This document analyzes immigrant population data in Calgary, Canada from 2006. It finds that Ward 5 has the largest immigrant population at 29,705 people, representing 37.4% of the ward's total population. Several other wards also have immigrant populations above Calgary's overall average of 25%, including Wards 3, 4, 10, and 13. Recent immigrants are most highly concentrated in Wards 3, 8, and 13, while long-settled immigrants make up a larger portion of the population across most wards.

1. Immigrant Population by Wards
Ve rtica lBa r Ve rtica lBa r2
Wa rds
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
NumberofImmigrants
28,000
26,000
24,000
22,000
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
Wa rd3
Wa rd12
Wa rd9
Wa rd2
Wa rd1
Wa rd14
Wa rd10
Wa rd4
Wa rd13
Wa rd6
Wa rd5
Wa rd11
Wa rd7
Wa rd8
IMMIGRANT P OP ULATION OF CALGARY -2006
Im m ig ra n t P o p ula t io n
ByCo m m un it ie s
Wa rd8
Wa rd7
Wa rd11
Wa rd5
Wa rd6
Wa rd13
Wa rd4
Wa rd10
Wa rd14
Wa rd1
Wa rd2
Wa rd9
Wa rd12
Wa rd3
Total Population
80,000 50,000
Non-Im m ig ra nts
Tota lIm m ig ra nts
P ie cha rts a re dra wn in proportion to tota lpopula tion. t
0 5 10
Kilom e te rs
Sca le 1:150,000
Re ce nt a ndSe ttle dIm m ig ra nts
ByWa rds
P ie cha rts a re dra wn in proportion to tota lim m ig ra nt popula tion.
Re ce nt im m ig ra nts a re those who im m ig ra te dle ss tha n 5ye a rs a g o.
Se ttle dim m ig ra nts a re those who im m ig ra te dove rtha n 5ye a rs a g o. t
0 5 10
Kilom e te rs
Sca le 1:150,000
Da te :Fe b rua ry9,2015
Source :Sta tistics Ca na da ,Cityof Ca lg a ry
Ca rtog ra phy:Tig ra n Me lkum ya n,KirillBryuzg in
Im m ig ra nt Ve rsus Non-Im m ig ra nt P opula tion
ByWa rds
t
0 5 10
Kilom e te rs
Sca le 1:100,000
Immigrants
Re side ntia lCom m unitie s
Non-Re side ntia lCom m unitie s
4001-6500
2001-4000
1001-2000
501-1000
20-500
P ie cha rts a re dra wn in proportion to tota lcom m unitypopula tion.
Cla ssifica tion Me thod:Ma nua l,b a se don 0.94Goodne ss of Va ria nce Fit (GVF),
P roje ction:Tra nsve rse Me rca tor
The purpose of this re se a rchis to showsom e a spe cts of the spa tia ldistrib ution of im m ig ra nts
a cross Ca lg a ry.Ca lg a ry,like m ost othe rCa na dia n citie s,ha s a la rg e num b e rof inha b ita nts who
ha ve b e e n im m ig ra ting to Ca na da since its e sta b lishm e nt.According to Sta tistics Ca na da ,the
popula tion of Ca lg a ryincre a se db ya lm ost 300000pe ople during the la st 30ye a rs.It is ve ry
im porta nt to unde rsta ndthe spa tia ldistrib ution of the popula tion for Ca lg a ry’s urb a n pla nning
a ndinfra structure de ve lopm e nt.
We ide ntifie d tha t the popula tion of Ca lg a ryconsists of 25% im m ig ra nts a nd 75% non-
im m ig ra nts.Im m ig ra nt popula tion is distrib ute d une ve nly b e twe e n the com m unitie s a nd
conce ntra te din the Downtown a re a a ndthe a re a close rto the cityb ounda rie s:in the North-Ea st
pa rt a ndin the ne wlye sta b lishe dcom m unitie s of North-We st a ndSouth-We st.
We sum m a rise dthe im m ig ra nt a ndnon-im m ig ra nt popula tion b ywa rds a ndtrie dto unde rsta nd
the proportion of im m ig ra nts re la tive to tota lpopula tion.Wa rd5,whichis loca te din the North-
Ea ste rn pa rt of the city,ha s the la rg e st popula tion of im m ig ra nts 29,705whichre pre se nts a b out
37.4% of the tota lpopula tion.Wa rd4,Wa rd3,Wa rd10,a ndWa rd13a lso ha ve a la rg e num b e r
of im m ig ra nts whe re the pe rce nta g e of im m ig ra nts is hig he rtha n the citya ve ra g e of 25%.
We a lso re se a rche dthe proportion of im m ig ra nt popula tion within Wa rds a ccording tim e of the ir
la nding in Ca na da .We divide dthe popula tion into two g roups:re ce nt a ndse ttle dim m ig ra nts.
Ba se d on tha t division we ide ntifie d tha t the tota l popula tion of im m ig ra nts in Ca lg a ryis
re pre se nte db y19% of se ttle da nd6% of re ce nt im m ig ra nts.Wa rd8,Wa rd3,a ndWa rd13,ha ve
the hig he st conce ntra tion of re ce nt im m ig ra nts.
In the re sult,we ide ntifie dtha t the la rg e st num b e rof re ce nt im m ig ra nts a re inha b iting the North-
Ea st of Ca lg a ry-Wa rd5,Wa rd3,North-We st -Wa rd13,a ndin the fa rSouth-We st -Wa rd2.
Total Immigrants
10,00020,00030,000
Re ce nt Im m ig ra nts
Se ttle dIm m ig ra nts
Re ce nt Im m ig ra nts Se ttle dIm m ig ra nts