Infographic: Immigration matters to Canada’s food services sector

Immigrants are helping to grow the food and beverage sector and will remain an important source of workers for this industry.

More than 1 in 4 workers in the food and beverage sector are immigrants.

Immigrants account for 53% of all business owners with paid staff in the food and beverage sector.

Percentage of immigrant business owners in the food and beverage sector across Canada

• Newfoundland and Labrador: 40%
• Prince Edward Island: 22%
• Nova Scotia: 39%
• New Brunswick: 33%
• Quebec: 37%
• Ontario: 59%
• Manitoba: 53%
• Saskatchewan: 49%
• Alberta: 59%
• British Columbia: 61%
• Yukon: 29%
• Northwest Territories: 80%
• Nunavut: Data not applicable

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census