Toronto Neighbourhoods Where Most Newcomers Choose to Live

Toronto, a leading global city

Toronto is a thriving global city. As we spotlighted in our blog, in 2020 a highly respected annual report by Keareny, a leading global management consulting firm, placed Toronto second in the world for its outlook. The city got high marks for innovation, private investment and strong city government.

No surprisingly, Toronto is the primary destination to majority of new immigrants to Canada. Overall, the country added 341,000 permanent residents in 2019, according to Immigration Canada.With a population of 2.6 million, Toronto is Canada’s largest city and is one of the most diverse global cities with over half of its residents born outsidethe country!

So where do newcomers to Toronto choose to live?

You can find a snapshot of the top neighbourhoods where most newcomers live below, and for more details refer to HausWorth.com, the site publishing rich analytics about best areas to live in Toronto.

In addition to information about ethnic composition and average income of residents, Hausworth.comcontains information about neighbourhood safety, school ratings, and home prices and demand. Using those 3 key criteria, the site ranks areas of the city based on their combined score, a unique view not available anywhere else. It also includes a tool home-shoppers can use to compare themselvesto other residents of each of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods.

Neighbourhood Data

Most newcomers to Canada (based on Statistics Canada data), reside in the following 5 neighbourhoods:

·         Willowdale East

·         Woburn

·         Waterfront

·         L'Amoreaux

·         Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown

Vast majority of newcomers to the city come from Asia:

·         Over 26,500 from India and Pakistan

·         Over 24,000 from China and Hong Kong

·         Over 10,900 from Iran

·         And about 67,000 from other Asian countries

Immigrants from India and Pakistan reside predominately in the north-west and east end of the city. Looking at the top neighbourhoods with newcomers from those countries, they are:

·         Woburn

·         Thorncliffe Park

·         West Humber-Clairville

·         Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown

·         Waterfront Communities

Newcomers from China and Hong Kong settle throughout North York and along the North of the city, extending into Markham. Among the Toronto neighbourhoods with most newcomers from China are:

·         Willowdale East

·         Milliken

·         L'Amoreaux

·         Steeles

·         Agincourt North

·         Agincourt South-Malvern West

·         Waterfront Communities-The Island

·         Don Valley Village

Immigration to the city continues to grow. In 2019 alone, the city welcomed 117,000 new immigrants to the city, boosting the overall population by approximately 1.9 per cent.

Because Toronto’s population is a microcosm of the world’s diversity, it’s poised to increase its status as a world leader by attracting talent, generating economic growth and ensuring stability and security.