Southeast Asian Canadians
Canadians of Southeast Asian origin
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Southeast Asian Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to Southeast Asia. The term Southeast Asian Canadian is a subgroup of Asian Canadians. According to Statistics Canada, Southeast Asian Canadians are considered visible minorities and can be further divided by ethnicity and/or nationality, such as Cambodian Canadian, Filipino Canadian, Indonesian Canadian, Laotian Canadian, Malaysian Canadian, Singaporean Canadian, Thai Canadian, or Vietnamese Canadian, as seen on demi-decadal census data.[1]
.jpg) Southeast Asian ancestry % by census division in Canada (2021) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,434,330 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Southern Ontario, Southwestern BC, Central Alberta, Montreal, Most urban areas | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English · Canadian French · Filipino · Indonesian · Khmer · Lao · Malay · Thai · Vietnamese | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism · Christianity · Islam · Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Asian Canadians · Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom · Asian Americans |
Terminology
Southeast Asian Canadians are typically identified under the term "Asian"; popular usage of this term in Canada generally excludes both West and South Asians, instead solely referring to individuals of East Asian or Southeast Asian ancestry.