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Language, Ethnicity and Migration: 2006 Data

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 Period of Immigration

  Caledon Ward 3 Caledon Peel Canada
Total population 3,030 57,050 1,159,405 31,612,897
Total immigrant population by period of immigration 590 11,800 561,240 6,186,950
Percent of total population 19.5% 20.7% 48.4% 19.6%
Before 1961 200 2,790 30,875 791,225
Percent of total immigrant population 33.9% 23.6% 5.5% 12.8%
1961 to 1970 140 3,140 49,320 710,285
Percent of total immigrant population 23.7% 26.6% 8.8% 11.5%
1971 to 1980 165 2,305 78,890 903,705
Percent of total immigrant population 28.0% 19.5% 14.1% 14.6%
1981 to 1990 45 1,535 102,925 1,003,205
Percent of total immigrant population 7.6% 13.0% 18.3% 16.2%
1991 to 1995 15 925 86,170 823,925
Percent of total immigrant population 2.5% 7.8% 15.4% 13.3%
1996 to 2000 10 580 94,835 844,625
Percent of total immigrant population 1.7% 4.9% 16.9% 13.7%
2001 to 2006 10 520 118,215 1,109,980
Percent of total immigrant population 1.7% 4.4% 21.1% 17.9%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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 Top 5 Places of Birth for Peel's Immigrants

  Caledon Ward 3 Caledon Peel Canada
Total population 3,030 57,050 1,159,405 31,612,897
Total immigrants 590 11,800 561,240 6,186,950
Percent of total population 19.5% 20.7% 48.4% 19.6%
India 0 430 114,515 443,685
Percent of total immigrant population 0.0% 3.6% 20.4% 7.2%
Pakistan 0 110 36,740 133,280
Percent of total immigrant population 0.0% 0.9% 6.5% 2.2%
Philippines 0 95 32,310 303,195
Percent of total immigrant population 0.0% 0.8% 5.8% 4.9%
Jamaica 10 265 29,635 123,420
Percent of total immigrant population 1.7% 2.2% 5.3% 2.0%
United Kingdom 165 2,180 29,010 579,625
Percent of total immigrant population 28.0% 18.5% 5.2% 9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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 Top 5 Places of Birth Peel's Recent Immigrants

  Caledon Ward 3 Caledon Peel Canada
Total population 3,030 57,050 1,159,405 31,612,897
Total recent immigrants 0 520 118,220 1,109,980
Percent of total population 0.0% 0.9% 10.2% 3.5%
India 0 70 40,915 129,140
Percent of total recent immigrant population 0.0% 13.5% 34.6% 11.6%
Pakistan 0 10 15,700 57,630
Percent of total recent immigrant population 0.0% 1.9% 13.3% 5.2%
Philippines 0 25 8,530 77,880
Percent of total recent immigrant population 0.0% 4.8% 7.2% 7.0%
China, People's Republic of 0 20 6,525 155,105
Percent of total recent immigrant population 0.0% 3.8% 5.5% 14.0%
Sri Lanka 0 0 2,605 22,310
Percent of total recent immigrant population 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% 2.0%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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 Top 5 Ethnic Origins in Peel (Total Responses)

  Caledon Ward 3 Caledon Peel Canada
Total population 3,030 57,050 1,159,405 31,612,897
East Indian 20 1,095 211,705 962,665
Percent of total population 0.7% 1.9% 18.3% 3.0%
English 1,255 15,940 156,435 6,570,015
Percent of total population 41.4% 27.9% 13.5% 20.8%
Canadian 625 12,160 140,350 10,066,295
Percent of total population 20.6% 21.3% 12.1% 31.8%
Scottish 665 11,255 107,230 4,719,850
Percent of total population 21.9% 19.7% 9.2% 14.9%
Irish 680 9,980 102,810 4,354,150
Percent of total population 22.4% 17.5% 8.9% 13.8%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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 Visible Minorities

