Enclaves and Cultural Diversity

Vancouver Montreal: In fact, the average number of cultural backgrounds represented, even in enclaves, is close to 15, the study found, according to Toronto Star. And surprisingly, it also found that members of visible minorities who live in modern-day enclaves in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are less likely to experience poverty than their counterparts who live outside them. The report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy found neighbourhoods with a dominant ethnic population are actually places of cultural diversity rather than cultural isolation. The accelerated development of enclaves in Canadian metropolitan areas does not pose a threat but should instead be seen as an opportunity and a challenge, said the study to be released by the Montreal-based think tank on Wednesday. We see that in Montreal, enclaves are more diverse than other parts of the city, and in Toronto they are just as diverse as other parts of that city. Any assumption that enclaves are monocultural is decidedly incorrect. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.