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href="/wiki/Template:Hinduism_by_country" title="Template:Hinduism by country"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Hinduism_by_country" title="Template talk:Hinduism by country"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Hinduism_by_country" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Hinduism by country"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Canada" title="Religion in Canada">third-largest religion</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, with approximately 2.3% of the nation's total population identifying as Hindu in the 2021 census. <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-To_Do_Canada_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-To_Do_Canada-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2021, there are over 828,000 <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadians</a> of the Hindu faith.<sup id="cite_ref-To_Do_Canada_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-To_Do_Canada-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Canadian Hindus generally come from one of three groups. The first group is primarily made up of <a href="/wiki/Indian_people" title="Indian people">Indian</a> immigrants who began arriving in <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> about 110 years ago.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hindus from all over India continue to immigrate to Canada today. This first wave of Hindu immigrants to arrive in Canada came from nations that were historically under European colonial rule, such as <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suriname" title="Suriname">Suriname</a>, and parts of coastal <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Africa">Eastern Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second major group of Hindus immigrated from <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>. In the case of <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lankan</a> Hindus, their history in Canada goes back to the 1940s, when a few hundred <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils" title="Sri Lankan Tamils">Sri Lankan Tamils</a> migrated to Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Black_July" title="Black July">1983 communal riots</a> and later <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war" title="Sri Lankan civil war">civil war</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> precipitated the mass exodus of <a href="/wiki/Tamils" title="Tamils">Tamils</a> with over 500,000 finding refuge in countries such as <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, the <a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>. From then on, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils" title="Sri Lankan Tamils">Sri Lankan Tamils</a> have been immigrating to <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> in particular around <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_Toronto_Area" title="Greater Toronto Area">Greater Toronto Area</a>. A third group is made up of European Canadians who found the Hindu scriptures significant and started to live their lives in accordance to the principles of Hinduism. One of these sects is the <a href="/wiki/Hare_Krishna_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Hare Krishna movement">Hare Krishna movement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Toronto district of <a href="/wiki/Scarborough,_Toronto" class="mw-redirect" title="Scarborough, Toronto">Scarborough</a> has a particularly high concentration of Hindus, with Hinduism being the dominant religion in several neighbourhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the 2021 Census, there are 828,195 Hindus in Canada, up from 297,200 in the 2001 census.<sup id="cite_ref-Statistics_Canada_Religion_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statistics_Canada_Religion-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hindu_population_&_demographics"><span id="Hindu_population_.26_demographics"></span>Hindu population & demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Hindu population & demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 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style="text-align:right;padding:1px">460</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,790</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2028.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">69,505</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+610.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1991 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">157,015</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+125.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2001 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">297,200</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+89.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">497,200</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+67.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2021</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">828,195</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+66.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">1961 and 1971 are partial and based on immigration data, real figures are substantially higher.