South Asian Canadians
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South Asian Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to South Asia or the Indian subcontinent, which includes the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhut
Punjabi Sikhs in Whitehorse, Yukon, April 1906
Punjabi Sikhs in Vancouver, 1908
Kitsilano Gurdwara, c. 1910
Punjabi Sikhs at a lumber camp, c. 1914
Indian Canadians
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Indian Canadians are Canadians who have ancestry from India. The term East Indian is sometimes used to avoid confusion with Indigenous groups. Categorically, Indian Canadians comprise a subgroup of So
South Asian Canadians
…world. The term South Asian Canadian is a subgroup of Asian Canadian and, according to Statistics Canada, can further be divided by nationality, such as Indian Canadian, Pakistani Canadian, and Bangladeshi Canadian. As of 2021, South Asians (7.1 percent) comprise the second largest pan-ethnic group in Canada after…
Indians at CPR station in Vancouver, c. 1914
Komagata Maru Incident, Vancouver, 1914