Ward 2 (Etobicoke North)
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The race for the Ward 2 councillorship is seemingly wide open after 10-year veteran councilor, Rob Ford, decided to run instead for Mayor of Toronto (a race recent polls have him frontrunning alongside George Smitherman) in March.
Ardent Ford supporters will be relieved to still see the Ford name on the ballot, though – Rob’s brother Doug registered to run for the vacated seat in August.
For the full ward profile, read the story HERE.
| CANDIDATES |
| Cadigia Ali | ||
| Doug Ford | ||
| Rajinder Lall | ||
| Jason Pedlar | ||
| Luciano Rizzuti | ||
| Andrew Saikaley | ||
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| DEMOGRAPHIC DATA (Statistics Canada 2006) |
| Population by age group | ||
| Age 14 and under | 11,030 | 20.1% |
| Age 15 to 24 | 7,090 | 12.9% |
| Age 25 to 44 | 15,675 | 28.6% |
| Age 45 to 64 | 12,700 | 23.2% |
| Age 65 and over | 8,345 | 15.2% |
| TOTAL | 54,840 | 100.0% |
| Top 10 countries by origin – Immigration | ||
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Country/Area
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Total Immigration
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Percentage of Total
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| India | 4,575 | 16.1% |
| Caribbean | 2,650 | 9.3% |
| Italy | 2,630 | 9.3% |
| East Africa |
1,980 | 7.0% |
| Pakistan | 1,730 | 6.1% |
| Guyana | 1,155 | 4.1% |
| Philippines | 965 | 3.4% |
| Poland | 935 | 3.3% |
| United Kingdom |
865 | 3.0% |
| West Africa |
730 | 2.6% |
| Other | 10,215 | 35.9% |
| TOTAL | 28,430 | 100.0% |
| Education – Highest level completed by age group | |
| Age 15 to 24 | Age 25 to 64 |
| Total Population (20% sample data) = 6,755 | Total Population (20% sample data) = 27,655 |
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| Age 65 and over | LEGEND |
| Total Population (20% sample data) = 7,855 | |
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| Family household information | ||
| Average family income | $58,633 | |
| Total single parent families | 3,065 | |
| Family with children at home | 6,250 | |
