Korean Canadians

Korean Canadians
한국계 캐나다인
韓國系 캐나다人

Notable Korean Canadians: Gail Kim • Yonah Martin Sandra Oh • Bryan Lee O'Malley
Total population
223,322 (2009 South Korean gov't figures)[1] 141,875 (2006 Canadian Census)
Regions with significant populations
Ontario	69,540[2]
British Columbia	50,490[3]
Alberta	12,045[4]
Quebec	5,310[5]
Manitoba	2,190[6]
Nova Scotia	795[7]
Saskatchewan	740[8]
New Brunswick	625[9]
Prince Edward Island	70[10]
Newfoundland and Labrador	60[11]
Yukon	10[12]
Languages
Korean, Canadian English and/or Canadian French
Religion
Protestantism (50%), Catholicism (25%), No affiliation (20%), Buddhism (4%)[13]
Related ethnic groups
Koreans
Regional figures above based on Canadian census. South Korean government figures based on consular registrations. All South Korean citizens intending to reside overseas for more than 90 days are required by law to register with the South Korean consulate nearest their overseas residence. Failure to register can have negative consequences for taxes and real estate purchases, and overseas-born children who are not registered may have difficulty enrolling in South Korean schools.[14]

Korean Canadians are Canadians of Korean descent. According to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, there are 223,322 Koreans or people of Korean ancestry in Canada. This is the fourth-largest population of Koreans outside of Korea (after Koreans in Japan and ahead of Koreans in Russia).^[1] Also, the government of South Korean guessed that there are more than 100,000 Koreans living in Canada illegally.^[15][16]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} MOFAT 2009
2. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
3. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
4. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
5. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
6. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
7. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
8. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
9. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
10. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
11. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
12. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". 13 March 2007.
13. ↑ Lindsay 2001, p. 11
14. ↑ 재외국민등록/Registration of nationals overseas, South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2009, archived from the original on 2008-04-30, retrieved 2009-11-09
15. ↑ "100,000 Koreans living illegally in Canada", Asian Pacific Post, 2004-09-09, archived from the original on 2009-01-06, retrieved 2009-02-24
16. ↑ "Illegal S. Korean Emigrants Abroad Estimated at 350,000", Yonhap News, 2004-09-03, retrieved 2010-07-27^{[permanent dead link]}