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Frequently-Asked Questions
- Who does ICNSS serve?
- On average, how many people does ICNSS serve in a typical year?
- In what languages does ICNSS offer assistance?
- How many people tend to immigrate to Canada, and what proportion of those settle in Ontario?
- How fast is the population of Peel Region growing?
Answers:
ICNSS primarily serves the following groups and needs:
- People with a specific language need;
- Immigrants and refugees;
- Visible minorities;
- Persons with disabilities;
- Women;
- Ethno-cultural communication.
Most of the service delivered by ICNSS is done through volunteers from the Peel Region community. Volunteer resources in the past two years are as follows:
| Volunteer Resources | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
| Number of direct service volunteers | 234 | 269 |
| Total volunteer hours | 37,500 | 43,000 |
Number of individuals served by ICNSS
Languages in which ICNSS can offer service:
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Albanian • Arabic • Bengali • Bosnian • Bulgarian • Cantonese • Caribbean • Croatian • Dari |
• Dutch • English • Farsi • French • Gujarati • Hindi • Indonesian • Korean • Macedonian |
• Mandarin • Polish • Punjabi • Serbian • Spanish • Tagalog • Tamil • Urdu |
Immigration to Canada, and to Ontario
- In 2001, 250,386 people came to Canada from outside the country;
- Of the 2001 immigrants to Canada, some 60% (or 148,534) expressed an interest in settling in Ontario;
- During the period from 1996 through 2001, 1.16 million immigrants were added to the population of Canada. Immigration is Canada's main source of population growth.
- Of the 250,386 people who came to Canada from other countries in 2001:
- 61 percent were economic immigrants;
- 27percent were family class (spouses, children and family members joining someone else in Canada);
- 11 percent were refugees;
- 1 percent were from other categories.
Population growth in Peel Region
- Between 1996 and 2002, the population of the Region of Peel received the second highest rate of growth (16 percent) of all regions, counties and districts in Ontario, behind only York Region (23.1 percent)
- Between 1996 and 2002, the Peel population increased from 852,526 to 1.015 million;
- Of Peel's three municipalities, Caledon showed the highest rate of population growth between 1996 and 2001, increasing by 26.8 percent, from 39,895 to 50,595 people;
- Brampton's population grew by 21.3 percent, from 268,251 to 325,428 people;
- Mississauga's population grew by 12.6 percent between 1996 and 2001, from 544,382 to 652,925 people.