Hong Kong Canadians

Hong Kong Canadians
Total population
Hong Kong-born Canadians
(2021 census)
213,855[1]
Ethnic Hongkonger Canadians[a]
(2021 census)
81,680[1]
Regions with significant populations
Greater Toronto Area, Metro Vancouver[2]
Languages
Cantonese, English, French
Religion
Chinese folk religions, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Chinese Canadians, Taiwanese Canadians
Hong Kong Canadians
Chinese香港裔加拿大人
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Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng yì Jiānádà rén
Yue: Cantonese
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Alternative Chinese name
Chinese加拿大港人
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Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
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Yue: Cantonese
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Hong Kong Canadians are Canadians who were born or raised in Hong Kong, hold permanent residency in Hong Kong, or trace their ancestry back to Hong Kong. In Canada, the majority of Hong Kong Canadians reside in the metropolitan areas of Toronto and Vancouver. Many Hong Kong Canadians continue to maintain their status as Hong Kong permanent residents.

The largest wave of immigration to Canada from Hong Kong occurred during the late 1980s and early 1990s, as a result of the uncertainties concerning the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. In the decades that followed the handover of Hong Kong, a number of Hong Kong Canadians have moved back to the territory.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wu, Sarah (February 9, 2021). "For Hong Kongers, Canada is beaten path out of China's grip". www.reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved August 4, 2021.


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