New research from Stats Canada...
About one-third of Canada's population — up to 14.4 million people — will be a visible minority by 2031, Statistics Canada projects.
The country's foreign-born population is also expected to rise to as much as 28 per cent, about four times faster than the rest of the population, the Statistics Canada study projects.
A growing percentage of new Canadians, like these seen reaffirming their vows of citizenship before a Toronto Blue Jays game in 2003, will be visible minorities, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. (Aaron Harris/Canadian Press)
The projections suggest that whites will become the minority in Toronto and Vancouver over the course of the next three decades.
South Asians, including Indians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans, are expected to make up the largest visible minority group, at 28 per cent, thanks in part to high fertility rates, the study projected.
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