Saint-Michel is a neighborhood in the Montreal borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. Its boundaries corresponds to the former city of Ville Saint Michel, which was annexed to Montreal in 1968. It is one of the most ethnically diverse areas in Montreal and in the province of Québec. Italians, Haitians, Arabs, Asians, Hispanics as well as people of French Canadian decent (Québecois) represent the major ethnic groups of this inner city area. Saint-Michel is a largely working-poor area of Montreal, home to 55,000, of whom only 19 per cent receive welfare. The typical Saint-Michel adult earns $18,414 a year, compared to the city average of $28,258. About 30 per cent have less than a grade nine education, twice the city average. Poverty is particularly dire around Boulevard Industriel