Societe du developpement economique de Greenstone - Greenstone Economic Development Corporation

The Greenstone Economic Development Corporation (GEDC) fosters and encourages the start-up and operation of successful enterprise in all economic sectors within the Greenstone Region. We are a community-based, non-profit organization administered by a volunteer board of directors representative of the communities within the Greenstone Service area.

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Ethno-Cultural

Total Population by Aboriginal Identity

 

Greenstone

%

Ontario

%

Total population

4,860 

100.0

12,028,900

100.0

Total Aboriginal population

975

20.1

242,490

2.0

- North American Indian

620 

12.8 

158,400

1.3 

- Métis

225

4.6 

73,610

0.6 

- Inuit

0

2,035 

0.02 

- Multi-Aboriginal Identity

75 

1.5 

1,905 

0.01

- Other

60 

1.2 

6,540 

0.05 

Total Non-Aboriginal Population

3885 

79.9 

11,786,405 

98.0 

 

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Generation Status

 

Greenstone

%

Ontario

%

Total (Age 15 & over)

3,930 

100.0

9,819,420 

100.0

1st Generation

265

6.7

3,340,210 

34.0

2nd Generation

505

12.8

1,912,460

19.5

3rd Generation and over

3,155

80.3

4,566,750 

46.5 

 

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Mother Tongues

 

Greenstone

%

Ontario

%

Total

4,860 

100.0

12,028,900

100.0

English Only

3,240 

66.7 

8,230,705 

68.4

French Only

1,180 

24.3 

488,815 

4.0

English and French

55 

1.1 

32,685 

0.2 

Other (Non-official Languages)

380 

7.8

3,276,685 

27.2 

 

Sources:

Statistics Canada. 2006 Community Profiles. 2006 Aboriginal Population Profile. 2006 Census.

Statistics Canada. 2001 Community Profiles. 2001 Census.  

 

Graphs: Birthplace of Immigrants + Religion taken from 2001 Census data. 

 

All information 2006 unless otherwise stated.