Text table 3.4
Observed (2006) and projected (2031) percentage of foreign born persons and persons belonging to a visible minority in the labour force population by province according to five scenarios

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Observed (2006) and projected (2031) percentage of foreign born persons and persons belonging to a visible minority in the labour force population by province according to five scenarios
  2006 2031
A - Low growth B - Constant participation rates (2008) C - Recent trends (1999 to 2008) D - High growth E - Long-term trends (1990 to 2008)
Foreign born Visible minority Foreign born Visible minority Foreign born Visible minority Foreign born Visible minority Foreign born Visible minority Foreign born Visible minority
  percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 2.0 1.1 3.5 3.0 3.9 3.2 3.8 3.2 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.2
Prince Edward Island 3.7 1.3 5.4 2.5 6.1 2.8 6.2 2.7 6.8 3.0 6.2 2.7
Nova Scotia 5.3 3.7 8.5 7.0 9.5 7.6 9.4 7.5 10.3 8.0 9.4 7.6
New Brunswick 3.9 1.6 5.9 4.1 6.5 4.5 6.5 4.4 7.0 4.7 6.5 4.4
Quebec 12.9 8.3 22.9 18.9 25.2 20.6 25.0 20.2 27.2 21.5 25.1 20.4
Ontario 31.3 22.1 38.6 39.8 40.7 41.9 41.1 41.5 43.5 43.1 40.9 41.7
Manitoba 15.6 10.1 22.8 19.5 24.7 21.0 24.8 20.7 26.9 22.0 24.8 20.9
Saskatchewan 5.8 3.6 8.7 7.3 9.4 7.9 9.5 7.8 10.3 8.4 9.5 7.9
Alberta 18.1 13.0 23.8 24.7 25.5 26.2 25.7 26.1 27.6 27.4 25.6 26.3
British Columbia 30.1 24.0 36.2 39.6 38.1 41.4 38.5 41.2 40.8 42.7 38.3 41.4
Canada 22.2 15.7 30.4 30.4 32.5 32.4 32.6 32.0 34.9 33.5 32.6 32.2
Note(s):
The three territories are excluded from the analysis.