Facts

• Research shows that newcomers have a difficult time finding employment. Without much money, they are in need of affordable housing. This leads to an increased population of newcomers living in the same neighborhood. It has more to do with financial reasons than it does cultural reasons.

• https://www.thespec.com/news-story/2222361-10-myths-about-immigration/

• 97.1% of the immigrant population speak one or more official language

• 2016 Census, Target group profile of the population by immigration and citizenship status, Community Data Program (distributor).

• 38% of immigrants volunteered in 2013.

• https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/89-652-x/89-652-x2015003-eng.htm#a12

• Immigrants donate money as frequently as people born in Canada.

• Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2007 and 2010. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11669-eng.htm

• 81.1% of immigrants living in Simcoe County are Canadian citizens.

• 2016 Census, Target group profile of the population by immigration and citizenship status, Community Data Program (distributor).

• The research also shows that newcomers like the support they receive from their cultural community.

• https://www.thespec.com/news-story/2222361-10-myths-about-immigration/

• Newcomers are open to relocation. They often choose to live in areas that are affordable, safe, and welcoming.  

Resources

• Read the letter a seventh-grade immigrant wrote to a young Syrian refugee about integrating to life in Canada: https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/from-one-7th-grader-to-another

• A CBC News Article exploring who is responsible for integrating immigrants into society: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/immigrants-canadians-share-responsibility-to-integrate-1.4144202

• Read the personal stories of immigrants on integrating to life in Canada: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/canadian-immigrants-share-their-personal-stories/article4178860/

• A CBC News Article exploring why immigrants might congregate: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/immigrants-canadians-share-responsibility-to-integrate-1.4144202

• A National Post Article explaining why there are ethnic enclaves: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-as-immigration-booms-ethnic-enclaves-swell-and-segregate

• An article in the Toronto Star which explains how multicultural ethnic enclaves actually are: https://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2015/08/19/canadas-ethnic-enclaves-more-diverse-than-you-think-study-finds.html