South Asian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Indian Subcontinent ancestry. This region encompasses countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives. Presently, as of 2021, South Asians constitute the second-largest pan-ethnic group in Canada, accounting for 7.1 % of the population, following Europeans. They are also the largest group among the Visible Minorities, which constitute 26.7% of the Canadian population followed by Chinese and Black Canadians.

“South Asian Canadian” falls under the umbrella of Asian Canadians and, as defined by Statistics Canada, can be delineated further by national origins like Indian Canadian, Pakistani Canadian, and Bangladeshi Canadian.  South Asian Canadians account for about 7.1%  of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2021, there were 2,571,400 (2.57 million) people of South Asian descent in Canada. Ontario is the province with the highest percentage of South Asian population in Canada.

Source: Census 2021

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