Population Of Punjabi In Canada
Feb 21, 2024, 12:12 IST
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Punjabi Canadians count around 9,50,000 and lead to around 2.6% of the country's population. The Punjabis first arrived in Canada in the late 19th century to work in the forestry industry. In the mid 20th century, the Canadian immigration laws were relaxed and this lead to a rapid increase in the population. Talking about today, the largest Punjabi communities in Canada reside around the province of British Columbia, concentrated in Vancouver, and the province of Ontario, particularly in Toronto.
Population
Year | Population | % of total population |
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1981 | 73,810 | 0.306% |
1986 | 95,470 | 0.377% |
1991 | 167,930 | 0.622% |
1996 | 248,695 | 0.872% |
2001 | 338,715 | 1.143% |
2006 | 456,090 | 1.46% |
2011 | 545,730 | 1.648% |
2016 | 668,240 | 1.939% |
2021 | 942,170 | 2.593% |
Province/territory | Percentage | ||||||||
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2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | 1986 | 1981 | |
![]() Columbia |
66.46% | 66.85% | 68.06% | 69.5% | 67.86% | 68.1% | 65.85% | 68.61% | 80.06% |
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60.13% | 53.07% | 47.88% | 42.7% | 44.61% | 42.19% | 38.18% | 56.28% | 38.28% |
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47.34% | 30% | 28.77% | 50% | 43.9% | 42.22% | 62.5% | 64.29% | 35.29% |
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42.46% | 39.08% | 39.49% | 41.3% | 39.3% | 36.76% | 32.9% | 25.27% | 29.15% |
![]() Island |
41.44% | 18.97% | 8% | 5.88% | 0% | 15.38% | 42.86% | 5.88% | 33.33% |
![]() Scotia |
31.09% | 11.89% | 13.48% | 12.94% | 14.94% | 20.08% | 25.27% | 11.63% | 18.1% |
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29.76% | 27.7% | 25.75% | 21.96% | 21.92% | 19.07% | 17.19% | 13.33% | 24.09% |
![]() Brunswick |
28.68% | 6.9% | 3.72% | 5.08% | 7.85% | 5.11% | 5.64% | 6.32% | 13.89% |
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26.79% | 18.67% | 15.84% | 20.05% | 20.85% | 18.08% | 14.14% | 11.43% | 10.67% |
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26.26% | 23.85% | 23.74% | 24.21% | 24.68% | 23.19% | 22.45% | 16.28% | 19.2% |
![]() and Labrador |
22.86% | 17.7% | 5.75% | 8.55% | 13.51% | 13.21% | 21.56% | 10.47% | 14.48% |
![]() Territories |
22.58% | 17.07% | 15% | 11.9% | 17.5% | 21.43% | 29.55% | 30% | 27.27% |
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16.67% | 11.54% | 13.04% | 11.76% | 33.33% | — | — | — | — |
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36.64% | 34.04% | 33.77% | 34.64% | 35.17% | 34.38% | 33.22% | 30.37% | 33.06% |
At the early stage most of the Punjabis were Sikh but with time they had been adopting to Christianity as well.