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Year</b> </th> <th><b>Percent</b> </th> <th>Increase in <abbr title="population percentage">pop. %</abbr> </th> <th><b>Increase in</b> <abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1971</b> </td> <td><b>0.05%</b> </td> <td><b>-</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1981</b> </td> <td><b>0.28%</b> </td> <td style="background: lightgreen"><b>+0.23%</b> </td> <td><b>460%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1991</b> </td> <td><b>0.56%</b> </td> <td style="background: lightgreen"><b>+0.28%</b> </td> <td><b>100%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2001</b> </td> <td><b>0.96%</b> </td> <td style="background: #2EB82E"><b>+0.40%</b> </td> <td><b>92%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2011</b> </td> <td><b>1.45%</b> </td> <td style="background: #2EB82E"><b>+0.49%</b> </td> <td><b>51%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2021</b> </td> <td><b>2.23%</b> </td> <td style="background: #2EB82E"><b>+0.78%</b> </td> <td><b>53%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_province">By province</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: By province"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Hindu Population in Canada according to the 2011 National Household Survey.<sup id="cite_ref-Statistics_Canada_Religion_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statistics_Canada_Religion-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">Province</a> </th> <th colspan="2">2001 Census </th> <th colspan="2">2011 Census </th> <th colspan="2">2021 Census </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus <abbr title="population">pop</abbr></a> </th> <th>Hindus <abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus <abbr title="population">pop</abbr></a> </th> <th>Hindus <abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus <abbr title="population">pop</abbr></a> </th> <th>Hindus <abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ontario.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/20px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/30px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/40px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Ontario#Religious_groups" title="Demographics of Ontario">Ontario</a> </td> <td>217,560 </td> <td>1.9% </td> <td>366,720 </td> <td>2.9% </td> <td>573,700 </td> <td>4.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/20px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/30px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/40px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_British_Columbia#Religion" title="Demographics of British Columbia">British Columbia</a> </td> <td>31,495 </td> <td>0.8% </td> <td>45,795 </td> <td>1.0% </td> <td>81,320 </td> <td>1.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Alberta.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/20px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/30px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/40px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Alberta#Religion" title="Demographics of Alberta">Alberta</a> </td> <td>15,965 </td> <td>0.5% </td> <td>36,845 </td> <td>1.0% </td> <td>78,520 </td> <td>1.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Quebec.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/20px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/30px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/40px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Quebec#Religion" title="Demographics of Quebec">Quebec</a> </td> <td>24,525 </td> <td>0.3% </td> <td>33,540 </td> <td>0.4% </td> <td>47,390 </td> <td>0.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Manitoba.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/20px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/30px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/40px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a> </td> <td>3,835 </td> <td>0.3% </td> <td>7,720 </td> <td>0.6% </td> <td>18,355 </td> <td>1.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/20px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/30px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="992" data-file-height="496" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> </td> <td>1,590 </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td>3,570 </td> <td>0.3% </td> <td>14,150 </td> <td>1.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Nova_Scotia#Religion" title="Demographics of Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> </td> <td>1,235 </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td>1,850 </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td>8,460 </td> <td>0.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/20px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/30px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/40px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_New_Brunswick#Religion" title="Demographics of New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a> </td> <td>470 </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td>820 </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td>3,340 </td> <td>0.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/20px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/30px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/40px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a> </td> <td>400 </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td>635 </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td>1200 </td> <td>0.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/20px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/30px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/40px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1751" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Prince_Edward_Island#Religious_Groups" title="Demographics of Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</a> </td> <td>30 </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>205 </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td>1,245 </td> <td>0.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yukon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/20px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/30px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/40px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yukon" title="Yukon">Yukon</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>165 </td> <td>0.5% </td> <td>265 </td> <td>0.