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visible minoritynoun
A visually recognizable racial group, excluding aboriginal peoples, whose members constitute less than half of a population; an individual member of such a group.
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Visible minority
A visible minority (French: minorité visible) is defined by the Government of Canada as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". The term is used primarily as a demographic category by Statistics Canada, in connection with that country's Employment Equity policies. The qualifier "visible" was chosen by the Canadian authorities as a way to single out newer immigrant minorities from both Aboriginal Canadians and other "older" minorities distinguishable by language (French vs. English) and religion (Catholics vs. Protestants), which are "invisible" traits. The term visible minority is sometimes used as a euphemism for "non-white". This is incorrect, in that the government definitions differ: Aboriginal people are not considered to be visible minorities, but are not necessarily white either. Also, some groups that are defined as "white" in other countries (such as Middle Eastern Americans) are defined as "visible minorities" in the official Canadian definition. In some cases, members of "visible minorities" may be visually indistinguishable from the majority population and/or may form a majority minority population locally (as is the case in some parts of Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal). Since the reform of Canada's immigration laws in the 1960s, immigration has been primarily of peoples from areas other than Europe, many of whom are visible minorities within Canada. Legally, members of visible minorities are defined by the Canadian Employment Equity Act as "persons, other than Aboriginal people, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".
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Visible minority
A visible minority is a person or group visibly not one of the majority race in a given population. The term is used primarily in Canada, as a demographic category by Statistics Canada, in connection with that country's Employment Equity policies. The qualifier "visible" is important in the Canadian context where political divisions have traditionally been determined by language and religion - "invisible" traits. Since the reform of Canada's immigration laws in the 1960s, immigration has been heaviest from areas other than Europe, thus creating visible minorities. Members of visible minorities are defined by the Canadian Employment Equity Act as "persons, other than Aboriginal people, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." The term is used to address the alleged labour market disadvantage of this group. The American equivalent—"people of color"—is similar, but also includes Aboriginal Americans.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of visible minority in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of visible minority in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- أقلية واArabic
- videbla minoritatoEsperanto
- minoría visibleSpanish
- اقلیت قابل مشاهده استPersian
- minorité visibleFrench
- दृHindi
- Terlihat minoritasIndonesian
- 目に見える少数Japanese
- 보이는 소수Korean
- synlig minoritetNorwegian
- widoczna mniejszośćPolish
- minoria visívelPortuguese
- явном меньшинствеRussian
- புலப்படும் சிறுபான்மைTamil
- కనిపించే మైనారిటీTelugu
- görünür azınlıkTurkish
- نظر آتی ہے اقلیتUrdu
- thiểu số nhìn thấy đượcVietnamese
- 少數族裔Chinese
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