COMMUNITY PROFILE

TorontoTorontoIn partnership with Statistics Canada

Ontario’s largest municipality though growth has slowed

Most diverse region in Ontario

Third largest Francophone community in Ontario

Growing Aboriginal community

Community Profile Highlights

Highlights in Toronto (2001 to 2006):

Largest Municipality

This report refers only to the Census Division of Toronto. This includes the 140 neighbourhoods that comprise the City of Toronto.

Largest Municipality

In 2006, there were 2,503,281 people living in Toronto, which accounts for 20.6% of all Ontarians

Population Growth Slowing

Between 2001 and 2006, Toronto grew by 0.9% or 21,787 residents, far less than the previous five-year period

Diversity is increasing

• Half of Toronto residents are born outside Canada

• Almost 47% of Torontonians are visible minorities, the majority from the South Asian, Chinese and Black communities

• More than 1.2 million residents, 49% of the population, had a mother tongue that was neither English nor French

Immigration is on the rise

• 267,855 newcomers settled in Toronto between 2001 and 2006

• Two-thirds of newcomers are from the Asia and the Middle East, followed by Europe and Africa

Most Diverse Area in Ontario

Top Five Mother Tongues:(other than English & French)

ONTARIO

1. Italian

2. Chinese (not specified)

3. Cantonese

4. Spanish

5. German

Most Diverse Area in Ontario

TORONTO

1. Chinese (not specified)

2. Cantonese

3. Italian

4. Spanish

5. Portuguese

Growing Francophone Community

• Toronto is home to 43,475 Francophone people, making it the most populous Francophone community after Champlain and Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin & Sudbury regions

• Toronto’s Francophone population increased by 1.6% between 2001 and 2006

Growing Aboriginal Community

• The number of Aboriginal people in Toronto grew by nearly 20% to 13,605

• Toronto has 5.6% of Ontario’s total Aboriginal population

• The Aboriginal community accounts for about 0.5% of Toronto’s total population

• Toronto has a slightly higher proportion of First Nations people and slightly lower proportion of Métis people compared to the province overall

• Noticeably, Toronto is home to 10% (195 people) of Ontario’s Inuit population

* Multiple Aboriginal Identities ** Aboriginal Identities not included elsewhere

Growing Aboriginal Community

Age Pyramid

10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%

0 to 4 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years

20 to 24 years

25 to 29 years

30 to 34 years

35 to 39 years

40 to 44 years

45 to 49 years

50 to 54 years

55 to 59 years

60 to 64 years

65 to 69 years

70 to 74 years

75 to 79 years

80 to 84 years

85 years and over

Toronto Ontario

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Toronto has proportionately more older people, more adults 20 – 39 and fewer children than Ontario as a whole

Also of Interest:

• In 2006 Toronto had an unemployment rate of 7.6%, which was considerably higher than Ontario overall (6.4%)

• As of 2005, half of private households in Toronto had an income greater than $52,833, which was less than Ontario overall where the median household income was $60,455

Community Profile Highlights

Additional Information

This document presents highlights from the Toronto Community Profile

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The Community Profiles were produced in partnership with Statistics Canada, using the most recent 2006 Census information

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