Hong Kong Canadians
Hong Kong Canadians are Canadians who were born or raised in Hong Kong, hold permanent residency in Hong Kong, or trace their ancestry back to Hong Kong. In Canada, the majority of Hong Kong Canadians reside in the metropolitan areas of Toronto and Vancouver. Many Hong Kong Canadians continue to maintain their status as Hong Kong permanent residents.
| Total population | |
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| Hong Kong-born Canadians (2021 census) | 213,855 |
| Ethnic Hongkonger Canadians (2021 census) | 81,680 |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Greater Toronto Area, Metro Vancouver | |
| Languages | |
| Cantonese, English, French | |
| Religion | |
| Chinese folk religions, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chinese Canadians, Taiwanese Canadians | |
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| Chinese | 香港裔加拿大人 | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 加拿大港人 | ||||||||||
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The largest wave of immigration to Canada from Hong Kong occurred during the late 1980s and early 1990s, as a result of the uncertainties concerning the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. In the decades that followed the handover of Hong Kong, a number of Hong Kong Canadians have moved back to the territory.
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