FactSheet: Hot Spots of Recent Immigrant Arrivals at the Community Level in Canada
Highlights
- According to the 2011 National Household Survey, there were 23 communities in Canada where recent immigrants (who arrived in the 2006 to 2011 period) represented 10% or more of the total population
- 17 of these 23 communities were located in the Prairies
- 19 of these 23 communities were in non-metro regions
- Most of these 23 communities were “hot spots,” located in regions with a relatively low share of their population being recent immigrants. Thus, most “hot spot” communities were in regions with less experience in welcoming new immigrants
