日系カナダ人 Nikkei Kanadajin | |
|---|---|
 Population distribution of Japanese Canadians by census division, 2021 census | |
| Total population | |
| 2001 Census: 85,000 (by ancestry, 77% native born)[1] 2016 Census: 121,485 (by ancestry)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Lethbridge, Edmonton | |
| Languages | |
| English, French, and Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Irreligion (46%), Protestant (24%), Buddhism (16%), Catholic (9%), and other (5%)[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese, Japanese Americans, Japanese Brazilians, Japanese Peruvians, Japanese Mexicans |
Japanese Canadians (日系カナダ人, Nikkei Kanadajin, French: Canadiens japonais) are Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Canadians are mostly concentrated in Western Canada, especially in the province of British Columbia, which hosts the largest Japanese community in the country with the majority of them living in and around Vancouver. In 2016, there were 121,485 Japanese Canadians throughout Canada.[2]
- ^ "The Japanese Community in Canada". Statistics Canada. 2007.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "The Japanese Community in Canada".