Pakistani Canadians

Pakistani Canadians
Canadiens d'origine pakistanaise (French)
Urdu: پاکستانی کینیڈین
Toronto’s Gerrard St. East, also known as Little Pakistan
Total population
303,260[1] (0.81%)
Regions with significant populations
 Ontario212,650
 Alberta39,535
 Quebec16,645
 British Columbia19,050
Languages
L1: English, French
L2: Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi[2][3]
Religion
Majority:
Sunni Islam
Minority:
Shi'a Islam, Twelvers, Ismaili, Ahmadiyya, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Pashtun Canadians, Pakistani diaspora, Muslim Canadians

Pakistani Canadian refers to the community in Canada of Pakistani heritage or descent. It can also refer to people who hold dual Pakistani and Canadian citizenship. Categorically, Pakistani Canadians comprise a subgroup of South Asian Canadians which is a further subgroup of Asian Canadians.

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]".
  2. ^ "Census Stirs Urdu-Punjabi Languages Clash Within Pakistani Community". HuffPost. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Canadian authorities requested to include Urdu, Punjabi Shahmukhi in Canadian census – Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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