Visible Minorities

Visible minority population groups as percentage of total population. — 2011 Census of Population

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South AsianChineseBlackFilipinoArabLatin AmericanSoutheast AsianWest AsianKoreanJapanese

Opacity indicates share of population — darker means a higher percentage.

Largest Group

Largest visible minority group by share of population

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Largest visible minority group by federal riding, 2011 Census. Black in 99 of 308 ridings, South Asian in 98, Chinese in 56. Highest share: 54.6% (Chinese, Richmond).

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Median riding 2.3%

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Vertical axis: Share of the largest group (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (2.3%). Colour: the largest group, as on the map; position: that group’s share.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Largest visible minority group by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (2.3%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: largest visible minority group, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Share
1	RichmondBCChinese	54.6%
2	Newton—North DeltaBCSouth Asian	49.0%
3	Scarborough—AgincourtONChinese	46.8%
4	Bramalea—Gore—MaltonONSouth Asian	45.3%
5	Markham—UnionvilleONChinese	43.9%
6	Vancouver SouthBCChinese	42.2%
7	Brampton—SpringdaleONSouth Asian	37.6%
8	Vancouver KingswayBCChinese	36.5%
9	Surrey NorthBCSouth Asian	34.4%
10	Brampton WestONSouth Asian	32.8%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: largest visible minority group, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Share
307	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQCChinese	0.1%
307	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNLSouth Asian	0.1%
290	Mégantic—L'ÉrableQCLatin American	0.2%
290	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQCBlack	0.2%
290	Parry Sound—MuskokaONSouth Asian	0.2%
290	Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQCChinese	0.2%
290	Random—Burin—St. George'sNLSouth Asian	0.2%
290	Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanQCBlack	0.2%
290	Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQCBlack	0.2%
290	Tobique—MactaquacNBSouth Asian	0.2%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by largest visible minority group, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Largest group	Share
1	Richmond	British Columbia	Chinese	54.6%
2	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	South Asian	49.0%
3	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	Chinese	46.8%
4	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	South Asian	45.3%
5	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	Chinese	43.9%
6	Vancouver South	British Columbia	Chinese	42.2%
7	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	South Asian	37.6%
8	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	Chinese	36.5%
9	Surrey North	British Columbia	South Asian	34.4%
10	Brampton West	Ontario	South Asian	32.8%
10	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	South Asian	32.8%
12	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	South Asian	30.7%
13	Etobicoke North	Ontario	South Asian	30.6%
13	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	South Asian	30.6%
15	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	Chinese	30.2%
16	Willowdale	Ontario	Chinese	29.7%
17	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	South Asian	29.1%
18	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	South Asian	28.5%
19	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	Filipino	28.4%
20	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	Chinese	26.8%
21	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Chinese	26.3%
22	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	Chinese	26.1%
23	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	Chinese	25.3%
24	Vancouver East	British Columbia	Chinese	24.5%
25	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	South Asian	24.2%
26	Abbotsford	British Columbia	South Asian	22.7%
27	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	South Asian	22.6%
28	York West	Ontario	Black	22.4%
29	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	South Asian	21.3%
30	York South—Weston	Ontario	Black	21.2%
31	Bourassa	Quebec	Black	20.9%
32	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	Chinese	20.5%
32	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	South Asian	20.5%
34	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	South Asian	20.1%
35	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	Filipino	20.0%
36	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	South Asian	18.3%
37	Don Valley East	Ontario	Chinese	18.0%
38	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	Chinese	17.6%
39	Don Valley West	Ontario	South Asian	17.0%
40	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	Chinese	16.0%
41	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	Chinese	15.6%
42	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	Black	15.5%
43	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	Arab	15.2%
44	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	South Asian	14.9%
45	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	Chinese	14.1%
46	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	Black	13.5%
47	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	Black	13.2%
48	York Centre	Ontario	Filipino	13.1%
49	Thornhill	Ontario	Chinese	12.6%
50	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	Black	11.5%
51	Vaughan	Ontario	South Asian	10.9%
52	Mont-Royal	Quebec	Filipino	10.8%
53	Ahuntsic	Quebec	Arab	10.7%
53	Papineau	Quebec	South Asian	10.7%
55	Halton	Ontario	South Asian	10.6%
55	Ottawa South	Ontario	Black	10.6%
57	Beaches—East York	Ontario	South Asian	10.4%
58	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	Chinese	10.2%
59	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	Chinese	10.1%
60	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	Black	9.9%
61	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	Chinese	9.7%
62	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	Black	9.5%
63	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	Black	9.2%
63	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	Filipino	9.2%
65	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	South Asian	9.0%
65	Toronto Centre	Ontario	South Asian	9.0%
67	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	Chinese	8.6%
68	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	Chinese	8.3%
69	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	Filipino	7.9%
70	Mississauga South	Ontario	South Asian	7.5%
71	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	Arab	7.4%
71	Outremont	Quebec	Black	7.4%
73	Calgary East	Alberta	Filipino	7.2%
73	Laval	Quebec	Arab	7.2%
73	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	South Asian	7.2%
76	Edmonton East	Alberta	Chinese	7.0%
