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GTA's visible majority

Torontonians may soon have to rethink the term "visible minority" as Statistics Canada predicts the population will be 63 per cent non-white by 2031. A report in the Toronto Star looks at the benefits and opportunities this increased diversity will bring to Canada's largest city.

"The benefits of diversity are many and obvious. Visible minorities currently comprise 43 per cent of Toronto's population, and their healthy presence has helped produce business opportunities, a vibrant creative class and unique international perspectives. The degree to which Toronto has prospered owes much to its large minority and immigrant populations, and growth of these productive groups is to be welcomed."

"There are challenges, however. To maximize the benefits of diversity, society needs to do a better job of quickly integrating newcomers and enabling them to rise up and take their proper place in corporate boardrooms and in the corridors of political power. Along with benefits, there are costs associated with absorbing a large influx of immigrants. Toronto will likely need more robust federal assistance to cope with the flood."

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original source the Toronto Star

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