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To: LindyBill who wrote (215483)	8/12/2007 8:25:09 PM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794025

The influx of immigrants may impact Canada's high lifespan. I find the terminology confusing - what's included in "visible minorities"? According to Wikipedia: According to the 2001 census, [Canada had] 34 ethnic groups with at least one hundred thousand members each, with 83% (24,618,250 respondents out of 29,639,035 respondents) claiming they are white.[53] The largest ethnic group is English (20.2%), followed by French (15.8%), Scottish (14.0%), Irish (12.9%), German (9.3%), Italian (4.3%), Chinese (3.7%), Ukrainian (3.6%), and First Nations (3.4%); 40% of respondents identified their ethnicity as "Canadian."[54] Canada's aboriginal population is growing almost twice as fast as the Canadian average. In 2001, 13.4% of the population belonged to non-aboriginal visible minorities.[55] In 2001, 49% of the Vancouver population and 42.8% of Toronto's population were visible minorities. In March 2005, Statistics Canada projected that the visible minority proportion will comprise a majority in both Toronto and Vancouver by 2012. According to Statistics Canada's forecasts, the number of visible minorities in Canada is expected to double by 2017. Canada has the highest per capita immigration rate in the world,[56] driven by economic policy and family reunification; Canada also accepts large numbers of refugees. Newcomers settle mostly in the major urban areas of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. By the 1990s and 2000s, almost all of Canada’s immigrants came from Asia.[57]

To: LindyBill who wrote (215483)	8/13/2007 3:08:35 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794025

i pointing out the conflicts in reports.. big swings. none of the writers appear to be use same data bases.. Perhaps no one can tell which is proper data base to use. As the blog poster mentioned it all depends on how you count.

To: LindyBill who wrote (215483)	8/13/2007 7:07:02 AM
From: JDN	Respond to of 794025

You are ABSOLUTELY correct. America they say is the melting pot of the world, but truth is TODAY we have relatively few European types coming to America and far more Latino's and Carribean types. Their culture calls for very starchy foods and their lifestyle results in much lower lifespans. For instance, here in Fla we OUGHT to have the highest lifespan in America due to climate and opportunity to exercise year round, but we also have a HUGE percentage of the above types and they pull our average lifespan way down. jdn