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories" title="Northwest Territories">Northwest Territories</a> </td> <td>60 </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td>70 </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td>200 </td> <td>0.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nunavut.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/20px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/30px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/40px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="675" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>30 </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td>55 </td> <td>0.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Canada.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/20px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/30px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/40px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b>Canada</b> </td> <td>297,200 </td> <td>1.0% </td> <td>497,200 </td> <td>1.5% </td> <td>828,400 </td> <td>2.3% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_federal_electoral_district_(2021)"><span id="By_federal_electoral_district_.282021.29"></span>By federal electoral district (2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: By federal electoral district (2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Hindu Population in Canada by federal electoral district according to the 2021 Census.<sup id="cite_ref-Statistics_Canada_Religion_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statistics_Canada_Religion-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ontario">Ontario</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ontario"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1. <a href="/wiki/Brampton_East_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Brampton East (federal electoral district)">Brampton East</a> - 23.8%<br /> 2. <a href="/wiki/Scarborough%E2%80%94Rouge_Park_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Scarborough—Rouge Park (federal electoral district)">Scarborough—Rouge Park</a> - 18.6%<br /> 3. <a href="/wiki/Markham%E2%80%94Thornhill_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Markham—Thornhill (federal electoral district)">Markham—Thornhill</a> - 16.8%<br /> 4. <a href="/wiki/Scarborough%E2%80%94Guildwood_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Scarborough—Guildwood (federal electoral district)">Scarborough-Guildwood</a> - 16.2%<br /> 5. <a href="/wiki/Scarborough_North_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Scarborough North (federal electoral district)">Scarborough North</a> - 14.5%<br /> 6. <a href="/wiki/Etobicoke_North_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Etobicoke North (federal electoral district)">Etobicoke North</a> - 14.4%<br /> 7. <a href="/wiki/Scarborough_Centre_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)">Scarborough Centre</a> - 13.2%<br /> 8. <a href="/wiki/Mississauga%E2%80%94Malton_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Mississauga—Malton (federal electoral district)">Mississauga—Malton</a> - 12.8%<br /> 9. <a href="/wiki/Brampton_West_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Brampton West (federal electoral district)">Brampton West</a> - 11.8%<br /> 10. <a href="/wiki/Brampton_North_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Brampton North (federal electoral district)">Brampton North</a> - 10.9% </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="British_Columbia">British Columbia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: British Columbia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1. <a href="/wiki/Surrey%E2%80%94Newton_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Surrey—Newton (federal electoral district)">Surrey—Newton</a> - 6.2%<br /> 2. <a href="/wiki/Surrey_Centre" title="Surrey Centre">Surrey Centre</a> - 4.9%<br /> 3. <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_South_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Vancouver South (federal electoral district)">Vancouver South</a> - 3.4%<br /> 4. <a href="/wiki/Fleetwood%E2%80%94Port_Kells" title="Fleetwood—Port Kells">Fleetwood—Port Kells</a> - 3.3%<br /> 5. <a href="/wiki/Delta_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Delta (federal electoral district)">Delta</a> - 3.0%<br /> 6. <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Kingsway" title="Vancouver Kingsway">Vancouver Kingsway</a> - 2.5%<br /> 7. <a href="/wiki/Burnaby_South" title="Burnaby South">Burnaby South</a> - 2.4% </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Alberta">Alberta</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Alberta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1. <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Mill_Woods" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton Mill Woods">Edmonton Mill Woods</a> - 4.8%<br /> 2. <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Skyview" title="Calgary Skyview">Calgary Skyview</a> - 4.5%<br /> 3. <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Riverbend" title="Edmonton Riverbend">Edmonton Riverbend</a> - 3.0%<br /> 4. <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Forest_Lawn" title="Calgary Forest Lawn">Calgary Forest Lawn</a> - 2.2%<br /> 5. <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Nose_Hill" title="Calgary Nose Hill">Calgary Nose Hill</a> - 1.9% </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Quebec">Quebec</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Quebec"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1. <a href="/wiki/Papineau_(electoral_district)" title="Papineau (electoral district)">Papineau</a> - 4.3%<br /> 2. <a href="/wiki/Pierrefonds%E2%80%94Dollard" title="Pierrefonds—Dollard">Pierrefonds—Dollard</a> - 4.0%<br /> 3. <a href="/wiki/Saint-Laurent,_Quebec" title="Saint-Laurent, Quebec">Saint-Laurent</a> - 