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Korean Canadians
Korean Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Korean ancestry. People of Korean ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. They are the second largest group among East Asians in Canada.
Korean Canadians account for about 0.60% of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2021, there were 217,650 people of Korean descent in Canada. British Columbia is the province with the highest percentage of Korean population in Canada.
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Korean population in Canadian Provinces
Alberta with 99,425 people of Korean ancestry, has the largest population of Korean Canadians in Canada followed by British Columbia (72,820) and Alberta (24,370).
Percentage-wise British Columbia (1.48%) has the highest percentage of Korean followed by Ontario (0.71%) and Alberta (0.58%).
List of Provinces by Korean Ancestry
| # | Province | Population | % of Total |
| 1 | Alberta | 24,370 | 0.58% |
| 2 | British Columbia | 72,820 | 1.48% |
| 3 | Manitoba | 4,320 | 0.33% |
| 4 | New Brunswick | 1,650 | 0.22% |
| 5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 220 | 0.04% |
| 6 | Northwest Territories | 75 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 2,840 | 0.30% |
| 8 | Nunavut | 0 | 0.00% |
| 9 | Ontario | 99,425 | 0.71% |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 115 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Quebec | 10,360 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Saskatchewan | 1,845 | 0.17% |
| 13 | Yukon | 90 | 0.23% |
| Canada | 218,135 | 0.60% |
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Top Canadian metropolitan areas by Korean population
Toronto Metro area with 74,975 people of Korean ancestry, has the largest population of Korean Canadians. It’s followed by Vancouver (62,885) and Calgary (13,060).
Top Cities by Korean Population
| # | City (Metropolitan Area) | Province | Population 2021 | % of Total% |
| 1 | Toronto | Ont | 74,975 | 1.78% |
| 2 | Vancouver | B.C | 62,885 | 2.41% |
| 3 | Calgary | Alta | 13,060 | 0.21% |
| 4 | Montreal | Que | 9,405 | 0.64% |
| 5 | Edmonton | Alta | 8,360 | 0.57% |
| 6 | Ottawa – Gatineau | Ont./Que | 4,805 | 0.34% |
| 7 | Hamilton | Ont | 4,385 | 0.77% |
| 8 | London | Ont | 4,260 | 0.38% |
| 9 | Winnipeg | Man | 3,765 | 0.46% |
| 10 | Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo | Ont | 3,045 | 0.74% |
| 11 | Victoria | B.C | 2,370 | 0.44% |
| 12 | Halifax | N.S | 2,110 | 0.46% |
| 13 | St. Catharines – Niagara | Ont | 1,865 | 0.89% |
| 14 | Abbotsford – Mission | B.C | 1,435 | 0.35% |
| 15 | Oshawa | Ont | 1,110 | 0.51% |
| 16 | Barrie | Ont | 955 | 0.43% |
| 17 | Kelowna | B.C | 915 | 0.76% |
| 18 | Nanaimo | B.C | 725 | 0.47% |
| 19 | Moncton | N.B | 715 | 0.17% |
| 20 | Windsor | Ont | 675 | 0.22% |
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Source: Canada Census 2021
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