Migration
History of Migration
Kelowna's first immigrants were Aboriginals that migrated down from the north. Settlement began about 9000 years ago. These people used fish, berries, deer, and more as their resources. The would hunt and gather. The would commonly wear the fur of the deer. This people's lives changed a lot after the first group of white people settled in Kelowna. In 1859 the first Europeans, Father Pandosy, Father Richard and Brother Surel came to Kelowna.
Migration PatternThere are 24,450 immigrants in Kelowna. There are 3,150 recent immigrants from 2006-2011. Visible minorities in Kelowna only account for 3.5% of the population. In British Columbia,
visible minorities account for 27.3% of the population which is much more of the population in comparison to Kelowna . The visible minorities in Kelowna that are the largest are south Asian and Chinese. Chinese and South Asian are the largest visible minorities in B.C.. The most common place people immigrated from is the United Kingdom with 21% of the immigrant population. This is followed by Germany with 10.7% of immigrants. In British Columbia, the most common places people immigrate from are China(14.1%) and India(12%). |
Ethnic CompositionThe most common ethnic origins are English, Canadian, and German in Kelowna. Visible minorities represent about 3.5% of Kelowna's population. In Kelowna, the largest detailed mother tongue is English with 152,525 people. 1,455 people have aboriginal identity. The 2011 National Household Survey in Kelowna shows that more than half of the population (55%) have a religious affiliation. The rest of the population (45%) report they have no religious affiliation. The most common religion is Roman Catholic which is followed by United Church and Christian.
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Future of Migration: Problems/PossiblitiesWith only 3.5% of Kelowna's population being visible minorities, I predict some problems for future and present immigrants of Kelowna. This might make the immigrants feel unwelcome and less at home. With only a very small community of their ethnic origin, immigrants could feel like they don't have a community to go into. The immigrants could feel isolated and unrelated to the larger community. The immigrants could also face prejudice and discrimination from the the 96.5% of the population because they are minorities.
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