3.2% </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Manitoba">Manitoba</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Manitoba"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1. <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_South" title="Winnipeg South">Winnipeg South</a> - 3.0% </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_ethnic_origin_(2021)"><span id="By_ethnic_origin_.282021.29"></span>By ethnic origin (2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: By ethnic origin (2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Total: 828,195 <br /> South Asian: 768,785 <br /> Visible minority (no further defined): 34,545<br /> Multiracial: 8,715<br /> White: 4,385<br /> Southeast Asian: 4,150<br /> Black: 3,780<br /> Latin American: 2,815<br /> West Asian: 720<br /> Chinese: 175<br /> Filipino: 60<br /> Arab: 45<br /> Korean: 10 </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hindu_immigration_to_Canada">Hindu immigration to Canada</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Hindu immigration to Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir,_Toronto.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2C_Toronto.jpg/250px-BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2C_Toronto.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2C_Toronto.jpg/375px-BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2C_Toronto.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2C_Toronto.jpg/500px-BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2C_Toronto.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="2031" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_Toronto" title="BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto">BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Early Hindus maintained their religious traditions in mostly hostile environment which viewed the so-called <a href="/wiki/Colored" title="Colored">colored</a> immigrants as a threat to the British culture and way of life of the time.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These male pioneers could not marry brides from <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> up until the 1930s, and did not have the right to vote in Federal elections until 1947. Religious life was centred around homes and <a href="/wiki/Bhajans" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhajans">Bhajans</a> organized by community members.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to the liberalization of <a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_Canada" title="Immigration to Canada">Canadian immigration</a> policies, many Hindus from <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, along with Hindu Indian diasporic communities in <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suriname" title="Suriname">Suriname</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">eastern African nations</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> have arrived in the metropolises of <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a> from the 1960s onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In last 20 years many Hindus from <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> have migrated to Canada. It is estimated that approximately 8000 to 10000 Nepalese Hindus are residing in Canada with their main concentration in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton and Montreal. Canada government has pledged to resettle 6500 <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutanese</a> refugees of Nepalese ethnicity by 2012.The majority of Bhutanese Nepali are Hindus. By 2014 <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge</a> was home to the largest Bhutanese community in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nearly 6,600 Bhutanese Nepali, also called <a href="/wiki/Lhotshampa" title="Lhotshampa">Lhotshampa</a> had settled in Canada by the end of 2015, with approximately 1,300 in Lethbridge by August 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Temple_societies">Temple societies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Temple societies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_temples_in_Canada" title="List of Hindu temples in Canada">List of Hindu temples in Canada</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hindu_Heritage_Centre_Front.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Hindu_Heritage_Centre_Front.JPG/250px-Hindu_Heritage_Centre_Front.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Hindu_Heritage_Centre_Front.JPG/375px-Hindu_Heritage_Centre_Front.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Hindu_Heritage_Centre_Front.JPG/500px-Hindu_Heritage_Centre_Front.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Heritage_Centre" title="Hindu Heritage Centre">Hindu Heritage Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mississauga" title="Mississauga">Mississauga</a></figcaption></figure> <p>These communities have formed over 1000 temple societies across the country that essentially functions community organizations. Some of these associations also have established private schools in Tamil to compete with non-religious and <a href="/wiki/Catholic_schools_in_Canada" title="Catholic schools in Canada">Catholic school</a> boards that most <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindu</a> students go to.