List of Canadians of Asian ancestry

This is a list of Canadians of Asian ancestry. Asian Canadians comprise the largest visible minority in Canada, at 11% of the Canadian population.

Ethnicity

List of Asian Canadian demographies according to the 2006 Census[1]

Population of various Asian Canadian groups
Ethnic OriginsPopulation
Chinese Canadians1,364,215
Indo-Canadians1,036,813
Filipino Canadians436,190
Vietnamese Canadians180,125
Lebanese Canadians165,150
Korean Canadians146,550
Pakistani Canadians124,730
Iranian Canadians121,510
Sri Lankan Canadians103,625
Japanese Canadians98,900
Taiwanese Canadians71,705
Armenian Canadians50,500
Afghan Canadians48,090
Syrian Canadians31,375
Iraqi Canadians29,955
Cambodian Canadians25,245
Bangladeshi Canadians24,600
Palestinian Canadians23,975
Laotian Canadians20,110
Indonesian Canadians14,320
Malaysian Canadians12,165
Israeli Canadians10,755
Thai Canadians10,015
Jordanian Canadians6,905
Burmese Canadians4,590
Mongolian Canadians3,965
Nepali Canadians3,780
Saudi Canadians2,735
Yemeni Canadians2,300
Singaporean Canadians1,390

Notable Asian Canadians

See also

References
  1. Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
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