Asian Canadians

Asian Canadians

Total population
6,095,235 17.7% of the total Canadian population (2016 Census)
Regions with significant populations
Southern Ontario · Lower Mainland British Columbia · Most urban areas
Languages
Canadian English · Canadian French · Asian languages
Religion
Christianity · Buddhism/East Asian religions · Islam · Judaism · Hinduism · Sikhism · Non-religious · Other
Related ethnic groups
Asian Americans · British Asian · British East Asian · Asian Australians · Asian New Zealanders · Asian French · Asian people

Asian Canadians are Canadians who can trace their ancestry back to the continent of Asia or Asian people. Canadians with Asian ancestry comprise the largest and fastest growing visible minority group in Canada, with roughly 17.7% of the Canadian population. Most Asian Canadians are concentrated in the urban areas of Southern Ontario, the Greater Vancouver area, Calgary, and other large Canadian cities.

Asian Canadians considered visible minorities may be classified as East Asian Canadian (e.g. Chinese Canadians, Korean Canadians, Japanese Canadians); Southeast Asian Canadian (e.g. Vietnamese Canadians, Filipino Canadians); South Asian Canadians (e.g. Sri Lankan Canadians, Bangladeshi Canadians, Indian Canadians, Pakistani Canadians); or West Asian Canadians (e.g. Lebanese Canadians, Iranian Canadians, Iraqi Canadians).^[1]

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Demographics
  


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  3 See also
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

History

During the 19th century, many Chinese arrived to take part in the British Columbia gold rushes and later for the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Chinese who came from Guangdong Province helped build the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Fraser Canyon. Many Japanese people arrived in the 1890s and became fishermen and merchants in British Columbia. Similarly in the late 1890s, Indian immigrants first arrived in Canada and settled in Vancouver. Most hailed from Punjab Province.^[2]

In 1923, the federal government passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923, which banned all Chinese immigration, and led to immigration restrictions for all East Asians. In 1947, the act was repealed.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 people have come to Canada from India and other South Asian countries. As of 2016, South Asians make up over 16 percent of the Greater Toronto Area's population, and are projected to make up 24 percent of the region's population by 2031.^[3]

Today, Asian Canadians form a significant minority within the population, and over 5 million Asians call Canada their home. Often referred by the Canadian media as "model minorities", Asian Canadians are among the educated and socioeconomically affluent groups in Canada. Asian Canadian students, in particular those of East Asian or South Asian background, make up the majority of students at several Canadian universities.

Demographics

The Canadian population who reported full or partial Asian ethnic origin, including West Central Asian and Middle Eastern, according to the 2016 census:^[4]

Province or territory	Asian origins	%
Ontario	3,100,455	23.4%
British Columbia	1,312,445	28.8%
Alberta	756,335	19.0%
Québec	563,150	7.1%
Manitoba	178,650	14.4%
Saskatchewan	99,125	9.3%
Nova Scotia	42,495	4.7%
New Brunswick	19,410	2.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador	10,090	2.0%
Prince Edward Island	6,485	4.6%
Northwest Territories	3,125	7.6%
Yukon	2,855	8.1%
Nunavut	615	1.7%
Canada	6,095,235	17.7%

Population of Various Asian Canadian Groups^[4]

Ethnic Origins	Population
Chinese Canadians	1,769,195
East Indian Canadians	1,374,715
Filipino Canadians	851,410
Vietnamese Canadians	240,615
Lebanese Canadians	219,555
Pakistani Canadians	215,560
Iranian Canadians	210,405
Korean Canadians	198,210
Sri Lankan Canadians	152,595
Japanese Canadians	121,485
Punjabi Canadians	118,395
Arab Canadians (not otherwise specified)	111,405
Afghan Canadians	83,995
Syrian Canadians	77,045
South Asian Canadians (not included elsewhere)	76,400
Iraqi Canadians	70,920
Turkish Canadians	63,995
Armenian Canadians	63,810
Tamil Canadians	48,670
Bangladeshi Canadians	45,940
Palestinian Canadians	44,820
Cambodian Canadians	38,495
Taiwanese Canadians	36,515
Israeli Canadians	28,735
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern (not included elsewhere)	25,280
Laotian Canadians	24,575
Bengali Canadians	22,900
Other Asian origins (not included elsewhere)	22,745
Indonesian Canadians	21,395
Thai Canadians	19,010
Nepali Canadians	17,140
Malaysian Canadians	16,920
Kurdish Canadians	16,315
Jordanian Canadians	14,250
Assyrian Canadians	13,830
Burmese Canadians	9,330
Gujarati Canadians	8,350
Tibetan Canadians	8,040
Mongolian Canadians	7,475
Sinhalese Canadians	7,285
Saudi Arabian Canadians	6,810
Yemeni Canadians	6,645
East and Southeast Asian (not included elsewhere)	6,505
Azerbaijani Canadians	6,425
Goan Canadians	6,070
Tatar Canadians	4,825
Pashtun Canadians	4,810
Georgian Canadians	4,775
Karen Canadians	4,515
Uzbek Canadians	3,920
Bhutanese Canadians	3,600
Kazakh Canadians	3,330
Kashmiri Canadians	3,115
Tajik Canadians	2,905
Singaporean Canadians	2,845
Kuwaiti Canadians	2,240
Uighur Canadians	1,555
Hazara Canadians	1,520
Kyrgyz Canadians	1,055
Turkmen Canadians	1,040
Hmong Canadians	805

See also

• 
  Canada portal
  


• 
  Asia portal
  

• Cultural assimilation of Asian immigrants in Canada


• Demographics of Canada


• Immigration to Canada


• Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada


• List of Canadians of Asian ancestry


• South Asian Canadians


• Asian Americans


• Asian Argentines


• Asian Australians


• Asian Brazilians


• Asian New Zealanders


• Asian people

References

1. 
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2. 
   ^ Walton-Roberts and Hiebert, Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and the Family Archived 2014-10-18 at WebCite, p. 124.
   


3. 
   ^ Gee, Marcus (July 4, 2011). "South Asian immigrants are transforming Toronto". The Globe and Mail.
   


4. 
   ^ ^ab "Data Tables, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca/. Statistics Canada. 2018-02-14. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
   

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asian diaspora in Canada.

• Asian Canadian Website


• Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada


• 2001 demographics from Statistics Canada


• Information for South Asians and Indians in Canada


• Asian Canadian Wiki

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