Hamilton Welcome
Event: September 16
Housing Guide for Newcomers
in Hamilton
Findings from HIPC's 2025 Community Forum
HIPC's Impact Statement:
Hamilton is a welcoming community where newcomers have a positive settlement experience and feel a sense of belonging.
Directory of Services for Newcomers
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Recent immigrants have high labour market participation rates
Immigrants make up 26% of Hamilton’s population
The Francophone community makes up over 2% of Hamilton’s population
Hamilton’s population is expected to exceed 800,000 by 2051
About one in four of Hamilton’s immigrants arrived in the past 10 years
Arabic, Tagalog, Spanish and Punjabi are the most common languages spoken by recent immigrants
Land Acknowledgement
The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Today, the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers.