Filipino Canadian
 
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
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662,600 1.8% of the Canadian population (2011) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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Canada
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 Ontario
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275,380 (2.3%) |
 British Columbia
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126,040 (3.1%) |
 Alberta
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106,035 (3.2%) |
 Manitoba
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59,220 (5.0%) |
 Quebec
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31,495 (0.4%) |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, Canadian French, Tagalog, Visayan languages, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, other Philippine languages | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Iglesia Ni Cristo | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Filipinos, Filipino Americans, Overseas Filipinos, Asian Canadians | |
Filipino Canadians (French: Canadiens philippins; Filipino: Pilipinong Kanadyano; Baybayin: ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜓ ᜃᜈᜇᜒᜌᜈᜓ) are Canadians of Filipino descent or people born in the Philippines who reside in Canada. Filipino Canadians are the third largest subgroup of the overseas Filipinos and one of the fastest growing groups in Canada.
Canada only had a small population of Filipinos until the late 20th century. To date, there are currently around 660,000 Filipino Canadians in Canada, most of them living in urbanized areas. This number is growing yearly due to Canada's more liberal immigration laws to compensate for their low population growth. Filipino Canadians are the third-largest Asian Canadian group in the nation after the Indian and Chinese communities. They are also the largest Southeast Asian group in the country. Between 2001 and 2006 the Filipino community in Canada grew from 308,575 to 410,695 or a growth of about 33%, compared to the rest of Canada which only grew by about 5%. On average, Canada received about 20,500 Filipino immigrants every year between 2001 and 2006.
According to the 2011 National Household Survey, there are 662,600 people of Filipino descent living in Canada.
The first Filipinos migrated to Canada in 1930. In 1950, 10 Filipinos were recorded in Manitoba. These first generation Filipino-Canadians were mainly women who worked as nurses and teachers, and in the health sector. These first Filipinos came from the United States to renew their visas after they had expired, in hopes of returning to the US. Most of them did return to the US, but some stayed in Canada.
From 1946 to 1964, the total number of Filipinos in Canada was 770. During the 1960s, Canada recruited more professionals, mostly from the United States, with some coming directly from the Philippines. Most of these nurses, technicians, office workers and doctors arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the late 1960s, more Filipinos came to Winnipeg to work in the garment industry.
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