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One among the earliest <a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_temples_in_Canada" title="List of Hindu temples in Canada">Hindu temples in Canada</a> was established in rural <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Aulds_Cove" title="Aulds Cove">Auld's Cove</a>, near the border to Cape Breton Islands, in 1971. <a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_organisations" title="List of Hindu organisations">Hindu Sanstha</a> of Nova Scotia was formed by some 25 families living in the area at the time. <a href="/wiki/Lord_Krishna" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Krishna">Lord Krishna</a> is primary deity, and Indian community families from <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antigonish,_Nova_Scotia" title="Antigonish, Nova Scotia">Antigonish</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia" title="New Glasgow, Nova Scotia">New Glasgow</a>, and even Halifax often assemble together to celebrate Hindu festivals. Temple welcomes everyone, people of different faith and culture, to participate in the festivals, in a growing multi-cultural population of the region. In 1972, British Columbia registered Hindu Temple Burnaby in the Province in Burnaby, and has been active since then and currently is one of the largest and most beautiful temple with more than 33 deities. </p><p>The largest <a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Hindu temple</a> in Canada is <a href="/wiki/BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_Toronto" title="BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto">BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto</a> . It consists of two separate buildings, one of them being the mandir itself and the other being the Haveli, home to a large Sabha Hall, several religious bookstores, a small prayer room, the country's largest Indo-Canadian museum, a water fountain and a large gymnasium. It is the only Mandir built using Hindu traditions. The temple is built in the traditional Hindu style of <a href="/wiki/Shikharbaddha_mandir" title="Shikharbaddha mandir">Shikharbaddha mandir</a>, which is made accordingly to the principles laid out in <a href="/wiki/Shilpa_Shastras" title="Shilpa Shastras">Shilpa Shastras</a>, scared Hindu texts that describe the canons of traditionally architecture, and describes how the structure of a shikharbaddha mandir symbolically reflects the body of Purusha, or Cosmic Man.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It took $40 million to build and opened in 2007, surpassing Hindu Sabha Temple in nearby Brampton, which held the old record. The entire mandir is 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Society">Society</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Society"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sringeri_Temple_of_Toronto.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Sringeri_Temple_of_Toronto.jpg/250px-Sringeri_Temple_of_Toronto.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Sringeri_Temple_of_Toronto.jpg/375px-Sringeri_Temple_of_Toronto.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Sringeri_Temple_of_Toronto.jpg/500px-Sringeri_Temple_of_Toronto.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sringeri_Temple_of_Toronto" title="Sringeri Temple of Toronto">Sringeri Temple of Toronto</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organizations">Organizations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Organizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several organizations representing the Hindu community in Canada. Among them the Hindu Canadian Network is the most prominent umbrella organization.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contemporary_society">Contemporary society</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Contemporary society"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to a survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute in 2013, 42% of the Canadians had a favorable opinion of <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> which increased to 49% in the 2016 survey. When asked—would it be acceptable or unacceptable to you if one of your children were to marry a Hindu—in February 2017, 54% Canadians said that it would be acceptable, as compared to 37% in September 2013. </p><p>According to another survey by the Angus Reid Institute, 32% of respondents say that the influence of Hinduism “in Canada and Canadian public life” is growing. However, the study also found that a majority of <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadians</a> (67%) “don’t know anything/understand very little” about <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>, while 4% “understand very well”.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Community_and_impact">Community and impact</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Community and impact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> are able to create communities that not only follow religious practices but also provide education, counselling, support and outreach services. These communities allow many Hindus from overseas to comfortably adapt when immigrating to Canada. When Hindu institutions and worldviews are not mirrored in the migrated country, it can hinder the process of adaptation through isolation and loss of identity.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Racial-ethnic identity development involves identifying with and relating to a specific group and is found to be associated with particular health behaviors and mental health outcomes.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hindu communities enable Hindu immigrants and their descendants to preserve their culture and identity despite their displacement and maintain physical and symbolic links with their source country; especially immigrants who have been exiled and feel uprooted from their national and cultural identity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Deepak_Obhrai" title="Deepak Obhrai">Deepak Obhrai</a> was the first Hindu MP in Canada. Anita Anand, Chandra Arya, and Shuvaloy Majumdar have since been elected as MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vim_Kochhar" title="Vim Kochhar">Vim Kochhar</a> was the first Hindu appointed to the Senate,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Raj_Sherman" title="Raj Sherman">Raj Sherman</a> was the first Hindu to lead a Canadian political party).