By the numbers: Celebrating Asian Heritage Month
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Canadians of Asian heritage have helped build our great country. This month, we highlight and celebrate their contributions to Canada’s past, present, and future.
Canadians of Asian origin
In 2016, 6,095,235 people in Canada reported an Asian ethnic origin, representing 17.7% of Canada's population.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario.
Almost half of Canada's immigrant population was born in Asia
In 2016, 48.1% of all immigrants were born in Asia. According to Statistics Canada's population projections, by 2036 between 55.7% and 57.9% of Canada's immigrant population could be born in Asia—mainly in China, India and the Philippines.
South Asian and Chinese are the two largest groups designated as visible minorities
According to population projections, South Asians would still be the largest group designated as visible minorities in 2036, with over 3 million people.
South Asian and Chinese women lead in STEM occupations
Chinese and South Asian women were proportionally more numerous in a number of professional occupations in 2016. For example, among women in the occupational group of computer and information systems professionals in 2016, 15% were Chinese and 11% were South Asian, more than double the shares of these women in all professional occupations (6% and 5%, respectively).
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