Table 5: Ethnic Community Specific Challenges
Visible Minority Group (% Total Population) |
Economic disadvantage |
Discrimination (% hate crimes based on race/ethnicity |
Settlement Challenges for Foreign-Born and Immigrants (2001-2006) |
Diaspora Politics, Inter-Community / Imported Conflicts |
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Unemploy. Rate |
Low-Income Incidence* |
Foreign-born |
Immigrants |
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Non-Visible Minority |
6.2% |
12% |
N/A |
12% |
1.2% |
European conflicts |
Black
2.5 % |
10.7% |
29% (62% Somali) |
40% |
71% |
15.6% |
Somalia
Gang violence |
Aboriginal
3.8 % |
13.9% |
17% |
3%** |
N/A |
N/A |
Gang violence |
Arab /West Asian (WA)
1.3 % |
12.1% |
39% (48% Afghani; 21% Egyptian) |
9% |
83% (Arab)
92% WA |
31.2% (Arab)
40.5% WA |
Middle East
Afghanistan |
Chinese
3.9 % |
7.5% |
28% |
8%*** |
82% |
17.2% |
Human rights
Tibet, Enclaves |
South Asian
4.0 % |
8.5% |
21% |
12% |
84% |
22.7% |
Sri Lanka
India/Pakistan |
Latin American
1.0 % |
9.0% |
28% |
N/A |
80% |
24.7% |
N/A |