Chinese Canadians facts for kids
| 華裔加拿大人 | |
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| Total population | |
| 1,769,195 5.1% of the Canadian population (2016) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg | |
| Languages | |
| English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Min Chinese, Hakka various other Chinese languages |
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| Religion | |
| Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Chinese folk religions, Unaffiliated | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hong Kong Canadians, Taiwanese Canadians Overseas Chinese, Chinese Americans |
| Chinese Canadians | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 華裔加拿大人 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华裔加拿大人 | ||||||||||
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Chinese Canadians are Canadians that come from China or have ancestors that came from China. They are part of the Asian Canadians group. This group usually includes immigrants from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau. Data from StatsCan says that Taiwanese Canadians are a different group of Canadians than Chinese Canadians.
Chinese Canadians are four percent of all Canadians. They are the biggest ethnic group that are part of Asian Canadians. Chinese Canadians make up 40% of Asian Canadian people. Most Chinese Canadians live in Ontario and British Columbia.
Images for kids
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Chinese labourers working on the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Chinese Cultural Centre in Calgary
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Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ottawa
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Cham Shan Temple is a Chinese temple located in Markham, north of Toronto.
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Cham Shan Temple in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Cham Shan Temple burning incense
See also
In Spanish: Inmigración china en Canadá para niños