76	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	Black	7.0%
76	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	Chinese	7.0%
76	Windsor West	Ontario	Arab	7.0%
80	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	Black	6.8%
81	Davenport	Ontario	Black	6.6%
82	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	Filipino	6.4%
83	Calgary West	Alberta	Chinese	6.1%
83	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	Black	6.1%
85	Oakville	Ontario	South Asian	6.0%
85	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	South Asian	6.0%
87	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	Black	5.7%
87	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	Black	5.7%
89	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	South Asian	5.6%
89	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	Chinese	5.6%
91	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	South Asian	5.5%
91	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	Chinese	5.5%
91	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	Black	5.5%
94	Hochelaga	Quebec	Black	5.4%
94	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	Black	5.4%
96	Calgary Centre	Alberta	Chinese	5.3%
96	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	Filipino	5.3%
98	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	Black	5.2%
99	North Vancouver	British Columbia	West Asian	5.1%
100	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	Latin American	5.0%
101	Cambridge	Ontario	South Asian	4.9%
102	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	South Asian	4.8%
103	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	Chinese	4.7%
103	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	Filipino	4.7%
103	St. Paul's	Ontario	Black	4.7%
106	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	South Asian	4.6%
106	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	Filipino	4.6%
108	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	Black	4.5%
108	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	Chinese	4.5%
110	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	Filipino	4.4%
110	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	Black	4.4%
112	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	Black	4.3%
112	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	Chinese	4.3%
114	Halifax	Nova Scotia	Black	4.2%
114	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	Chinese	4.2%
116	Guelph	Ontario	South Asian	4.1%
116	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	South Asian	4.1%
116	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	Black	4.1%
116	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	Chinese	4.1%
120	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	South Asian	4.0%
121	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	Chinese	3.9%
121	Victoria	British Columbia	Chinese	3.9%
123	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	Chinese	3.8%
123	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	South Asian	3.8%
123	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	Black	3.8%
126	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	Black	3.7%
127	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	Filipino	3.6%
127	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Latin American	3.6%
127	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	Arab	3.6%
127	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	Black	3.6%
127	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	Black	3.6%
132	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	South Asian	3.3%
132	Oshawa	Ontario	Black	3.3%
132	Repentigny	Quebec	Black	3.3%
132	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	South Asian	3.3%
136	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	South Asian	3.2%
137	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	Black	3.1%
138	Gatineau	Quebec	Black	3.0%
138	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	Arab	3.0%
138	London North Centre	Ontario	South Asian	3.0%
141	London West	Ontario	Latin American	2.9%
142	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	South Asian	2.8%
142	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	South Asian	2.8%
142	Wascana	Saskatchewan	Chinese	2.8%
145	Langley	British Columbia	Chinese	2.7%
145	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	South Asian	2.7%
145	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	Black	2.7%
148	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	South Asian	2.5%
148	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	South Asian	2.5%
148	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	South Asian	2.5%
151	Montcalm	Quebec	Black	2.4%
152	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	Chinese	2.3%
152	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	Latin American	2.3%
152	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	Filipino	2.3%
155	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	South Asian	2.2%
155	Red Deer	Alberta	Filipino	2.2%
155	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	Filipino	2.2%
158	Burlington	Ontario	South Asian	2.1%
158	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	South Asian	2.1%
158	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	South Asian	2.1%
158	West Nova	Nova Scotia	Black	2.1%
162	Crowfoot	Alberta	South Asian	2.0%
162	Palliser	Saskatchewan	Filipino	2.0%
162	St. Catharines	Ontario	Black	2.0%
162	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	South Asian	2.0%
162	Yukon	Yukon	Filipino	2.0%
167	Barrie	Ontario	Black	1.9%
167	Niagara Falls	Ontario	Black	1.9%
167	Sherbrooke	Quebec	Black	1.9%
170	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	South Asian	1.8%
170	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	Arab	1.8%
170	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	South Asian	1.8%
173	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	Black	1.7%
173	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	Black	1.7%
173	Durham	Ontario	Black	1.7%
176	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	Black	1.6%
176	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	South Asian	1.6%
176	Lethbridge	Alberta	Japanese	1.6%
176	Medicine Hat	Alberta	Black	1.6%
176	Peace River	Alberta	Filipino	1.6%
176	Québec	Quebec	Latin American	1.6%
176	Saint John	New Brunswick	Black	1.6%
183	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	Filipino	1.5%
183	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	Filipino	1.5%
183	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	Black	1.5%
183	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	South Asian	1.5%
183	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	South Asian	1.5%
183	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	South Asian	1.5%
183	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	South Asian	1.5%
183	Wild Rose	Alberta	Filipino	1.5%
191	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	Black	1.4%
191	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	Black	1.4%
