|
Canadaimmigrants Home
Special Edition
Volunteers
e-links
Archives
Editorials
|
In
2006, 443,690 East Indian Immigrants lived in Canada . Most of these
immigrants (65%) arrived after 1991.
In
2006, 70% of the East Indian immigrants lived in Toronto and Vancouver.
|
Canada: East Indian
Immigrants by Residence
(Top Ten Cities), 2006. |
|
City |
People |
|
Toronto |
221,930 |
|
Vancouver |
90,095 |
|
Calgary |
21,540 |
|
Montreal |
15,690 |
|
Abbotsford |
15,175 |
|
Edmonton |
14,995 |
|
Ottawa |
8,240 |
|
Hamilton |
7,390 |
|
Winnipeg |
6,205 |
|
Kitchener |
5,430 |
|
Source:
Statistics Canada. 2007. |
In 2001, 26% of the East
Indian people in Canada had a university degree.
|
Canada: East Indian
Immigrants by Schooling Level, 2001. |
|
Education |
People (%) |
|
Total population 15
years and over by highest level of schooling |
100.00 |
|
Less than high school
graduation certificate |
28.4 |
|
High school
graduation certificate only |
12.6 |
|
Some postsecondary
education |
12.3 |
|
Trades certificate or
diploma |
6.6 |
|
College certificate
or diploma |
10.9 |
|
University
certificate or diploma below bachelor's degree |
3.1 |
|
University Degree |
26.0 |
|
*
People 15 years old and over.
Source: Statistics
Canada. 2004. |
Income
In 2000, the average income from
all sources for Canadians of East Indian origin was just over $27,000, while
the figure for all Canadian adults was almost $30,000.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2007.
ìIndian
professional associations
Indo Canadian Engineers (Edmonton
http://iceedmonton.ca/
®
Indian cultural organizations
India Canada Cultural Association
To promote Indian culture and
heritage among residents of Saskatoon and beyond.
$
Indian business associations
Canada-India Business Council
http://www.canada-indiabusiness.ca/
Canada India Business Portal
http://canadaindiabusiness.ca/gol/cib/cib.nsf/en/index.html
Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce
http://www.iccc.org/ICCC/ |
