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Originally Posted by Crawford
How do, say Pakistanis end up in Mississauga over Montreal based on parks quality or senior discounts or good govt., rather than the obvious draws common to immigrant gateways around the planet?
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Well, in some cases like Toronto vs. Montreal, cultural/social/political differences do matter for preferences of some immigrant groups, not just economics alone.
For instance, Montreal's language policy would (though that's more Quebec vs. the rest of Canada, rather than a city vs. city thing) make it less attractive to traditionally English commonwealth groups like Pakistanis (or Indians or say, Jamaicans) and favor Francophone and French former colony culture-oriented groups like Haitians, West Africans, Lebanese etc.
More Romance language/culture groups such as Latin Americans, Italians seem to prefer Montreal's culture and lifestyle proportionally more than Toronto too. Many people do actually prefer Montreal's cultural vibes over Toronto's, even though Toronto is economically more of a draw.