Canadas National Household Survey

Canadas National Household Survey: Ultimately, the dividing line is arbitrary. For example, Arabic people from North Africa and the Middle East are counted as white in the U.S. Census. Yet anyone who ticks the Arab box on Canadas National Household Survey is counted as a visible minority unless they tick both the white box and the Arab box. Then they re white. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. FRANCES WOOLLEY How employment equity will take a hit from dodgy national data In Canada, anyone who considers themself neither white nor aboriginal is classified by the government, for a number of purposes, as a visible minority . It is an artificial concept that has become unnecessary and counterproductive. BROADBENT and OMIDVAR The case for still more diversity (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.