Minority Population of Canada
| |
Number |
Percent |
| Total Population |
29,639,035 |
|
Total visible minority population*
|
3,983,845
|
13% |
| Black |
662,210
|
2% |
| South Asian |
917,075
|
3% |
| Chinese |
1,029,395 |
3% |
| Korean |
100,660 |
0% |
| Japanese |
73,315 |
0% |
| Southeast Asian |
198,880 |
1% |
| Filipino |
308,575 |
1% |
| Arab/West Asian |
303,965 |
1% |
| Latin American |
216,975 |
1% |
| *Visible minority population: Under
the Employment Equity Act, members of visible minorities are persons,
other than Aboriginal persons, who are not white in race or colour.
Under this definition, regulations specify the following groups as
visible minorities: Chinese, South Asians, Blacks, Arabs, West Asians,
Filipinos, Southeast Asians, Latin Americans, Japanese, Koreans and
other visible minority groups, such as Pacific Islanders. |
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