The grade eight basketball team at Cardinal Newman Elementary School. (Mary Wiens/CBC)
Toronto's Mosaic
A REALITY CHECK
A special week long series from CBC Toronto
In this series Toronto's Mosaic: A Reality Check on Metro Morning, Ontario Today, CBC Radio 99.1, CBC TV News At Six Toronto and online, we explore the current state of Toronto's cultural mosaic and the role it plays in both bringing us together and pulling us apart.
The Senior Producer of the townhall is Karin Chykaliuk. The Executive Producer is Joan Melanson.
French coverage from Radio-Canada can be found at Toronto: l'enjeu multiculturel
Our Features
- FEATUREIntegration
- From schools to marketing, how are newcomers faring?
- BACKGROUNDThe Big Picture
- The past, present and future of immigration in T.O.
- FEATURELeadership
- Newcomers as political and community leaders.
- SLIDESHOWTown Hall
- An audio slideshow excerpt from our discussion.
- FEATUREEnclaves
- The rise of cultural pockets in the GTA.
- FEATURETown Hall
- Meet the panelists from our town hall.
- STATISTICSBy the numbers
- The statistics behind the GTA's immigration boom.
- QUOTESVoices of diversity
- Memorable thoughts from our series.
- RESOURCESImmigration links
- Where to find statistics, research and resources.
- RESOURCESAudio Archive
- Previous related stories from CBC Radio.
- FEATUREDividing line
- Yonge Street is the dividing line between two cultures.
- INTERACTIVEForum
- Your thoughts on our series and the issues.
Related Features
- IN DEPTHUrban Renewal
- Will the soul of Lawrence Heights survive?
- IN DEPTHVisible Majority
- Six South Asian Torontonians on what matters to them.
- IN DEPTHReal Estate
- Immigration is heating up the local real estate market.
Television Reports
- Multicultural marketing CBC News at Six Toronto, March 3
- Major retailers scramble to offer ethnic specialties and hold on to market share.
Watch
(Runs 2:38)
- HOUSING OPTIONS CBC News at Six Toronto, March 4
- A Toronto company helps immigrant families buy local real estate.
Watch (Runs 2:28)
- YONGE DIVIDED CBC News at Six Toronto, March 5
- Koreans occupy one side of Yonge Street and an Iranian community the other, and the two sides don't mix. Watch (Runs 3:10)
- POVERTY CBC News at Six Toronto, March 6
- Toronto is becoming increasingly divided by income as well as ethnicity.Watch (Runs 3:10)
- EDUCATION CBC News at Six Toronto, March 7
- An African-Canadian history course helps teach students to be proud of their roots.Watch (Runs 3:10)
Radio Reports
- FEEDBACK Metro Morning, March 10
- Audience calls and e-mails in response to our weeklong series on diversity.
Listen
(Runs 4:58)
- WRAP Metro Morning, March 7
- Mary Wiens discusses the stories told and lessons learned during the weeklong series.
Listen (Runs 5:46)
- TOWN HALLCBC Radio, March 7
- Highlights from Thursday night's town hall discussion at Glenn Gould Studio.
Part 1 (Runs 1:07) Part 2 (Runs 1:19)
- TOLERANCE CBC Radio, March 7
- An author discusses a Toronto City councillor's use of the term "oriental."
Listen (Runs 6:38)
- Town Hall Metro Morning, March 7
- Our panelists discuss what needs to change to improve the situation for newcomers.
Listen (Runs 5:45)
