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Canadians expected to be immigrants - 22% |
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75% of immigrants will live in 3 cities - Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal |
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25% of the Canadian population will have a non-official mother tongue |
Where did the immigrants come from?
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Chinese and South Asian immigrants made up the largest portion of landed immigrants for the past ten years |
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Chinese immigrants came from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan |
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South Asian immigrants came mainly from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
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Chinese Population in Canada
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There were 1.36 million Chinese living in Canada in 2006 |
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The Chinese population is expected to reach 2.22 million by 2017 |
South Asian Population in Canada
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There were 1.26 million South Asians living in Canada in 2006 |
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South Asian population has surpassed Chinese and become the largest ethnic community in Canada 2006 |
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Chinese media scene in Canada:
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Currently, there are 4 Chinese dailies in Toronto, 3 in Vancouver, 1 in Calgary and 1 in Montreal |
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2 national Chinese TV stations and 2 regional stations are available to the Chinese Canadians – with local productions |
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More than 10 foreign TV stations are also available by digital cable or by satellite |
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Cities with high concentration of Chinese population, such as Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Montreal, are served by multiple Chinese radio stations. These stations provide daily Chinese programming to their audience |
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Variety of community weeklies, monthly magazines and Chinese websites are available to the Chinese market |
South Asian media scene in Canada: |
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Currently, there are 2 South Asian English daily and 1 Punjabi daily in Canada |
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There is a profusion of community publications in Toronto and Vancouver - servicing different South Asian language groups - Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali and Gujarati |
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There are more than 5 national South Asian TV stations in Canada with locally produced programs - more stations are coming to the market |
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4 regional TV stations in Ontario and 3 in Vancouver provide 5 to 20 hours of programs each week |
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Numerous South Asian radio stations in Canada servicing the local communities, distinguished by the language of broadcast |
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Dedicated English and in-language websites are available and customized to fit the lifestyle of South Asian Canadians |
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