Immigration to Kingston – By The Numbers
How does Kingston rank when it comes to immigration and diversity? The following tables make use of 2006 national census data to compare us to Guelph (a similar-sized city), Ontario, and Canada overall.
Kingston has fewer immigrants than Guelph, the province, and the country as a whole, both in terms of absolute numbers and relative to the total population. At the same time, the growth rate of Kingston’s population is noticeably lower.
| Kingston | Guelph | Ontario | Canada | |
| Population | 117,207 | 114,943 | 12,160,282 | 31,612,897 |
| Growth rate (2001-2006) | 2.6% | 8.3% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Immigrants | 16,205 | 24,110 | 3,398,725 | 6,186,950 |
| Immigrants (relative to total population) | 14.2% | 21.1% | 28.3% | 19.8% |
Of the immigrants currently living in Kingston, relatively few are recent arrivals, with a large majority entering Canada before 1991.
| Kingston | Guelph | Ontario | Canada | |
| Recent Immigrants (2001-2006, relative to immigrant population) | 12.7% | 15.8% | 17.1% | 17.9% |
| Established Immigrants (pre-1991, relative to immigrant population) | 71.6% | 60.4% | 55.4% | 55.1% |
Kingston residents are also less likely to have a language other than English or French as their mother tongue, or to identify as a visible minority.
| Kingston | Guelph | Ontario | Canada | |
| Mother tongue other than English or French (relative to total population) | 11.2% | 19.8% | 27.2% | 20.6% |
| Visible Minorities (relative to total population) | 7.1% | 13.8% | 22.8% | 16.2% |
