Asian Canadian
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| Total population |
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| 3,403,350 11.2% of Canadian population (2006 census) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| British Columbia (Vancouver), southern Ontario (Toronto), Montréal, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, most major Canadian cities |
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English, French, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese, others |
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Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Shinto, Sikhism , others |
Asian Canadians ancestry refers to Canadians who can trace their ancestry back to the continent of Asia or the Asian people. Canadians of Asian ancestry comprise the largest visible minority group in Canada, at 11% of the Canadian population, and is the fastest growing. Most "Asian Canadians" are concentrated in the urban areas of southern Ontario, the Greater Vancouver area, Montreal, and other large Canadian cities. In Canada, the term 'Asian' is pan-continental, in contrast to its usage in other English-speaking countries.
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[edit] History
Canada has a long history of Asian immigration over the past 100 years. During the 19th century, many Chinese arrived to take part in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Chinese who came from Guangdong Province blasted and chiseled the treacherous western stretch of railway through the Canadian Rockies. Japanese also had arrived in the 1890s and became fishermen and merchants in British Columbia. In 1923, the federal government passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923, which banned all Chinese immigration. With this act, all other non-whites were restricted to come. In 1947, the act was repealed.
During and after the Vietnam War, a large wave of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Canada. The Canadian Parliament created the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada in 1985 to better address issues surrounding Canada-Asia relations, including trade, citizenship and immigration. When Hong Kong reverted to mainland Chinese rule, people emigrated and found new homes in Canada.
In recent decades, a large number of Indians from South Asia have came to Canada.
Today, Asian Canadians form a significant minority within the population, and over 3 million Asians call Canada their home.
[edit] Demographics
List of Asian Canadian Demographies according to the 2006 Census[1]
| Ethnic Origins | Population |
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| Chinese Canadians | 1,346,510 |
| Indo-Canadians | 962,665 |
| Filipino Canadians | 436,190 |
| Vietnamese Canadians | 180,125 |
| Lebanese Canadians | 165,150 |
| Korean Canadians | 146,550 |
| Pakistani Canadians | 124,730 |
| Iranian Canadians | 121,510 |
| Sri Lankan Canadians | 103,625 |
| Japanese Canadians | 98,900 |
| Taiwanese Canadians | 71,705 |
| Afghan Canadians | 48,090 |
| Syrian Canadians | 31,375 |
| Iraqi Canadians | 29,955 |
| Cambodian Canadians | 25,245 |
| Bangladeshi Canadians | 24,600 |
| Palestinian Canadians | 23,975 |
| Laotian Canadians | 20,110 |
| Indonesian Canadians | 14,320 |
| Malaysian Canadians | 12,165 |
| Thai Canadians | 10,015 |
| Jordanian Canadians | 6,905 |
| Burmese Canadians | 4,590 |
| Tibetan-Canadians | 4,275 |
| Sakha Canadians | 3,989 |
| Mongolian Canadians | 3,965 |
| Nepalese Canadians | 3,780 |
| Saudi Canadians | 2,735 |
| Yemeni Canadians | 2,300 |
| Canadians with Singaporean descent | 1,390 |
[edit] See also
- Demographics of Canada
- Immigration to Canada
- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- List of Canadians of Asian ancestry
- Asian American
- Asian Argentine
- Asian Australian
- Asian Brazilian
- South Asians in the United Kingdom
- Desi
- For more Asian Canadians of Chinese ancestry, see Chinese Canadians.
- For more Asian Canadians specifically of Taiwanese ancestry, see Taiwanese Canadians.
- Asian people
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Asian Canadian Website
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- 2001 demographics from Statistics Canada
- Information for South Asians and Indians in Canada
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