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visible_minority
visible minority
English
Noun
visible minority (plural visible minorities)
- (Canada) A visually recognizable racial group, excluding aboriginal peoples, whose members constitute less than half of a population; an individual member of such a group.
- 2007, "Visible Minorities Making Canada Increasingly Diverse," Ministry of Finance, Government of Ontario (retrieved 12 June 2008):
- Almost 4 million Canadians identified themselves as a visible minority in the 2001 Census, accounting for 13.4% of the total population.
- 2007, "Visible Minorities Making Canada Increasingly Diverse," Ministry of Finance, Government of Ontario (retrieved 12 June 2008):