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Burnaby Demographics
10% of Burnaby's recent immigrants
were unemployed in 2015, significantly higher than their Canadian born counterparts (6.5%).
Source: 2016 Census
15.7% of Burnaby's recent immigrants
spoke non-official languages at work.
In 2016 56.4% of recent immigrants
aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor's degree or higher, up from 54.9% in 2011.
63.6% Burnaby's residents
self-identified as visible minorities.
54% of Burnaby's labour force
are immigrants.
worked in the retail trade, and the accommodation and food services sectors in 2015.
were between the ages of 15 and 44 when arriving Canada.
Burnaby was home to the fourth-largest
immigrant population (115,145) in the Metro Vancouver Region, representing 11.6% of Metro Vancouver's immigrant population.
62.4% of Burnaby's 16,065 recent immigrants
arrived under the economic class, similar to Metro Vancouver's regional levels (63%).
In 2016 Immigrants represented
50% of Burnaby's total population - that's 115,145 people.
lived in Burnaby in 2015.
In 2015 35.6% of the recent
immigration population age 15 and over were in the low income bracket, down from 41.8% in 2010.
39.8% of Burnaby's total population
spoke English only as their mother tongue, notably lower (14%) than Metro Vancouver's regional level of 54.0%.
44.4% Of Burnaby's recent
immigration population came from China and the Philippines.
8.7% of Burnaby's recent immigrants
are refugees.
spoke Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese n.o.s. combined) most often at home.
66.6% of Burnaby's recent immigrants
spoke non-official languages most often at home in 2016, notably more than 62.1% of Metro Vancouver's recent immigrants.
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When you come from a country where it's a crime to leave debts unpaid, you often suffer in silence. Canada's immigrants need better financial education
By Globe and Mail |
In 2015, I arrived in Canada from Nigeria with my wife and newborn daughter in tow. With 10 years' experience as an investment banker, securities and bond trader and portfolio manager, I felt quietly confident about my financial knowledge and how to apply it in Canada. While I wasn't familiar with the concept of using a credit card for recurring purchases, I had an overall sense of self-reliance as I settled into my new home.
But not all newcomers are as fortunate. Despite immigrants coming to Canada being more highly educated and skilled than ever before, many leave their countries and can be immediately beset with challenges. There are cultural and linguistic barriers that persist. Meanwhile, navigating Canada's financial, legal and tax systems is a complex matter. Additionally, the majority of newcomers settle in urban centres with ever-increasing housing and living costs, often leading to greater financial hardship.
The financial services sector varies dramatically across the world. Credit scores are handled differently from country to country, with many having no credit score system at all. Some new Canadians come from countries where it's a crime to leave debts unpaid, causing worry they will go to jail. Instead of seeking help earlier, they suffer in silence. When they speak with me in my role as a restructuring consultant, they do so from a place of fear. For others, the perceived stigma from being unable to repay their debts can be mentally overwhelming, causing them to make desperate financial decisions that could lead them further into debt.
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