Tamil Canadians
Ethnic group in Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tamil Canadians, or Canadian Tamils, are Canadians of Tamil ethno-linguistic origin. Much of Canada's Tamil diaspora from India and Sri Lanka then majority consist of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who sought to flee the ethnic tensions during the Sri Lankan Civil War between the 1970s and 2000s, while economic Tamil migrants also originate from India, Singapore and other parts of South Asia.
தமிழர் | |
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Total population | |
237,890[1][nb 1] 0.7% of the total Canadian population (2021) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Greater Toronto, Greater Montreal, Greater Vancouver, Calgary Region, Edmonton Region, National Capital Region | |
Languages | |
Tamil, Canadian English, Canadian French | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Hinduism (75.8%) Minorities: Christianity (17.4%) Irreligion (5.5%) Islam (1.0%) Buddhism (0.13%) Sikhism (0.04%) Judaism (0.02%) Indigenous (0.01%) Others (0.1%) [2][lower-alpha 1] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Indian Tamils, Sri Lankan Tamils |
Canada's Tamil population is among the largest in the Western world, with Toronto being home to one of the largest Tamil-speaking populations outside of Asia.
From a population of fewer than 150 in 1983, Tamils have become one of the largest ethnic groups within the Greater Toronto Area, and form an increasing share of the overall Canadian population. As per the 2021 Canadian census, Tamil Canadians number approximately 240,000 and account for roughly 0.7% of Canada's population.[1][nb 1]