Venezuelan Canadian

Venezuelan Canadian
Venezolano-canadiense
Total population
18,165
(by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Montreal, Toronto, Calgary
Languages
Venezuelan Spanish
Canadian English · Canadian French · Italian
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Venezuelans · Venezuelan American

A Venezuelan Canadian is a Canadian citizen of Venezuelan descent or a Venezuela-born person who resides in Canada. Venezuelan Canadians are one of more than ten Latino groups in Canada. The first Venezuelan immigrants came to Canada in the 1960s, but more than half arrived after the Venezuelan general strike of 2002-2003. Montreal, with about 2,000, has the largest number, but in recent years, more and more, now about 150 families have settled in Calgary[2] and Edmonton. Smaller communities are found in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver.

Demographics

Number of Venezuelan nationals granted permanent residence in Canada by year[3][4][5]
Year Number of Venezuelan nationals admitted Total number of permanent residents admitted Proportion of permanent residents admitted
1999 486 189,954 0.3%
2000 475 227,458 0.2%
2001 572 250,639 0.2%
2002 554 229,048 0.2%
2003 710 221,349 0.3%
2004 1,224 235,823 0.5%
2005 1,211 262,242 0.5%
2006 1,192 251,640 0.5%
2007 1,335 236,753 0.6%
2008 1,239 247,245 0.5%
2009 1,353 252,172 0.5%
2010 998 280,688 0.4%
2011 1,452 248,749 0.6%
2012 1,373 257,895 0.5%
2013 1,022 258,953 0.4%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ↑ http://venezolanosencalgary.com/PHP-Nuke/docs/donde_vivimos2007.pdf
  3. ↑ "Immigration overview:Permanent and temporary residents 2008". Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ↑ , Facts and figures 2011 — Immigration overview: Permanent and temporary residents — Permanent residents
  5. ↑ "Facts and figures 2013 – Immigration overview: Permanent residents 2013". Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2015.