Canadians of Sri Lankan origin

Canadians of Sri Lankan origin

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Canadians of Sri Lankan origin


poptime = 61,315 [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=62911&APATH=3&GID=431515&METH=1&PTYPE=55440&THEME=44&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=99&GK=NA&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0] (Profile of Citizenship, Immigration, Birthplace, Generation Status, Ethnic Origin, Visible Minorities and Aboriginal Peoples, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2001 Census)]
(Possibly higher due to some Sri Lankans only reporting Tamil heritage on the census.)
popplace = British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Ontario
langs = Canadian English, Tamil, Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Malay
rels = Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity,
related = Asian Indians, Sri Lankans, Tamils, South Asian Canadians, Eurasians

Canadians of Sri Lankan origin refers to people from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) who have arrived and settled in Canada. Among these immigrants include members from the Sinhalese, Tamil, Moor, Malay and Burgher ethnicities. According to the 2001 census, there are 61,315 Canadians who claim Sri Lankan ancestry. [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=62911&APATH=3&GID=431515&METH=1&PTYPE=55440&THEME=44&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=99&GK=NA&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0] Ethnic Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas 1 and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data ]

Sri Lankan Canadians are concentrated in the cities of Toronto and Montreal.

Famous Sri Lankan Canadians include author Michael Ondaatje and his financier brother Christopher Ondaatje; musician Nirmala Basnayake, formerly of the band controller.controller; news anchor Anne-Marie Mediwake; and novelist Shyam Selvadurai.

ee also

*Tamil Canadians

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