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Tamil Canadians, or Canadian Tamils, are Canadians of Tamil ethno-linguistic origin. Much of Canada's Tamil diaspora from India and Sri Lanka then majority consist of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who sought to flee the ethnic tensions during the Sri Lankan Civil War between the 1970s and 2000s, while economic Tamil migrants also originate from India, Singapore and other parts of South Asia.
August 11 – Tamil refugees are found drifting off the coast of Newfoundland; September 16 – Elizabeth II augments the coat of arms of Saskatchewan with a crest and supporters; September 30 – MPs elect the speaker by secret ballot for the first time. October 6 – Canada receives a United Nations award for sheltering refugees
The Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora refers to the global diaspora of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. It can be said to be a subset of the larger Sri Lankan and Tamil diaspora.. Like other diasporas, Sri Lankan Tamils are scattered and dispersed around the globe, with concentrations in South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, India, Europe, Australia, United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Seychelles and Mauritius.
1986: 314,305 +40.8%: 1991: 505,515 +60.8%: ... It also made Canada home to One of the largest Tamil population in the Western World with 140,000 Tamils living in ...
South Asian Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area form 19% of the region's population, numbering 1.2 million as of 2021. [3] Comprising the largest visible minority group in the region, Toronto is the destination of over half of the immigrants coming from India to Canada, and India is the single largest source of immigrants in the Greater Toronto Area. [4]
This category and its subcategories are restricted to people verified to be Canadian citizens of Tamil heritage, not emigrants or expatriates, according to reliable published sources. See additional guidelines at Wikipedia:Categorization of people .
Pages in category "1986 in Canada" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In a February 2011 article in Lakbima News Rohan Gunaratna claimed that the Canadian Tamil Congress was a front for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [4] The CTC sued Gunaratna and on 21 January 2014 the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled against Gunaratna, ordering him to pay the CTC damages of $37,000 and costs of $16,000.