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The demographics of Toronto, Ontario, Canada make Toronto one of the most multicultural and multiracial cities in the world. In 2021, 57.0 percent of the residents of the metropolitan area belonged to a visible minority group, compared with 51.4 percent in 2016, and 13.6 percent in 1981.
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]
After the Bellingham race riot on September 5, 1907, many Sikh mill workers took refuge in Vancouver, British Columbia. [11] As South Asian and Sikh refugees arrived in Vancouver, AEL organizers pressed forward with a plan to march through the streets, waving signs and flags that called for “A White Canada.” [12] [13]
Last year, Paramjit Singh Panjwar, a Sikh militant leader and head of the Khalistan Commando Force, was shot dead in Pakistan. This story has been edited to correct that the insurgency shook India ...
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]
Sikh Canadian soldiers in World War I [16] Buckam Singh — most well-known Sikh-Canadian soldier of World War I, and early Sikh pioneer of BC and Ontario. John Baboo (May 27, 1888 – July 9, 1948) [17] — Punjabi-born Winnipegger who was wounded at Vimy Ridge. His prior service included 4 years with the 28th Cavalry in Madras, India.
The 2020 General Social Survey revealed that 92% of adult Canadians said that "[ethnic] diversity is a Canadian value". [15] About 25% of Canadians were "racialized"; [2] By 2021, 23% of the Canadian population were immigrants—the "largest proportion since Confederation", according to Statistics Canada.
Brampton has Canada's largest Sikh population and third largest Sikh proportion (behind Surrey and Abbotsford); the city also has Canada's second-largest Hindu population (behind Toronto) and largest Hindu proportion. [51] [52] [53] The Toronto Ontario Temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is located in ...