamaica is a retail section of Toronto situated along Eglinton Avenue West from Caledonia Road to Keele Street. ... Gerrard Street East is an area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada that is also commonly referred to as Little India or India Bazzar, located along the eastern portion of Gerrard, it is centred between Greenwood to Coxwell Avenues. ... Portugal Village is a colourful inner city neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated (or formerly populated) primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. ...

Christianity is the largest faith group in the city of Toronto, with Roman Catholicism accounting for (33.4%), followed by the Anglican Church (6.9%) and other Christian denominations (Pentecostal, Baptist, Church of God etc.) 6.7% of the city's population adhere to Islam while other faiths such as Hinduism account for 4.1% of the population, Judaism (3.5%) and other communities like Buddhism and Sikhism 4.0% of the population. 16.6% of the population have no religious affiliation.^[2] Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Coptic Orthodox Pope · Roman Catholic Pope Archbishop of Canterbury · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist... Church of God is a name used by numerous, mostly unrelated bodies. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A silhouette of Buddha at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in fifteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive human gurus. ...

While English is the predominant language spoken by Torontonians, Statistics Canada reports that other language groups are significant, including Chinese, Portuguese, Tamil, Persian, Urdu, Spanish, Punjabi and Italian. Canada's other official language, French, is spoken by 1.4% of the population. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... It has been suggested that Scripts used for Persian be merged into this article or section. ... The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... “Punjabi” redirects here. ...

Basic information

Population growth studies have projected the City of Toronto's population in 2031 to be 3,000,000 and Metropolitan Toronto's population to be 7,450,000 (source). A census metropolitan area, or CMA is a Canadian census subdivision comprising a large urban area (known as the urban core) and adjacent areas (known as urban and rural fringes) that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. ...

Toronto's population grew by 4.0% from 1996 to 2001, with an annual growth rate of 0.8%. As of 2001, 17.5% of the population was 14 years and under, and 13.6% was 65 years and over; the median age was 36.9 years. In probability theory and statistics, a median is a type of average that is described as the number dividing the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. ...

Multicultural and racial diversity

In 2001, 43.7% of Torontonians were foreign-born.[1]

Toronto is one of the world's most multicultural cities. In 2004, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ranked Toronto second, behind Miami, Florida, in its list of the world's cities with the largest percentage of foreign-born population. Miami's foreign born population is dominated by those of Cuban and Latin American descent, unlike Toronto whose foreign born population is not dominated by any one ethnic group. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The multicultural national representation of the countries of origin at the student union of San Francisco City College. ... The United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), the United Nations global development network, is the largest multilateral source of development assistance in the world. ... For other uses, see Miami (disambiguation). ...

The 2001 Canadian census indicates 42.8% of Toronto's population being of a visible minority; approximately one million non-Whites, or 26% of Canada's minority population, live in Toronto; of this, almost four-fifths originate from Asia alone. Annually, almost half of all immigrants to Canada settle in Toronto. In March 2005, Statistics Canada projected that the visible minority proportion will comprise a majority in both Toronto and Vancouver by 2012. Visible minorities are persons who are not of the majority race in a given population. ... Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ... A majority is a subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group. ... Motto: By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper Location of Vancouver within the Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia, Canada Coordinates: , Country  Canada Province  British Columbia Region Lower Mainland Regional District Greater Vancouver Incorporated 1886 Government  - Mayor Sam Sullivan (NPA)  - City Council List of Councilors Suzanne Anton (NPA) Peter...

Table of Toronto's racial makeup

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Ethnicity

The majority of Torontonians claim their ethnic origins as from Britain and Ireland, either in whole or in part. There are significant numbers of Chinese, Indian, Italian, Vietnamese, Tamil, French, German, Nigerian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Greek, Polish, Hispanics, Romanian, Jews, Russian, Pakistanis, Scandinavia and Asians in the city, resulting in a unique combination of communities and neighbourhoods that are often strikingly different from one another. Most ethnic groups in the world are represented by communities in Toronto. The British Isles in relation to mainland Europe The British Isles (French: , Irish: [1] or Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa,[2] Manx: Ellanyn Goaldagh, Scottish Gaelic: , Welsh: ), are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland and a number of smaller islands. ... Languages Tamil Religions Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism Related ethnic groups Dravidian people Brahui people Kannadigas Malayalis Tamils Telugus Tuluvas Gonds The Tamil people are a multi-ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or relating to a Spanish-speaking culture. ... Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

Religion

Religion in Toronto in 2001. [2]

Religion statistics for Toronto (city)
Religion	Population	%
Christian (all)	1 507 295	61.35%
Catholic 1	771 190	31.39%
Protestant	520 400	21.18%
Christian Orthodox	119 365	4.86%
Christian, n.i.e. 2	96 340	3.92%
Muslim	165 135	6.72%
Jewish	103 500	4.21%
Buddhist	66 510	2.71%
Hindu	118 765	4.83%
Sikh	22 565	0.92%
Eastern religions 3	5940	0.24%
Other religions 4	3930	0.16%
No religious affiliation 5	463 165	18.85%
Statistics Canada 2001.
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Roman Catholicism is the largest faith in the city, accounting for 31.4% in 2001, followed by the Anglican Church (21.1%) and other Christian denominations (8.8%), but the city has well established Muslim (6.7%), Hindu (4.8%), Jewish (4.2%), Sikh (0.9 %) and other communities (4.0%); 18.8% had no religious affiliation. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... A Hindu ( , Devanagari: हिन्दु), as per modern definition, is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, and the religious, philosophical and cultural system that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ...

Language

While English is the predominant language (51.8%) spoken by Torontonians, Statistics Canada reports that other language groups are significant including Chinese and Italian. Only 1.4% of city residents claim French (Canada's other official language) as their mother tongue, and a scant few are bilingual in English and French. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Bilingual (English/French) stop sign on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. ...

Language by Population

(Toronto CMA)

• Chinese: 355,270
• Italian: 206,325
• Portuguese: 113,355
• Punjabi: 99,600
• Spanish: 83,245
• Polish: 79,875
• Tagalog: 77,220
• Tamil: 77,060
• Urdu: 57,635
• French: 57,485
• Greek: 50,165
• Arabic: 46,575
• German: 43,665
• Vietnamese: 36,555
• Ukrainian: 26,675

References

1. ^ Population by selected ethnic origins (Toronto). Statistics Canada (2001). Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
2. ^ Religions in Canada (Toronto). Statistics Canada (2001). Retrieved on May 19, 2006.

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