LABR 2Q92 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Markham, Ontario, Visible Minority, White Supremacy
3 Feb 2018
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Visible minority refers to the visible minority group to which the respondent belongs. The employment equity act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-caucasian in race or non-white in colour. " Categories in the visible minority variable include south asian, chinese, black, filipino, latin american, arab, Southeast asian, west asian, korean, japanese, visible minority, n. i. e. ("n. i. e. " means "not included elsewhere"), multiple visible minorities, and not a visible minority. Canadian commitment to the principles of multiculturalism and inclusiveness secures a basis for living together. Racialized minorities rarely endure the kind of blatant bias that once prevailed in the not too distant past. Racialized canadians now constitute 72 per cent of the population in. Markham, ontario, which has a median income of ,000 (outperforms income at the national level at ,000) a closer inspection shows canada is still plagued by levels of inequalit ies.
