Asian Canadians
Asian Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to the continent of Asia. Canadians with Asian ancestry comprise both the largest and fastest growing group in Canada, after European Canadians, forming approximately 20.2 percent of the Canadian population as of 2021. Most Asian Canadians are concentrated in the urban areas of Southern Ontario, Southwestern British Columbia, Central Alberta, and other large Canadian cities.
Asian ancestry % in Canada (2021) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,331,610 20.2% of the Canadian population (2021) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Western Canada · Central Canada · Urban less prevalent in the Atlantic and North | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English · Canadian French Mandarin · Cantonese · Punjabi · Arabic · Tagalog Other Asian languages | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity · Buddhism and other East Asian religions · Islam · Hinduism · Sikhism · Judaism · Non-religious · Other | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Asian Americans · Asian Australians · Asian Britons · Asian New Zealanders · Asian people |
Asian Canadians are considered visible minorities and may be classified as East Asian Canadians, South Asian Canadians, Southeast Asian Canadians, and West Asian Canadians.
According to the 2021 Canadian census, the pan-ethnic breakdown of major Asian-origin Canadian groups includes South Asian Canadians (2,571,400 persons or 35.1 percent), East Asian Canadians (2,289,805 persons or 31.2 percent), Southeast Asian Canadians (1,434,330 persons or 19.6 percent), and West Asian Canadians (1,086,230 people or 14.8 percent). In further detail, the largest self-reported Asian origin groups in Canada are Chinese Canadians, Indo-Canadians, Filipino Canadians, Pakistani Canadians, Vietnamese Canadians, and Lebanese Canadians.