Visible Minorities and Aboriginals
Some 26% of the population of Montreal and 16.5% that of Greater Montreal, are members of a visible minority (non-white) group. Blacks contribute to the largest minority group, with Montreal having the 2nd highest number of Blacks in Canada after Toronto. Other groups, such as Arabs, Latin Americans, South Asians, and Chinese are also large in number. " Visible minorities are defined by the Canadian Employment Equity Act as "persons, other than Aboriginals, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour."
| Visible minorities and Aboriginal population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada 2006 Census | Population | % of Total Population | |
| Visible minority group |
South Asian | 51,255 | 3.2 |
| Chinese | 47,980 | 3 | |
| Black | 122,880 | 7.7 | |
| Filipino | 17,100 | 1.1 | |
| Latin American | 53,970 | 3.4 | |
| Southeast Asian | 30,850 | 1.9 | |
| Arab | 68,600 | 4.3 | |
| West Asian | 8,310 | 0.5 | |
| Korean | 2,730 | 0.2 | |
| Japanese | 1,940 | 0.1 | |
| Mixed visible minority | 6,820 | 0.4 | |
| Other visible minority | 2,385 | 0.1 | |
| Total visible minority population | 414,830 | 26 | |
| Aboriginal group |
First Nations | 4,285 | 0.3 |
| Métis | 2,645 | 0.2 | |
| Inuit | 205 | 0 | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 7,600 | 0.5 | |
| White | 1,171,295 | 73.5 | |
| Total population | 1,593,725 | 100 | |
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Montreal
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