Source:  Toronto Star

Curriculum connection Strand D: Changing Populations, Grade 9 Geography

Immigration trends

These maps show the immigration patterns to the GTA since before 1941

 Concepts of Thinking: Patterns and Trends, Spatial Significance, Geographic Perspective, and Interrelationships

Inquiry Question: Where are people settling? Why are people settling there? Why would be care where people are settling in the GTA?

Immigration maps

The following maps and charts are based upon data obtained from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, which covers 2001-2011. The data contains records of applications to immigrate to Canada, including year, country of birth and immigration category. Please refer to our glossary for a description of all these categories, and to our welcome page for more information about the maps and charts.

This map shows the total applications received, by country of birth.

Concepts of Thinking: Spatial Significance, Geographic Perspective, Patterns and Trends

Inquiry Question: Where is Canada receiving the most immigration applications from? Why are these countries send so many applications? Why should Canada be looking at these applications?

Immigration timeline

Concept of Thinking: Spatial Significance, Geographic Perspective, Patterns and Trends 

Lesson idea: create a spatial journal using the information from the time line to facilitate the analysis of the information.

Inquiry question: What are patterns appear? How does location (spatial significance) impact Canada’s Immigration History? How could Geographic Perspective impact Immigration Policy?