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Fast Facts Italian and Spanish Speaking Canadians
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Italian |
Spanish |
| Canada |
981,000 |
994,000 |
| Ontario |
641,000 |
369,000 |
| Quebec |
250,000 |
369,000 |
| Western Canada |
87,000 |
244,000 |
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| Age 18 - 64 |
683,000 |
796,000 |
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| Male |
494,000 |
459,000 |
| Female |
487,000 |
534,000 |
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| Own Dwelling |
855,000 |
624,000 |
| Household Size 3+ |
539,000 |
610,000 |
| Households with children <18 year |
323,000 |
482,000 |
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| Employed full time |
468,000 |
522,000 |
| HHI $75000+ |
396,000 |
391,000 |
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Source: PMB 2007 Two-Year Readership Database (NM)
Weighted by: Population 12+ |
The Latin Boom in Canada
Immigration from Spanish-Speaking countries
increased 271% in the last 10 years. |
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| Mother Tongue |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Spanish |
6,290 |
6,965 |
7,242 |
6,444 |
7,250 |
8,723 |
10,143 |
10,462 |
12,489 |
14,320 |
17,105 |
17,059 |
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| By 2006, Spanish speakers were the fourth largest group of non-English speaking immigrants to Canada, behind Mandarin and Arabic speakers, and very close to Punjabi speakers. |
| Source: Citizenship & Immigration Canada-Updated August 2007 |
The Latin Boom in Canada
Immigration from Spanish-Speaking countries
Top countries (North/Central & South America) |
| Source Contries |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
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| United States |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Colombia |
11 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Mexico |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Jamaica |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Haiti |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Perú |
8 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
| Guyana |
4 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
| Venezuela |
7 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
| Brazil |
10 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
| Cuba |
12 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
| Argentina |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| El Salvador |
9 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
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| Source: Citizenship & Immigration Canada-Updated August 2007
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