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Population by Ethnic Origin by Selected Metropolitan Areas

Of the 3.2 million Asian Canadians residing in metropolitan areas across Canada, 37.4% are ethnic Chinese and a quarter are of East Indian origin. Ethnic Chinese are the largest Asian-Canadian group in all metropolitan areas with the exception of Winnipeg, where Filipinos account for nearly half the Asian Canadian population. Of notable interest is the large number of Chinese Canadians living in Toronto - they make up over 16% of all Asian Canadians in Canada. East Indians are the second largest group in all major Canadian cities with the exception of Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Quebec.

Population by Ethnic Origin by Selected Metropolitan Areas
Western Canada
	Vancouver	Edmonton	Calgary	Saskatoon	Winnipeg
Chinese	402,000	53,665	75,410	4,970	16,695
East Indian	181,895	34,605	48,270	1,985	13,545
Filipino	83,765	21,155	26,685	2,075	38,275
Japanese	30,235	2,835	5,825	365	2,265
Korean	46,035	3,860	7,005	115	2,205
Pakistani	6,875	3,460	6,960	160	985
Punjabi	13,735	2,155	3,000	55	1,000
Sri Lankan	3,740	795	835	140	410
Tamil	3,740	105	95	10	110
Vietnamese	26,110	9,740	14,285	575	3,745
Other Asian*	30,555	6,270	6,235	1,180	4,250

Total	828,685	138,645	194,605	11,630	83,485
Eastern & Central Canada
	Toronto	Ottawa - Gatineau	Montreal	Quebec	Halifax
Chinese	537,060	36,605	82,665	2,245	3,720
East Indian	484,655	21,170	39,300	410	2,780
Filipino	181,330	7,925	24,900	130	595
Japanese	23,305	2,435	3,860	270	450
Korean	57,235	2,440	4,850	160	665
Pakistani	76,110	2,720	11,400	185	340
Punjabi	22,615	575	1,835	-	45
Sri Lankan	80,615	1,840	10,710	10	150
Tamil	29,245	985	2,215	-	-
Vietnamese	56,095	8,310	30,510	1,195	460
Other Asian*	83,105	10,335	33,550	770	495

Total	1,631,370	95,340	245,795	5,375	9,700

Source: Ethnic Origin. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, April 2, 2008. 2006 Census of Canada. Catalogue number 97-562-X2006006. 25 March 2009.

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Note: 1. Ethnic origin refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent’s ancestors and should not be confused with his or her citizenship, nationality, language or place of birth.
2. Figures are taken from the total responses category. Multiple responses may be given.
* Other Asian includes: Afghan, Bangladeshi, Bengali, Burmese, Cambodian, Goan, Gujarati, Hmong, Indonesian, Kashmiri, Khmer, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepali, Pashtun, Sinhalese, Singaporean, Taiwanese, Thai and Tibetan.