The Geography of Culture Adapted from Geography of
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The Geography of Culture Adapted from: Geography of Canada www. Craig. Marlatt. com/school
The Canadian Mosaic
The Canadian Mosaic • English is still, by far, the first language across the Greater Toronto Area. But strip away that blanket of dominance and a colourful patchwork emerges, showing where newcomers from around the world chose to settle.
The Canadian Mosaic • 56% of the 5. 4 million GTA residents count English as their mother tongue. • Here are the next most prevalent.
The Canadian Mosaic • The new languages that will shape the language quilt of the future are from South Asia and Asia. • The maps on the following slides show where the 452 000 immigrants between 2001 and 2006 settled in the GTA.
The Canadian Mosaic • Urdu – 33 765 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic • Chinese – 33 680 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic • Punjabi – 26 945 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic • Mandarin – 24 970 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic • Tagalog – 23 460 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic • Russian – 20 920 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic • Farsi – 19 530 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic • Spanish – 19 410 immigrants between 2001 and 2006
The Canadian Mosaic • The entire patchwork…
The Canadian Mosaic …including three highlighted areas.
Canadian Mosaic • Focus on Durham Region