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«This blog post was written for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and was published on their website on April 30, 2025.
Written by Kadija de Paula, Senior Manager, Research, Impact and Evaluation, Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation.
Canada’s appeal as a destination for immigrants has grown steadily over the past decades. In 2021, over 8.3 million people, nearly a quarter (23%) of the population, were or had been landed immigrants or permanent residents (StatCan, 2022). Since then, the trend has continued, with over 469,000 immigrants admitted to Canada in 2022-2023.
Toronto, Canada’s most culturally diverse city, welcomed the largest share of recent immigrants, with 29.5% of newcomers settling, according to Statistics Canada (2022). In 2021, nearly half of Toronto’s population were immigrants, with even higher proportions in some municipalities within the Toronto CMA, such as Markham, Richmond Hill, Mississauga, and Brampton. Recognizing how newcomer communities help to shape our city’s cultural, social and economic vitality, Toronto Arts Council (TAC) and Toronto Arts Foundation offer programs for Newcomer artists that connect them to the resources they need to flourish and contribute to the local economy. (...)».