In 2031, half of population in Toronto could be foreign born

In 2011, 46.0% of the population of the Toronto was foreign born, the highest proportion of all census metropolitan areas (CMAs). This was followed by Vancouver (40.0%), Calgary (26.2%), Hamilton (23.5%), Abbotsford-Mission (23.4%), Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo (23.1%), Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part) and Montréal (22.6% each) and Windsor (22.3%).
In 2031, according to the reference scenario for the most recent projections of the diversity of the Canadian population, about half of the population of the Toronto CMA could be foreign born. When the second generation—the children of immigrants—is included, this proportion would rise to nearly four in five persons.
In contrast, foreign-born persons would continue to comprise less than 5% of the St. John's, Trois-Rivières and Saguenay CMAs in 2031.

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