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A Snapshot of Racialized Poverty in Canada – Statistical Tables
| Table 8 - Immigrant and generation status, 2006 (Canada and Montreal) Percent distribution of persons living in poverty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Montreal | |||
| Population living in poverty | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Immigrant status | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Non-immigrants | 25% | 87% | 27% | 82% |
| - Born in province of residence | 23% | 73% | 26% | 77% |
| - Born outside province of residence | 3% | 14% | 2% | 5% |
| Immigrants | 66% | 12% | 65% | 17% |
| Non-permanent residents | 8% | 1% | 8% | 2% |
| Period of immigration 1 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Before 1961 | 0% | 16% | 0% | 11% |
| 1961 to 1970 | 2% | 14% | 1% | 12% |
| 1971 to 1980 | 7% | 12% | 8% | 10% |
| 1981 to 1990 | 14% | 12% | 16% | 11% |
| 1991 to 2000 | 36% | 19% | 31% | 20% |
| - 1991 to 1995 | 16% | 9% | 15% | 10% |
| - 1996 to 2000 | 20% | 10% | 16% | 10% |
| 2001 to 2006 | 42% | 26% | 44% | 37% |
| Population 15 years and older by generation status | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 1st generation | 90% | 15% | 89% | 20% |
| 2nd generation | 8% | 13% | 10% | 9% |
| 3rd generation or more | 2% | 72% | 1% | 71% |
| Table 8 - Immigrant and generation status, 2006 (Toronto and Vancouver) Percent distribution of persons living in poverty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Vancouver | |||
| Population living in poverty | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Immigrant status | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Non-immigrants | 25% | 65% | 18% | 79% |
| - Born in province of residence | 24% | 55% | 15% | 48% |
| - Born outside province of residence | 2% | 10% | 3% | 30% |
| Immigrants | 69% | 33% | 73% | 19% |
| Non-permanent residents | 6% | 2% | 9% | 2% |
| Period of immigration 1 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Before 1961 | 0% | 14% | 0% | 20% |
| 1961 to 1970 | 2% | 15% | 1% | 15% |
| 1971 to 1980 | 7% | 12% | 6% | 14% |
| 1981 to 1990 | 14% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 1991 to 2000 | 36% | 21% | 45% | 19% |
| - 1991 to 1995 | 17% | 9% | 20% | 9% |
| - 1996 to 2000 | 20% | 12% | 25% | 11% |
| 2001 to 2006 | 41% | 26% | 36% | 20% |
| Population 15 years and older by generation status | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 1st generation | 91% | 39% | 93% | 24% |
| 2nd generation | 8% | 22% | 6% | 23% |
| 3rd generation or more | 1% | 38% | 1% | 53% |
1 Reported for persons who are, or have been, landed immigrants.
- 1st generation: Persons born outside Canada.
- 2nd generation: Persons born inside Canada with at least one parent born outside Canada.
- 3rd generation or more: Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada.
Note: Poverty is measured using Statistics Canada's after-tax low income cut-offs (LICOs). The LICOs are only available for persons in private households in the ten provinces. That means the data presented above does not include residents of the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, persons living on Indian reserves and residents of institutions.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2009. Special tabulation, based on 2006 Census. Calculations by the National Council of Welfare.