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Anita_Anand_(professor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anita Anand (professor)">Anita Anand</a> is the first Hindu cabinet minister in Canada. She became a cabinet minister in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attacks_on_the_Hindu_community">Attacks on the Hindu community</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Attacks on the Hindu community"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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format but may read better as <a href="/wiki/MOS:PROSE" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:PROSE">prose</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit">converting this section</a>, if appropriate. <a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">Editing help</a> is available.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2024</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>According to Juris Pupcenoks, violent Sikh extremism spread to Canada in the aftermath of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Blue_Star" title="Operation Blue Star">Operation Blue Star</a> and Canadian Sikh radicals made public pledges to kill Hindus.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service" title="Canadian Security Intelligence Service">CSIS</a> agent, Bob Burgoyne, stated that Sikh extremists threatened to kill thousands of Hindus through various means, including by blowing up <a href="/wiki/Air_India" title="Air India">Air India</a> flights.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>In 1984, Ajaib Singh Bagri, a man accused of playing a role in the <a href="/wiki/Air_India_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="Air India bombing">Air India bombing</a>, declared "Until we kill 50,000 Hindus, we will not rest" at the founding convention of the World Sikh Organization.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2013, a Hindu temple in <a href="/wiki/Surrey,_British_Columbia" title="Surrey, British Columbia">Surrey</a> had three windows smashed. A baseball bat found there after the attack had Sikh markings.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2022, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir of Toronto was defaced with anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti. The Indian High Commission to Canada subsequently condemned the act. <a href="/wiki/Chandra_Arya" title="Chandra Arya">Chandra Arya</a>, Nepean MP, also condemned the hate crime and expressed concern of rising incidents in recent times. <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Sidhu" title="Sonia Sidhu">Sonia Sidhu</a>, Brampton South MP, condemned the incident and asserted it to be unacceptable in multicultural society.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton expressed his disappointment. Ruby Sahota, Brampton North MP, termed the hate crime 'disgusting' and demanded punishment for the criminals.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In July 2022, a Gandhi statue in a Hindu temple in Richmond Hill was defaced with pro Khalistan graffiti which included the words "rapist" and "Khalistan". The incident was described as a hate crime by York Regional Police.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In January, 2023 the Gauri Shankar Temple of Brampton was defaced with anti-India and anti-Hindu graffiti. Consulate General of India in Toronto condemned the act and asked the Canadian authorities to investigate into the matter.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown condemned the hate crime.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chandra Arya, Nepean MP, condemned the anti-Hindu attack and called authorities for taking the rising crimes against Hindus seriously.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The founder and priest of temple Shri Dhirendra Tripathi said "Khalistanis have caused fear among us. They have become emboldened and the community is uncertain about their next actions. Canadian authorities should take stern steps to curb their activities".<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In February 2023, the Ram Mandir of Mississauga was defaced with anti-India graffiti.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The spray paint also described Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as a martyr.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Indian Consulate General in Toronto issued a statement condemning the attack. Mr. Patrick Brown, Brampton Mayor condemned the incident stressing the importance of religious freedom and assured an investigation by the Peel Police.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canadian Minister of National Defence Anita Anand and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly expressed solidarity with the Hindu community facing repeated vandalism of their places of worship.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The police have not investigated the motive behind the hate-crime.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In April 2023, the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple of Windsor, Ontario was vandalized with anti-Hindu graffiti.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Windsor Police acknowledged the hate-motived factor in the act.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ministry of External Affairs of India issued a statement condemning the hate crime.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In April 2023, the leader of the Conservative Party, <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Poilievre" title="Pierre Poilievre">Pierre Poilievre</a>, condemned the growing number of Hinduphobic incidents in the country. In an interview with Prime Asia, he stated: “We have to stop Hinduphobia and nasty comments that are made about Hindus and the vandalism and other violence targeting Hindu Canadians. This is totally unacceptable.” Referring to the incidents of Hindu temples being vandalized, he proposed giving places of worship government funds for security equipment and resources.