Sikhism in Canada

Sikhism in Canada
Canada
Population distribution of Sikh Canadians by census division, 2021 census
Total population
771,790[1]
2.12% of the total Canadian population (2021)
Regions with significant populations
Ontario300,435 (2.14%)
British Columbia290,870 (5.92%)
Alberta103,600 (2.48%)
Manitoba35,470 (2.71%)
Quebec23,345 (0.28%)
Languages
Canadian English • Punjabi
Canadian French • Hindi • Urdu
Related ethnic groups
Sikh Population History in Canada[a]
YearPop.±%
1901 95—    
1911 1,758+1750.5%
1921 849−51.7%
1931 1,173+38.2%
1941 1,465+24.9%
1951 2,040+39.2%
1961 5,000+145.1%
1971 35,730+614.6%
1981 67,715+89.5%
1991 147,440+117.7%
2001 278,410+88.8%
2011 454,965+63.4%
2021 771,790+69.6%
Source: Statistics Canada
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[13]: 272 [14]: 2 [15]: 484 [16][17]
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Sikhism is the fourth-largest religious group in Canada, with nearly 800,000 adherents, or 2.1% of Canada's population, as of 2021.[1] The largest Sikh populations in Canada are found in Ontario, followed by British Columbia and Alberta.[1] As of the 2021 Census, more than half of Canada's Sikhs can be found in one of four cities: Brampton (163,260),[20] Surrey (154,415),[21] Calgary (49,465),[22] and Edmonton (41,385).[23]

Canada is home to the largest national Sikh proportion in the world (2.1%), and also has the second-largest Sikh population in the world, after India. British Columbia has the third-largest Sikh proportion (5.9%) amongst all global administrative divisions, behind only Punjab and Chandigarh in India. British Columbia, Manitoba, and Yukon hold the distinction of being three of the only four administrative divisions in the world with Sikhism as the second most followed religion among the population.[b]

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