Bulletin No. 5: Immigration and
Citizenship
The following bulletin is a highlight of
population data by Immigration and Citizenship in Caledon as published by
Statistics Canada on January 21, 2003.
Immigration
In 2001, 80% (up from 78.5% in 1996) of
Caledon’s population were Canadian-born, and about 19.5% (down from 21% in
1996) were Foreign-born (immigrant population).
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Caledon's Population by
Immigration, 1996 and 2001
|
|
Immigration Characteristics
|
1996
|
%
|
2001
|
%
|
% Chg 96 - 01
|
|
Canadian-born Population
|
31,320
|
78.5
|
40,360
|
80.0
|
29.0
|
|
Foreign-born Population*
|
8,390
|
21.0
|
9,875
|
19.5
|
17.7
|
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Non-permanent residents
|
30
|
0.1
|
115
|
0.5
|
283.0
|
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Total Population
|
39,893
|
100
|
50,595
|
100
|
26.8
|
Source: Statistics Canada Census, 1996 and
2001
* Also known as Immigrant Population
Source: Statistics Canada Census, 2001
Of the total immigrant population,
pre-school children (0-4 years of age) accounted for 12.5% (1,240), those aged
5-19 years of age accounted for 36.6% (3,620) and the working population (20
years and over) accounted for 50.7% (5,015).
Citizenship
Of the 50,595 people counted in Caledon in
2001, about 96% reported as a Canadian
Citizen and 4% reported as Citizenship
other than Canadian.
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Caledon’s Immigrants by Place of Birth
- Top 12 Countries, 2001
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|
Rank
|
Place of
Birth
|
Population
|
%
|
|
1
|
Italy
|
2,460
|
24.9
|
|
2
|
United
Kingdom
|
2,355
|
23.8
|
|
3
|
Germany
|
590
|
6.0
|
|
4
|
Poland
|
440
|
4.5
|
|
5
|
Portugal
|
425
|
4.3
|
|
6
|
United
States
|
380
|
3.8
|
|
7
|
India
|
255
|
2.6
|
|
8
|
Netherlands
|
235
|
2.4
|
|
8
|
Guyana
|
235
|
2.4
|
|
10
|
Croatia
|
180
|
1.8
|
|
11
|
Jamaica
|
165
|
1.7
|
|
11
|
Trinidad
and Tobago
|
165
|
1.7
|
|
|
All Other
Places of Birth
|
1,965
|
19.9
|
|
|
Total Immigrants
|
9,875
|
100
|
Source:
Statistics Canada Census, 2001
Note: Numbers may not add up due
