By 2050, this share is expected to grow to about 33% (Passel, 201 l[8j). In 2009,17% of immigrant youth were white, non-Hispanic (the majority group in the overall population), 58% were of Hispanic origin and about 16% were Asian. Despite the apparent challenge of diversified classrooms, students in Canada have been excelling through their diversity; about 82% of first-generation immigrant students and 81% of native students attain baseline academic proficiency.