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Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Delta-Surrey. Most South Asians in Surrey, as of 2001, are Sikhs. [63] The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara is on Scott Road in the City of Surrey. [55] As of 2011 in regards to its orthodoxy it is a "moderate" gurdwara. [64] As of 2004 it had 37,000 members, making it one of North America's largest Sikh temples. [65]
Proportionally, Surrey has the largest Sikh population percentage (27.4 percent) out of all subdivisions in Canada. As of 2021 , the top five most reported religious affiliations in Surrey were Christianity (170,115 or 30.2 percent), Irreligion (161,860 or 28.6 percent), Sikhism (154,415 or 27.4 percent), Islam (31,095 or 5.5 percent), and ...
Sikhism is the fourth-largest religious group in Canada, with nearly 800,000 adherents, or 2.1% of Canada's population, as of 2021. [1] The largest Sikh populations in Canada are found in Ontario, followed by British Columbia and Alberta. [1]
Population distribution of Sikh Canadians in British Columbia by census division, 2021 census Population distribution of Sikh Canadians in Vancouver by federal electoral district, 2021 census. The ability to freely practice the Sikh religion is the reason why many Sikhs immigrated to Canada. [128]
As of 2016, South Asians made up more than 32% of the Surrey population, [99] and formed the largest visible minority group in the city. [100] As many South Asians have moved to suburban areas such as Surrey, Delta and Coquitlam, the number of businesses in the Vancouver's Punjabi Market began to decline in the 2000s.
Newton, Surrey is the only Sikh majority sub-district outside India with Sikhs representing 51.5% of the population in 2021. [278] There are however, a number of other neighbourhoods outside India where Sikhs form the largest group ( plurality ).
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The Lower Mainland includes large irreligious, Christian, and Sikh communities. The Sikh population, numbering over 265,000 persons or 9.1 percent of the total population is statistically significant across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley; proportionally, it is more than four times the national average of 2.1 percent.