Table 4
Population by visible minority group and projection scenario, Canada, 2006 and 2031

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Visible minority groups 2006 2031
Low growth Reference scenario High growth
thousands percent thousands percent thousands percent thousands percent
Total 32,522 100.0 39,251 100.0 42,078 100.0 45,008 100.0
Total - Visible minority 5,285 16.3 11,377 29.0 12,855 30.6 14,434 32.1
Chinese 1,269 3.9 2,408 6.1 2,714 6.4 3,038 6.7
South Asian 1,320 4.1 3,181 8.1 3,640 8.7 4,136 9.2
Black 815 2.5 1,620 4.1 1,809 4.3 2,012 4.5
Filipino 427 1.3 908 2.3 1,020 2.4 1,139 2.5
Latin American 317 1.0 657 1.7 733 1.7 814 1.8
Southeast Asian 250 0.8 409 1.0 449 1.1 491 1.1
Arab 276 0.8 806 2.1 930 2.2 1,062 2.4
West Asian 164 0.5 457 1.2 523 1.2 592 1.3
Korean 148 0.5 361 0.9 407 1.0 455 1.0
Japanese 85 0.3 131 0.3 142 0.3 153 0.3
Other visible minorities 213 0.7 439 1.1 489 1.2 541 1.2
Rest of the population 27,237 83.7 27,875 71.0 29,222 69.4 30,575 67.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
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