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Cambodian Canadians
ជនជាតិខ្មែរកាណាដា Canadiens cambodgiens
Total population
38,490^[1] (0.1% of Canada's population)
Regions with significant populations
Quebec, Ontario, Alberta
Languages
Khmer, Quebec French, Cambodian French, Canadian English
Religion
Theravada Buddhism, Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Khmers, Asian Canadians, Thai Canadians, Laotian Canadians, Vietnamese Canadians

Cambodian Canadians (Khmer: ជនជាតិខ្មែរកាណាដា; French: Canadiens cambodgiens) are Canadians of Cambodian ethnic origin or descent. There are a total of 38,490 Canadian Cambodians,^[1] most of whom reside in Toronto and Montreal.

Aside from their primary language of Khmer, many Cambodians are known to also speak French and English. Buddhism, Catholicism and Christianity are common religions among Cambodian-Canadians.

History

During the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979, nearly two million Cambodians were enslaved and forced into concentration camps under the tyranny of the Khmer Rouge regime, by which they were brutally tortured, massacred, and discriminated against at large. The tragedies and destruction from this period resulted in a large wave of Cambodian refugees, most of whom migrated to Canada, the U.S., France and Australia. In 1981, there were 13,000 Cambodian-Canadian Refugees,^[2] with most of the population settling into major cities such as Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Quebec City. The Jane and Finch neighborhood of Toronto boasts a visible Cambodian population, in which they make up about 4% of the community.^[3] By 2016, the number of Cambodians in Canada had risen to 38,490.^[1]

Religion

Cambodians are generally known as advocates of Buddhism, following a syncretic blend of Buddhist traditions and the teachings of various ethnic religions. The Cambodian communities of Canada annually celebrate their New Year in April and Ancestors' Day in October. The festival of Ancestors' Day, or "Pchum Ben", is the remembrance of the deceased. On this day is when Cambodians pay their respects to deceased relatives and ancestors.

Organizations

In 1979, elder members of the Cambodian-Canadian community established the CCAO (Cambodian-Canadian Association of Ontario); other community organizations of Cambodian foundation include the Khmer Buddhist Group.

Demographics

Population by ancestry by Canadian province or territory (2016)
Province	Population	Percentage	Source
Quebec	15,350	0.2%	^[4]
Ontario	14,655	0.1%	^[5]
Alberta	4,265	0.1%	^[6]
British Columbia	3,235	0.1%	^[7]
Manitoba	525	0.0%	^[8]
Saskatchewan	310	0.0%	^[9]
New Brunswick	65	0.0%	^[10]
Nova Scotia	55	0.0%	^[11]
Newfoundland and Labrador	25	0.0%	^[12]
Northwest Territories	10	0.0%	^[13]
Prince Edward Island	15	0.0%	^[14]
Nunavut	0	0.0%	^[15]
Yukon	0	0.0%	^[16]
Canada	38,490	0.1%	^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

Honey Cocaine, rapper
Ellen Wong, actress
Patricia Hy-Boulais, former tennis player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
^ "Cambodia Migration and Refugees - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System". www.photius.com.
^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (8 May 2013). "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census tract". www12.statcan.gc.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

Ethnic origins of people in Canada

Canada

Africa

Horn of Africa	Eritrean Ethiopian Somali
North Africa	Berber Algerian Libyan Moroccan Tunisian Coptic Egyptian
East Africa	South Sudanese Sudanese
Southern Africa	South African Zimbabwean
West Africa	Ghanaian Nigerian Igbo Yoruba

Americas

North America	American Mexican
Caribbean	Barbadian Cuban Dominican Guyanese Haitian Jamaican Puerto Rican Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Central and South America	Argentine Brazilian Chilean Colombian Guatemalan Peruvian Salvadoran Uruguayan Venezuelan

Asia

Central Asia	Afghan Kazakh Tajik Tatar Uzbek
East Asia	Chinese Hong Kong Japanese Korean Mongolian Taiwanese Tibetan
South Asia	Bangladeshi Indian Anglo-Indian Tamil Nepali Pakistani Punjabi Romani Sri Lankan
Southeast Asia	Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian Malaysian Singaporean Thai Vietnamese
West Asia	Arab Iraqi Jordanian Lebanese Palestinian Saudi Syrian Yemeni Armenian Assyrian Azerbaijani Iranian Jewish Israeli Kurdish Turkish

Europe

Central Europe	Austrian Czech German Hungarian Polish Slovak Slovenian Swiss
Eastern Europe	Belarusian Russian Ukrainian
Northern Europe	Nordic and Scandinavian Danish Finnish Icelandic Norwegian Swedish Estonian Latvian Lithuanian
Southeast Europe	Albanian Bosnian Bulgarian Croatian Greek Macedonian Montenegrin Romanian Serbian Yugoslav
Southern Europe	Italian Maltese Portuguese Spanish Basque
Western Europe	Belgian Flemish British Cornish English Scotch-Irish Scottish Welsh Dutch French Acadians Breton Québécois Irish Luxembourger

Oceania

v t e Canadians of Asian descent by area of origin
Central Asia	Afghan Kazakh Tatar Tajik Uzbek
East Asia	Chinese Hong Kong Japanese Korean Mongolian Taiwanese Tibetan
Southeast Asia	Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian Malaysian Singaporean Thai Vietnamese
South Asia	Bangladeshi Indian Nepali Pakistani Punjabi Sri Lankan Tamil Sindhi
West Asia	Arab Iraqi Jordanian Lebanese Palestinian Saudi Syrian Yemeni Armenian Assyrian Azerbaijani Georgian Iranian Israeli Jewish Turkish

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