Greater Toronto Area 2 Immigration in Canada Important to Canadas - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Greater Toronto Area

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Immigration in Canada

• Important to Canada’s development and

population growth

• Immigration system attracts healthy and

skilled immigrants

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Opportunities

• Given right supports, established immigrants

do as well or better than non-immigrants

• Children of immigrants pursue higher levels
• f education
• Immigrants spend more than $25 billion per

year in the GTA alone

• Potential competitive

advantage in global economy

• Access to new local markets

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Immigration in Canada

Canadian Immigration Statistics from 1999 to 2005

Source: Statistics Canada, Annual Demographics, 2005 Table 4: Annual number of immigrants, July-June, 1971-1972 to 2004-2005, Canada, provinces and territories Table 1: Annual population estimates for July 1, 1971 to 2005, Canada, provinces and territories

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Immigration in Toronto CMA

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Immigrants in GTA

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Population & Employment

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About York Region

Lake Simcoe Simcoe County Peel Region Toronto Durham Region King East Gwillimbury Newmarket Aurora Richmond Hill Markham Vaughan Georgina Whitchurch- Stouffville

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Canadian Labour Force Growth

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York Region’s Growing Immigrant Population

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Growing Immigrant Population (cont’d)

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Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

98% of recent immigrants in York Region live in urban areas

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Challenges

• Language/Culture
• Services limited and under-funded
• Cost of housing
• Public transit
• Unemployment &

Underemployment

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Implications

• Lose “global war for talent”
• Disengaged residents
• Not meeting planned targets and goals
• Economic impact
• Increased municipal

burden

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Community Snapshots: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region

Socio-economic profile includes:

• Demographics
• Employment
• Income
• Education
• Language
• Housing
• Transit
• Religion
• Mobility

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Purpose of the Report

Why this work was done:

• Provide information for community service

planning and program development

• Help employers understand immigrant labour pool
• Provide hard data for funding

advocacy

• Improve cultural awareness/

sensitivity

• Provide baseline for measuring

change/progress

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Implementation of the Report

The report is being used in a number of ways:

– To support language mapping and needs assessment

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Implementation (cont’d.)

– To support Welcome Centre initiative – To support Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement funding applications – Cross-sectoral discussion and collaboration – Provide information for community service planning and program development

Understanding Immigration and Its Implications for Planning

Naheeda Jamal Principal Planner June 4, 2007.

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Presentation Overview

1. Data and Trends Related to Immigration 2. High-Level Strategic Aspects of Immigration 3. Research and Studies 4. Lower Level, on the Ground Work

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Region of Peel

Two Tier 150 years with a two-tier system Restructured from 10 municipalities to 3 in 1974 Upper Tier Region of Peel Lower Tier Mississauga, Brampton & Caledon

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200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 2,000,000 2,200,000 1991 2001 *2006 2011 2021 2031 2041 2051

+ 410,000 + 33% + 471,000 + 62% + 240,000 + 15%

Population Growth in Peel

The significant growth of the past couple of decades will continue over the next 30 to 50 years

*2001 undercount used for 2006 figures

Projected Population

Population Growth in Peel: 1991 to 2051

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Employment Growth in Peel

There has been significant employment growth over the past few decades and it will continue over next 30 to 50 years

Employment Growth in Peel: 1991 to 2051

100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 900,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1991 2001 2011 2021 2031 2041 2051

Projected Employment

+ 154,000 + 41% + 340,000 + 64% + 85,000 + 10%

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Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada – February 2006

Immigrant Population by Original GTAH Destination

Percentage of All GTAH Immigrant Destinations (1985 - 2005)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

% Toronto % Peel % York % Hamilton % Halton % Durham

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Origins of Immigrants

Source: Statistics Canada – 2001 Census

1996-2001 Peel's Immigrants by Place of Birth

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% India Pakistan Philippines China Sri Lanka Jamaica Poland South Korea Guyana Hong Kong Percent of Total

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Peel Historical Immigrant Landings Profile

Top Ten Source Countries Rankings 1980 to 2005

1.3% 389 Nigeria 1.5% Guyana 2.8% Hong Kong 3.0% China 10 1.6% 485 Egypt 1.8% Yugoslavia 2.9% England 3.2% Scotland 9 1.7% 494 Jamaica 2.2% United States 3.5% Guyana 3.6% Guyana 8 1.7% 494 Iraq 2.2% Poland 3.7% Trinidad & Tobago 4.1% Portugal 7 2.1% 619 Sri Lanka 3.5% Sri Lanka 3.8% Portugal 4.6% United States 6 2.4% 706 United States 3.9% Jamaica 4.6% Vietnam 5.6% Vietnam 5 5.2% 1,543 China 4.2% China 6.5% Jamaica 6.7% Jamaica 4 6.0% 1,765

Philippin es

6.4% Philippines 8.1% Philippines 7.3%

Philippines

3 12.7% 3,756 Pakistan 12.7% Pakistan 13.4% Poland 12.2% England 2 39.1% 11,569 India 33.1% India 15.3% India 14.4% India 1 % Share in 2005 Amount in 2005 2005 % Share in 2000 2000 % Share in 1990 1990 % Share in 1980 1980 Rank

