Geography of Canada Culture

1.The Canadian Mosaic 2.A Multicultural Celebration

The Canadian Mosaic

Immigrants as a percentage of total population

The Canadian Mosaic English is still, by far, the first language across the Greater Toronto Area. But strip away that blanket of dominance and a colourful patchwork emerges, showing where newcomers from around the world chose to settle.

The Canadian Mosaic 56% of the 5.4 million GTA residents count English as their mother tongue. Here are the next most prevalent.

The Canadian Mosaic The new languages that will shape the language quilt of the future are from South Asia and Asia. The maps on the following slides show where the immigrants between 2001 and 2006 settled in the GTA.

2006

The Canadian Mosaic Urdu - Pakistan – immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic Chinese – immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic Punjabi – Pakistan/India – immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic Mandarin – immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic Tagalog – Philippines – immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic Russian – immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic Farsi - Middle East – Iran/Iraq – immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic Spanish – immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic The entire patchwork…

The Canadian Mosaic …including three highlighted areas.

Canadian Mosaic Focus on Durham Region

The Canadian Mosaic How to Organize Your Family Tree

A Multicultural Celebration CANADIAN EXAMPLES Food Ideas: –maple sugar –salmon –back bacon –Nanaimo bars Symbol Ideas: –Canadian flag –hockey puck –photo of the Rockies –RCMP

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