Visible minority

The increase represents a significant shift in Canada's demographics related to record high immigration since the advent of its multiculturalism policies.

[4][5][2][3] As per the 2021 census, of the provinces, British Columbia had the highest proportion of visible minorities, representing 34.4% of its population, followed by Ontario at 34.3%, Alberta at 27.8% and Manitoba at 22.2%.

[2][3] National average: 26.5%Source: Canada 2021 Census[19] Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec National average: 22.3%Source: Canada 2016 Census[13] Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec National average: 19.1%Source: Canada 2011 Census[12] Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec National average: 16.2%Source: Canada 2006 Census[11] Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec National average: 13.4%Source: Canada 2001 Census[10] Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec According to the Employment Equity Act of 1995, the definition of visible minority is: "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".

They must add another non-European ethnic response to be counted as such: In contrast, in accordance with employment equity definitions, persons who reported 'Latin American' and 'White,' 'Arab' and 'White,' or 'West Asian' and 'White' have been excluded from the visible minority population.

Likewise, persons who reported 'Latin American,' 'Arab' or 'West Asian' and who provided a European write-in response such as 'French' have been excluded from the visible minority population as well.

[27] Since 2008, census data and media reports have suggested that the "visible minorities" label no longer makes sense in some large Canadian cities, due to immigration trends in recent decades.

[29][30] The concept of visible minority has been cited in demography research as an example of a statistext, meaning a census category that has been contrived for a particular public policy purpose.