Our Community:

• Wealthy

• Educated

• Progressive

• Vivacious

• Enterprising

• Robust

• Spend thrift

2006 CENSUS:

The 2001 Census enumerated 917,100 South Asians, up from 670,600 in 1996.

South Asians represented 3.1% of Canada's population and 23% of the visible minority population.

They accounted for at least one-quarter of the visible minority populations in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia.

Proportions of Canadian-born visible minorities varied widely from group to group, in large measure a reflection of historical immigration patterns.

About 29% of South Asians were born in Canada.

Many immigrants speak a non-official language at home.

Close to 1.3million population identified themselves as South Asian in 2006, a varied 37.7% increase from 2001. They accounted for 24.9% of the visible minority population and 4% of the total population (National Post).