191	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	South Asian	1.4%
191	Welland	Ontario	Black	1.4%
195	Brant	Ontario	South Asian	1.3%
195	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	Black	1.3%
195	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	South Asian	1.3%
198	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	Black	1.2%
198	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	South Asian	1.2%
198	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	Black	1.2%
201	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	Black	1.1%
201	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	South Asian	1.1%
201	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	South Asian	1.1%
201	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	Black	1.1%
201	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	South Asian	1.1%
201	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	Filipino	1.1%
201	York—Simcoe	Ontario	South Asian	1.1%
208	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	South Asian	1.0%
208	Fredericton	New Brunswick	South Asian	1.0%
208	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	Black	1.0%
208	Yellowhead	Alberta	Filipino	1.0%
212	Essex	Ontario	South Asian	0.9%
212	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	South Asian	0.9%
212	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	Latin American	0.9%
212	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	Filipino	0.9%
212	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	Filipino	0.9%
217	Drummond	Quebec	Latin American	0.8%
217	Macleod	Alberta	South Asian	0.8%
217	Peterborough	Ontario	South Asian	0.8%
217	Provencher	Manitoba	Filipino	0.8%
217	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	Black	0.8%
217	Sudbury	Ontario	Black	0.8%
223	Churchill	Manitoba	South Asian	0.7%
223	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	Black	0.7%
223	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	Filipino	0.7%
223	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	South Asian	0.7%
223	Kenora	Ontario	Filipino	0.7%
223	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	South Asian	0.7%
223	Oxford	Ontario	Black	0.7%
223	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	Southeast Asian	0.7%
223	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	Filipino	0.7%
232	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	Chinese	0.6%
232	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	Black	0.6%
232	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	Black	0.6%
232	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	Filipino	0.6%
232	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	South Asian	0.6%
232	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	Latin American	0.6%
232	Shefford	Quebec	Black	0.6%
232	Simcoe North	Ontario	Black	0.6%
232	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Black	0.6%
232	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	South Asian	0.6%
232	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	Filipino	0.6%
243	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	Black	0.5%
243	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	Black	0.5%
243	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	Black	0.5%
243	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	Black	0.5%
243	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	South Asian	0.5%
243	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	Black	0.5%
243	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	Chinese	0.5%
243	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	Black	0.5%
243	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	South Asian	0.5%
243	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	Filipino	0.5%
243	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	Chinese	0.5%
243	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	Latin American	0.5%
243	Saint-Jean	Quebec	Black	0.5%
243	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	Black	0.5%
243	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	Chinese	0.5%
243	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	Black	0.5%
259	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	Black	0.4%
259	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	Black	0.4%
259	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	Black	0.4%
259	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	South Asian	0.4%
259	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	Chinese	0.4%
259	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	South Asian	0.4%
259	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	South Asian	0.4%
259	Miramichi	New Brunswick	Black	0.4%
259	Nunavut	Nunavut	Black	0.4%
259	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	South Asian	0.4%
259	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	South Asian	0.4%
270	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	Black	0.3%
270	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	Chinese	0.3%
270	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	South Asian	0.3%
270	Joliette	Quebec	South Asian	0.3%
270	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	South Asian	0.3%
270	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	Chinese	0.3%
270	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	South Asian	0.3%
270	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	Black	0.3%
270	Nickel Belt	Ontario	Chinese	0.3%
270	Pontiac	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	Black	0.3%
270	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	South Asian	0.3%
270	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	South Asian	0.3%
290	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	Chinese	0.2%
290	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	Chinese	0.2%
290	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	Chinese	0.2%
290	Beauce	Quebec	Black	0.2%
290	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	Chinese	0.2%
290	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	Filipino	0.2%
290	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	Chinese	0.2%
290	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	Black	0.2%
290	Manicouagan	Quebec	Black	0.2%
290	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	Latin American	0.2%
290	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	Black	0.2%
290	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	South Asian	0.2%
290	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Chinese	0.2%
290	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	South Asian	0.2%
290	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	Black	0.2%
290	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	Black	0.2%
290	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	South Asian	0.2%
307	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	Chinese	0.1%
307	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	South Asian	0.1%

Share: the percentage in the largest group, the group shown on the map.

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