Sri Lankan Canadians

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Sri Lankan Canadians refers to people from Sri Lanka who have arrived and settled in Canada. Among these immigrants include members from the Tamil, Moor, Malay, Sinhalese and Burgher ethnicities. According to the 2021 census there are 136,240 Sri Lankan-born persons in Canada.[2]

Demography

Sri Lankan Canadian demography by religion
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Pop. %
Hinduism 74,910 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Christianity 34,550 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Buddhism 19,050 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Irreligion 10,220 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Islam 5,425 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Judaism 60 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Sikhism 55 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Indigenous spirituality 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Other 225 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Total Sri Lankan Canadian population 144,485 Script error: No such module "Percentage".

Geographical distribution

Sri Lankan Canadians are concentrated in the cities of Toronto (Malvern) and Montreal. According to the 2001 census, there are 62,000 Canadians who claim Sri Lankan ancestry, but only 10,000 claimed to be of Sinhalese ancestry.[4] The number may not be an actual representation because many Tamil Canadians from Sri Lanka classify themselves as Tamil rather than Sri Lankan.

Provinces & territories

The Sri Lankan Canadian Population according to Statistics Canada in the 2006 census in the 10 Canadian Provinces and 3 territories:[5]

Province Sri Lankans
File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario 85,935[6]
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec 10,750[7]
File:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia 4,150[8]
File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta 1,740[9]
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba 445[10]
File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan 240[11]
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia 155[12]
File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador 115[13]
File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick 45[14]
File:Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon 25[15]
File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories 10[16]
File:Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut 10[13]
File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island 0[17]
File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada 103,625

Dual citizenship

Some Sri Lankan Canadians hold citizenship in both Canada and Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government encourage Sri Lankan expatriates to obtain the citizenship of their country of birth[18] at a fee and to return to Sri Lanka at a future date. There is a drive to attract the educated Sri Lankan immigrants in Canada for new opportunities arising in the government sector of Sri Lanka (such as universities, research institutes etc.),[19][20] which may sometime require the applicants to be Sri Lankan citizens.

Community

Ontario

Sri Lankan Organizations and Associations in Canada and their role: There is a considerable number of Sri Lankan associations in Canada. The main objectives of these associations are to help the immigrants, continue their Sri Lankan traditions and to help Sri Lanka. Some of these associations are ethnic based but majority of the cities have associations which cater to all people having a link with Sri Lanka regardless of their ethnic or political orientation (E.g. [Tamil Cultural Association of Waterloo region [community organisation for Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Brantford]).

List of Sri Lankan organizations and associations in Ontario:

News Papers catering Sri Lankan Canadians A number of newspapers are printed in Ontario to cater the Sri Lankan diaspora. They are printed in English, Tamil and Sinhalese languages and distributed free. These news papers mainly tell the stories from Sri Lanka (current and old) and talks about the achievements of Canadian Sri Lankans. Sometimes, they get into small discussions on Sri Lankan politics as well as give some general information and tips necessary to help immigrants survive in Canada. These newspapers can be picked up at some grocery stores where they sell Sri Lankan food, places of religious worship, etc.

List of Sri Lankan news papers available in Ontario.

Manitoba

Organizations

Nova Scotia

Organizations

Saskatchewan

Organizations
  • Saskatoon Sri Lankan Community [25]

Notable Sri Lankan Canadians

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Famous Sri Lankan Canadians include Michael Ondaatje and his financier brother Christopher Ondaatje; Principal Research scientist at the National Research Council of Canada Chandre Dharma-wardana; Academic Engineer Indira Samarasekera, musician Nirmala Basnayake, formerly of the band controller.controller; news anchor Anne-Marie Mediwake; anchor novelist Shyam Selvadurai; cricketers Sanjayan Thuraisingam, film Actor, producer and multiple Guinness World Record-holder Suresh Joachim; and Pubudu Dassanayake.

See also

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Notes

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References

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External links

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