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In July 2023, a pro-Khalistan poster was spotted outside the Bharat Mata Temple in Brampton targeting Indian diplomats to Canada. The temple volunteers removed the poster.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In July, 2023, the sign board of Shri Bhagavad Gita Park in Brampton was vandalized with anti-India graffiti which was condemned by the City Council terming the vandalism as 'an attack on a faith community'. Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton, claimed he was outraged with the incident. Members of local Hindu community expressed their disappointment. Later, the city workers restored the sign board by removing the graffiti.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In August 2023, the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey was vandalized with anti India and pro Khalistan posters placed on its front gate and rear wall.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In September 2023, <a href="/wiki/Sikhs_for_Justice" title="Sikhs for Justice">Sikhs for Justice</a> warned Indo-Canadian Hindus in a video to "leave Canada" and "go to India" and further accused Hindus of being disloyal to Canada, in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement that Indian government agents may have played a role in <a href="/wiki/Hardeep_Singh_Nijjar" title="Hardeep Singh Nijjar">Hardeep Singh Nijjar</a>'s death.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The video was condemned by numerous Canadian politicians, including ministers in the federal cabinet and federal party leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In September–October 2023, 6 Hindu temples were broken into in Ontario, with 3 temples broken into in a single night.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Surveillance videos show a large amount of cash being taken from the donation boxes, with an attempt to break into a safe in one of the temples.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The temples included the Chitpurni Temple, the Rameshwar Mandir in Caledon, the Hindu Heritage Center in Mississauga, the Hindu Mandir Durham in Pickering, the Devi Mandir in Pickering, and the Sankat Mochan Mandir in Ajax.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In July 2024, a BAPS temple in <a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a> was vandalized with graffiti labelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepean MP Chandra Arya as "Hindu terrorist(s)". A video of the desecration was promoted on social media. Several groups, including the Consulate General of India in Vancouver, the Canadian Hindu Chamber of Commerce, and the US-based <a href="/wiki/Hindu_American_Foundation" title="Hindu American Foundation">Hindu American Foundation</a>, condemned the incident and called for Canadian authorities to investigate, citing a 'growing tide of <a href="/wiki/Hinduphobia" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinduphobia">Hinduphobia</a> in Canada'. Several elected members of government, including <a href="/wiki/Randy_Boissonnault" title="Randy Boissonnault">Randy Boissonnault</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Duguid" title="Terry Duguid">Terry Duguid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Uppal" title="Tim Uppal">Tim Uppal</a>, and Edmonton mayor <a href="/wiki/Amarjeet_Sohi" title="Amarjeet Sohi">Amarjeet Sohi</a> condemned the incident as an 'act of hate that goes against Canadian values'.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chandra Arya reiterated his concerns surrounding growing Khalistani extremism and called on law enforcement authorities to take action, stating "Like a broken record, I again call on Canadian law enforcement agencies to take this issue seriously before these rhetorics get translated into physical action against Hindu-Canadians.” In response, US-based Khalistan separatist leader <a href="/wiki/Gurpatwant_Singh_Pannun" title="Gurpatwant Singh Pannun">Gurpatwant Singh Pannu</a> called for Arya and other Hindu-Canadians to return to India.<sup id="cite_ref-V2024_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-V2024-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In August 2024, a pro Khalistan group gathered at a venue for an Indian Independence Day parade, and were heard shouting "Canadian Hindus go back to India". In the days preceding the event, the secessionist group, Sikhs for Justice, circulated flyers calling for a "face-off" between Khalistani Sikhs and Canadian Hindus. Pierre Poilievre condemned the incident and described the calls from the Khalistani group "absolutely unacceptable" and stated that "“Hindus have the right to worship, to raise their families, to live in peace, without intimidation or threats". He further accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of dividing communities.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In November 2024, Khalistani demonstrators attacked people outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton with flag poles. Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, and Jagmeet Singh, along with other Canadian politicians, condemned the incident.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of the violence, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown announced he that he intended to introduce a motion at city council to prohibit protests outside places of worship in Brampton.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An off duty Peel Police sergeant Harinder Sohi was suspended from duty for participating in the protest. Sohi was filmed holding a Khalistan flag outside the temple.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a social media post, a police officer was seen charging at a temple-goer and punching him, seemingly without provocation.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Canada&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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