Stories and links
- PART 1: Ottawa families benefit in Gatineau
- (Monday, March 15, 2010)
- PART 2: Aylmer building boom spurs growing pains
- (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)
- PART 3: Gatineau works hard to welcome immigrants
- (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)
- PART 4: Quebec pushes immigrants to Gatineau
- (Thursday, March 18, 2010)
- PART 5: Muslims find their place in Gatineau
- (Friday, March 19, 2010)
- SURVEY RESULTS: Radio-Canada/CBC poll of Gatineau residents about ethnic and linguistic changes
- Gatineau: By the numbers
Related CBC/Radio-Canada pages
- Gatineau Nouveau
- The French lanaguage sister series to Crossing the Bridge
- FEATURE: 819 Emergency
- A look at the crisis in the Outaouais health system
- IN DEPTH: Quebec's culture clash
External links
Statistics
- Statistics Canada: Gatineau and Ottawa Community Profiles 2006
- City of Gatineau: History, maps and statistics
- City of Ottawa: Projections for Gatineau
- Statistics Canada: 2006 Census: Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population
Services for families in Quebec and Ontario
- Quebec Régie de l'assurance maladie: Health services covered for children under 10
- Ontario Ministry of Health: Services covered by OHIP
- L'Association des CPEs de l'Outaouais
- Daycare information and waiting lists
Cultural and immigration resources
- City of Gatineau: Cultural diversity strategy
- Immigration Québec: Outaouais
- Service intégration travail Outaouais
Muslims in the Outaouais
Gatineau's population is less than a third the size of Ottawa's. (Emily Chung/CBC)
Who lives in Gatineau?
| Gatineau | Ottawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.1 | 38.4 |
| Private households | 100,265 | 321,100 |
| 26,475 (26.4 %) | 87,125 (27.2%) |
| 28,190 (28.1%) | 93,290 (29.0%) |
| 28,250 (28.2 %) | 88,105 (27.4%) |
| 17,350 (17.3%) | 52,490 (16.3%) |
| Families | 69,310 | 222,150 |
| 37,225 (53.7%) | 159,420 (71.8%) |
| 18,520 (26.7%) | 27,290 (12.3%) |
| 13,560 (19.56%) | 35,440 (16.0%) |
| Non-immigrants | 218,500 (91.0%) | 614,840 (76.7%) |
| Immigrants | 20,780 (9.5%) | 178,545 (22.3%) |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
Mother tongue for Gatineau residents
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Top foreign citizenships in Gatineau and Ottawa*
Gatineau | Ottawa |
|---|---|
| 1. France (28.0%) | 1. United Kingdom (23.7%) |
| 2. Lebanon (20.7%) | 2. United States (15.4%) |
| 3. Colombia (10.9%) | 3. China (11.9%) |
| 4. United States (10.0%) | 4. Lebanon (11.9%) |
| 5. United Kingdom (8.2%) | 5. Italy (5.6%) |
| 6. China (7.7%) | 6. India (4.9%) |
| 7. Portugal (7.%) | 7. Philippines (4.8%) |
| 8. Algeria (7.7%) | 8. Poland (4.7%) |
| 9. Romania (6.5%) | 9. France (4.5%) |
| 10. Morocco (4.3%) | 10. Iran (4.2%) |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
*Note: A single person may have more than one citizenship.
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