Clik here to view.
Visible Minorities in Canada 2006
Visible minorities made up 16.2% of the total population in Canada in 2006, according to the newly-released 2006 Census data. Visible minorities are defined as “persons, other than Aboriginal persons,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Racial demographics of Toronto (CMA): 42.9% visible minorities
Visible minorities accounted for 42.9% or 2,174,100 of the population in Toronto (Census Metropolitan Area), according to the 2006 Census. The largest visible minority groups in Toronto were South...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Most Japanese Canadians are Canadian-born.
If you ask an Asian in Canada, “Where are you from?”, the person may be take offense at being assumed a foreigner because of her race, or she may be happy to tell you about her motherland. Foreign-born...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Asians in Canada: Ethnic Origin and Country of Birth
South Asians were the largest visible minority group in Canada according to the 2006 Census. However, South Asians are a very diverse group with respect to both ethnic origin and country of birth....
View ArticleClik here to view.
White people are more segregated than minorities.
When most white people talk about segregated communities, they think of communities with many black people or other racial minorities. Most white people believe that minorities have mostly same-race...
View ArticleClik here to view.
White people are not discriminated against by Carleton University students.
Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA) cancelled a school fundraiser for cystic fibrosis (“Shinerama”) after the student council said that the disease only affects “white people, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tamil Canadians rally against the genocide occurring in Sri Lanka.
As many as 10,000 Tamil Canadians gathered in downtown Toronto on Friday to raise awareness about the genocide occurring in Sri Lanka. The protestors of colour were against the Sri Lankan government...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There are more Sri Lankans in Canada than in the United States.
In 2006, about 103 625 Canadians and residents of Canada were of Sri Lankan ethnic origin. Canada has admitted far more immigrants from Sri Lanka than the United States. Below is a graph showing the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tamil Canadians chant, march, and block a Toronto highway in protest.
The video below was captured by a biker who was close to the demonstration. The protesters flew large, bright-red Tamil Eelam flags with some Canadian flags interspersed. Some of the protesters marched...
View ArticleClik here to view.
People of colour are not born with racial identities.
Some white people appear to think that non-white people have a strong ethnic or racial identity by default. They may think that if a non-white person is unaware of her race or ethnicity, it is a result...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Second-generation visible minority Canadians are more likely to report...
A higher proportion of second-generation visible minority Canadians reported experiences of perceived discrimination than first-generation visible minorities, according to a 2007 study. (In my graph,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
British employers racially discriminate against job applicants with African...
Undercover job hunters reveal huge race bias in Britain’s workplaces (18 October 2009): A government sting operation targeting hundreds of employers across Britain has uncovered widespread racial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Statistics of Women of Colour Profiles at OkCupid
OkCupid statistically analyzed the profiles of their users and found the phrases that made each racial group distinct: We selected 526,000 OkCupid users at random and divided them into groups by their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hidden Job Market – Whiteness Has Its Privileges
© Copyright 2010 by Joseph Worrell. Reproduced with permission on Restructure!. In February 2006, The Canadian Labour Congress presented a disturbing study on Canadian workers. The report maintained...
View Article