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2006

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Age Structure of Immigrants

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada – February 2006

Shares of Immigrants by Age Group

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+ Percent of Total

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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Education Qualifications Compared

Highest Level of Schooling Aged 15 Years and Over in Peel, 2001

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% High School Graduation Certificate Only Trades Certificate or Diploma Other Non-University with Certificate or Diploma University with Bachelor's Degree or Higher

% of 1991-2001 Recent Immigrants % of 2001 Total Population

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census

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Incidence of Low Income by Period of Immigration in Peel, 2001

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Non- Immigrants Total Immigrants Immigrated before 1986 Immigrated 1986-1990 Immigrated 1991-1995 Immigrated 1996-2001 Percentage with Low Income Peel Mississauga Brampton Caledon

Source: Urban Poverty Project, Table T1, Statistics Canada

Low Income & Period of Immigration

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Liveable Peel

A Long-Term Strategy with a 50-year Planning Horizon looking at the implications of growth and change on regional programs and services

LIVEABLE PEEL A Sustainable Future for our Community

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Liveable Peel Studies

• Regional Housing

Strategy

• Immigration Study
• Integrated Sustainable

Watersheds Study

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Implications of Immigration

• Implications for housing demand including the

type and location of housing

• Formation of ethnic concentrations
• Language barriers require greater need for

language interpretation and translation services

• Cultural sensitivity requires an understanding of

cultural, religious, gender values and beliefs

• Issues of social isolation

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Research & Studies

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Housing Impacts

Peel is experiencing an increase in persons per dwelling unit in the short term, while surrounding regions are experiencing a decline.

People per Dwelling Unit for GTA Municipalities: 2001-2006

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

Impact of Immigration

• n Long-Term

Household Projections for Peel

• Recent studies show

recent immigrants form fewer households 12,000 less dwelling units required by 2031 as a result of immigrants sharing homes

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Exploratory Research on Immigration Ethnic Enclaves

• Findings

Needs of established immigrants similar to other Peel residents Pattern of reliance on personal resources, social network (family and friends) New immigrants require settlement and integration services Regional front-line staff accommodate immigrants’ needs to the extent possible Multi-service centres recommended to consolidate services More language and cultural sensitivity training

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Future Potential Research Areas

• Analysis of data and trends
• Ethnic concentrations and their implications
• Examination of PPU
• Social needs of immigrants vs. community infrastructure
• Initial health status of immigrants
• Inventory of social capital that immigrants

bring to our community

• Life cycle assumptions for immigrants and

their families

• Human capital (education and skills) of

newcomers and implications for employers

Peel Newcomer Strategy

• Community-wide Immigration Strategy –

development of a system wide model for Peel to ensure funding and settlement and integration services are available for recent immigrants

• Involves the United Way in collaboration with

the Region of Peel and various sectors including government, business, not-for-profit and academia

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Peel Immigration Web Portal

• Centralized website which will provide potential

immigrants to Peel with timely and accurate information about appropriate government, community programs and services, employers, and labour market information

• Ensure immigrants are prepared in advance of

moving to Peel and help them with settlement and integration into the community and economy

Liveability

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Planning Implications

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Planning Implications

• Strategic planning
• Demographics
• Community design
• Site design
• Public consultation
• Human services planning

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Strategic Planning

“Quality Communities for a Diverse Population”

“to develop communities where people of

all ages, backgrounds and capabilities can meet their individual needs for human development…”

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Age & Gender Composition

2005 2031

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Persons Per Unit

• Forecasts showed PPU declining

3.25 to 2.6

• PPU increasing in newer communities
• Decline may be moderated
• Significant impact
• n forecasts
• Implications for human

services and hard services

Persons Per Household - York Region - 1991 to 2051

2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041 2046 2051 Year Persons

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Community Design

• Walkable communities
• Importance of community parks
• Transit-friendly
• Mix of housing types
• Housing layout flexibility
• Park/Recreation facilities

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Places of Worship

• Focal points for

community

• Central role in

community life

• Integration into

community

• Relationships to other

uses (parks, schools)

• Demand for campuses

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Retail

• Existing retail areas take a different look
• Demand for smaller retail areas
• Pacific Mall in Markham

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Retail

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Public Consultation

• Our public has changed
• Challenges:

– Public participation may be a new concept – Language barriers – Mistrust of government

• Contact faith groups,

community organizations, ethnic media

• Use of internet

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Human Services Planning

• Planners need to be involved in human

services planning

• Collaboration with schools, social services,

housing, health, emergency services…

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Human Services Planning Coalition

• Human Services

Strategy

• Human Services

Planning Coalition established

• Programs: Inclusivity

Action Plan, Financial Analysis

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Moral of the Story

• Planners do not have all the answers,

nor do we know all implications

• Watch and monitor trends
• Broader role for Planners
• Strategic planning; Demographics;

Community design; Consultation; Human services planning

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Thank you!