I'm working with Sitong Mu and Charles Wang, and the complete draft is in Sitong Mu's sandbox.
According to the 2011 Census on Toronto, 45% of residents in Toronto had a first language other than English or French. Among these people, 5% of them spoke Mandarin as their mother tongue. 28% of residents in Toronto spoke a different language at home aside from English and French. People who speak Chinese regularly at home, including Cantonese and Mandarin, make up 7% of Toronto's population. Among those who speak a Chinese language, 37% speak Cantonese, while 28% speak Mandarin. Since 2006, Mandarin as a home language has increased 32% while Cantonese as a home language has decreased 11%. This data shows that Mandarin is the fastest growing home language in Toronto. There are still more Cantonese speakers than Mandarin speakers in Toronto. However, the number of Mandarin speakers will soon surpass the number of Cantonese speakers. In Greater Toronto Area, York Region had the most people that speak Mandarin as their home language.
Furthermore, 33% immigrants in Toronto were newcomers, which means that they arrived in Toronto between 2001 and 2011. Mainland China is one of the most common country of children of immigrants in Toronto. 7% of all immigrants’ place of birth was China, which also makes Chinese one of the three most visible minority groups in Toronto. The trend for people that are from Mainland China to concentrate in Toronto is likely to continue in the future as new immigrants tend to settle in this metropolitan area.
