How come there are so many British people in Toronto???

Question

I'm an American, living in Ohio, and in the times I've been to Canada -- particularily Toronto -- I always find it packed with Brits, both tourists and those living there.

Can any Brit or Canadian please explain this phenomenon to me??

Answer 1

I know exactly what you mean,im British but my Aunt and Uncle live in Toronto.I think its one of those word of mouth things,like we have a lot of expats in Spain.When i was out there,no one took a blind bit of notice about my english accent until i wrote my address down in guestbooks etc and then they were like 'oh your from England'. My uncle works in an office with mainly English people so even though he's been there nearly 30 years,he still sounds English. I also think its like the Australia scenario where a lot of people can trace their great relatives to a part of Britian.I met a lot of Canadians who said their nan came from London etc.There is still strong roots to Britian for a lot of people.Bit round the houses,but i hope this helps anyway.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

The British still use Toronto for jobs. Lately, this has happened allot, especially in the radio / media. They get jobs working for the city and it's usually a deal for cash. Some get jobs as policemen. It keeps the british happy, they're usually in intelligence, and Toronto gets good relations and cash from the British.

Quebec is French and it's pretty rare to see guys from France showing up and getting jobs in Quebec. This goes back to Quebec leaving Canada and this is how CSIS gets and keeps jobs with the French speakers out of Quebec(they study seperatism and that's their excuse for the job at CSIS). The Governor General is an excellent example; she worked for CBC(CSIS) for twenty years, then got the job of GG. She married a French seperatist, what she studies.

The British are more noticeable because that's where they get the work, high profile. Quebec just doesn't have this because of the CSIS/French seperatist thing, but they do get alot of jobs in intelligence. So, your seeing the Britiish demanding jobs, but Quebec really doesn't provide the same type of work, so it seems that the British are being hired more than the French and that is the case.

Answer 5

There are a lot of everything in Toronto. British, Arab, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Somalian..etc. It's the most multicultural city in the word, there are going to be people of all kinds there.

I know quite a few Brits. Not just Brits by ancestry but also Brits, but there are loads of different kinds of people here. Canada and Britain are in close contact I suppose.

Answer 6

During the Potato famine and the Highland clearances nearly two hundred years ago, many british people settled in Toronto, Canada as well as other places in the world.

The british tourists are most likely distant relatives of people who are descended from the same family as them and are now Canadians. They'll be visiting or they'll be checking the place out after it being recommended by someone who'd gone to Toronto to visit.

Answer 7

It was a mass emigration by British people on ships which were going to Canada empty to bring back their soldiers many years ago. The government gave them acres of land to work in return for a fee once the land made money. Generations of British families have emigrated since then so most families (esp in Scotland) have some family members in Canada.

Answer 8

when the big migration was happening in the 60's Brits were given a choice of Australia,USA and Canada
seems like Australia has more Brits then Britain!

Answer 9

Canada is a common wealth country .Britain is looked at as the mother country ...because of this you will find alot of Canadians travelling to Britain and visa versa ...Its as plain as that ! British soldiers fought for canada and also kciked americans back to their own territory when they tried to invade it back in the colonial days

Answer 10

Been there once when travelling home and had a great day, would think that if the people I met were any indication then it would be one of the places to live.