Ghanaians: Poorest Ethnic Group In Toronto?

Quote from a paper commissioned and endorsed by the National Reference Group of Visible Minority Organizations on the VSI in Canada.

"Systemic and structural racism play a major role in shaping issues facing all visible minority communities across Canada, but there are significant differences in the impact across the different racialized groups. For example, Ornstein (2000) concludes that while no ethno-racial group is immune from poverty, there are groups in which more than half of all the families live below the poverty line - Ghanaians are the poorest in Toronto with adult unemployment rate at 45%, followed closely by Afghans, Somalians and Ethiopians. Unemployment rate for African and Black youth is at 38%, compared to 20% for all youth."

Culled from a paper commissioned and endorsed by the National Reference Group of Visible Minority Organizations on the VSI in Canada.
Author: Chandra Budhu 2001