Bourassa (formerly known as Montreal—Bourassa) is a federal
electoral district in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...
, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2016 was 101,032.
Geography
The district includes
Montreal North and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of
Sault-au-Récollet in the Borough of
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough ('' arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsi ...
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The neighbouring ridings are
Ahuntsic
Ahuntsic (; French pronunciation ) is a district in the northern part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originally an independent village, Ahuntsic was first annexed by Montreal in 1910, then merged into the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in 2002.
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,
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel,
Honoré-Mercier, and
Alfred-Pellan.
Demographics
13.2% of the riding's population are of Haitian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.
:''According to the
Canada 2011 Census''
Ethnic groups: 59.3% White, 20.9% Black, 8.9% Arab, 6.1% Latin American, 2.1% Southeast Asian
Languages: 51.4% French, 9.7% Italian, 8.6% Creoles, 7.3% Arabic, 6.7% Spanish, 4.0% English
Religions: 61.8% Catholic, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 11.1% All Other Christian, 12.7% Muslim, 1.9% Buddhist, 8.2% None.
Median income: $20,688 (2010)
Average income: $25,986 (2010)
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