Abstract

<p>Ethnic economies are an important part of the today’s global city. We examine Toronto’s Little India and map the corresponding ethnic and Visible Minority population and their residential locations across the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). Although past research suggests that ethnic economies are typically accompanied by a local co-ethnic residential population, our study shows that this is not the case for Little India. While the South Asian population around Little India is increasing, it is growing at a slower pace than in some other parts of the Toronto CMA. We identify and examine four major South Asian residential clusters across the Toronto CMA that represent a potential customer base for the businesses of Little India. </p>

Highlights

  • Little India is a well-recognized ethnic retail district in Toronto

  • Little India differs from typical ethnic economies in North American cities, which have emerged from local ethnic communities that provided a customer base

  • We examine the geographical relationship between the location of Little India and the residential distribution of the corresponding ethnic population across the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)

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Introduction

Little India is a well-recognized ethnic retail district in Toronto. Restaurants, clothing stores, and grocery shops line Gerrard St. Even as the surrounding area gentrifies, shops, and stores are closing These economic difficulties, are not due to the decline of a local ethnic consumer base. We examine the geographical relationship between the location of Little India and the residential distribution of the corresponding ethnic population across the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). East Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan populations exhibit uneven and distinct geographical patterns of residential location. As potential consumers, these groups possess various levels of geographical access to Little India. It illustrates that residential areas that can be identified as “South Asian” are composed of complex ethnic populations with diverse socioeconomic characteristics These findings are of interest to academics, planners, policy makers, and the local business community

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