Welcome to the home of Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Media in BC.
Media bridges across linguistic and racial divides improve intercultural understanding and collective citizenship
Upcoming event:
January 14, 2008
After receiving feedbacks from some of our local ethnic media outlets up to January 14, 2008, four new entries (Punjabi Star, Voz Lusitana, Canadian Immigrant, Swedish Press) have been added to the directory.
Appendix of the final report has been updated upon request up to December 31, 2007. Thank you for your continuous support. New updates will be added to the website only.
December 11, 2007
The recently released 2006 Census on Language, Immigration and Citizenship, and Mobility and Migration (December 4, 2007) confirm the growing presence of ethnic population in Vancouver.
- From 1996 to 2006, the population of Vancouver grew by 284,916 (from 1,831,665 to 2,116,581).
- 4 out of every 10 people are immigrants.
- 4 out of every 10 people have a non-official language as a mother tongue.
- 3 out of every 10 people speak non-official language at home (547,660 out of 2,097,965).
- Among the non-official languages, Chinese is most spoken at home (47%) followed by Punjabi (16%) and Korean (7%)
The project team will wait until April 2008 for the release of Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities data and revise the publication accordingly. Thank you for your patience.