  Caledon Ward 3 Caledon Peel Canada
Total population 3,030 57,050 1,159,405 31,612,897
Total visible minority population 90 4,090 576,665 5,068,090
Percent of total population 3.0% 7.2% 49.7% 16.0%
Chinese 15 355 54,285 1,216,565
Percent of visible minority population 16.7% 8.7% 9.4% 24.0%
South Asian 20 1,265 272,760 1,262,865
Percent of visible minority population 22.2% 30.9% 47.3% 24.9%
Black 15 860 95,565 783,795
Percent of visible minority population 16.7% 21.0% 16.6% 15.5%
Filipino 15 215 42,900 410,695
Percent of visible minority population 16.7% 5.3% 7.4% 8.1%
Latin American 0 480 21,440 304,245
Percent of visible minority population 0.0% 11.7% 3.7% 6.0%
Southeast Asian 0 180 20,465 239,935
Percent of visible minority population 0.0% 4.4% 3.5% 4.7%
Arab 0 120 19,510 265,550
Percent of visible minority population 0.0% 2.9% 3.4% 5.2%
West Asian 0 50 8,940 156,700
Percent of visible minority population 0.0% 1.2% 1.6% 3.1%
Korean 10 70 7,515 141,895
Percent of visible minority population 11.1% 1.7% 1.3% 2.8%
Japanese 0 95 3,075 81,300
Percent of visible minority population 0.0% 2.3% 0.5% 1.6%
Other visible minority 10 185 14,800 71,420
Percent of visible minority population 11.1% 4.5% 2.6% 1.4%
Multiple visible minority 0 205 15,400 133,120
Percent of visible minority population 0.0% 5.0% 2.7% 2.6%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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 Knowledge of Official Languages

  Caledon Ward 3 Caledon Peel Canada
Total population 3,030 57,050 1,159,405 31,612,897
English only 2,885 52,410 1,032,370 21,129,945
Percent of total population 95.2% 91.9% 89.0% 66.8%
French only 0 15 915 4,141,850
Percent of total population 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 13.1%
English and French 140 3,975 77,605 5,448,850
Percent of total population 4.6% 7.0% 6.7% 17.2%
Neither English nor French 10 435 43,180 520,385
Percent of total population 0.3% 0.8% 3.7% 1.6%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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 Top 5 Single Response Home Languages in Peel

  Caledon Ward 3 Caledon Peel Canada
Total population 3,030 57,050 1,159,405 31,612,897
Single responses 3,010 55,810 1,101,655 30,665,025
English 2,925 52,295 781,855 20,584,775
Percent of single response 97.2% 93.7% 71.0% 67.1%
Panjabi (Punjabi) 0 255 75,325 278,500
Percent of single response 0.0% 0.5% 6.8% 0.9%
Urdu 0 65 29,615 102,805
Percent of single response 0.0% 0.1% 2.7% 0.3%
Polish 15 380 22,590 101,575
Percent of single response 0.5% 0.7% 2.1% 0.3%
Spanish 0 290 14,800 209,955
Percent of single response 0.0% 0.5% 1.3% 0.7%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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 People on the Move

  Caledon Ward 3 Caledon Peel Canada
Population age 5 and over 2,890 53,185 1,077,805 29,544,485
People that did not move 2,280 35,140 557,765 17,457,165
Percent of population age 5 and over 78.9% 66.1% 51.8% 59.1%
Moved within the same City or Town 185 5,060 253,960 6,507,905
Percent of population age 5 and over 6.4% 9.5% 23.6% 22.0%
Moved to a different City or Town within the same Province 420 11,795 152,240 3,566,795
Percent of population age 5 and over 14.5% 22.2% 14.1% 12.1%
Moved to a different Province 0 415 12,435 852,580
Percent of population age 5 and over 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% 2.9%
Moved to Canada from another country 10 775 101,400 1,160,035
Percent of population age 5 and over 0.3% 1.5% 9.4% 3.9%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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