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Demographics

Ethnicity

Chinese Canadians (1,216,565) - the largest Asian-Canadian subgroup, the eighth-largest ethnicity in all of Canada.
Indo-Canadians (962,670)
Nepali Canadians (3,780)
Filipino Canadians (437,940)
Vietnamese-Canadians (151,410)
Lebanese Canadians (143,630)
Korean-Canadians (141,890)
Iranian-Canadians (88,225)
Japanese-Canadians (81,300)
Pakistani-Canadians (80,000)
Afghan Canadians (26,000)
Laotian-Canadians (18,659)

Notable Asian Canadians

Ken Adachi, Toronto Star writer
Mikey Bustos, singer, Canadian Idol finalist of Filipino ancestry
Raymond Chan, Member of Parliament
Terry Chen, film and television actor
Wei Chen, television news anchor (CTV Television Network, Toronto One)
Ben Chin, former television news anchor (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto One) and now advisor to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
Denise Chong, writer and economist
Kevin Chong, novelist
Tommy Chong, actor (Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke)
Olivia Chow, Member of Parliament, and wife of New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton
Wayson Choy, novelist
Nathalie Chung, journalist and television news anchor of Korean and French-Canadian descent, (RDI / SRC)
Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005, former journalist, novelist, publisher, winner of the Gemini Award Best Host in a Light Information
Monika Deol, television presenter of Sikh ancestry
Herb Dhaliwal, Liberal Member of Parliament and cabinet minister of Indian ancestry
Lexa Doig Actress of Filipino ancestry
Ujjal Dosanjh, former premier of British Columbia, of Indian ancestry, Liberal MP and federal Minister of Health
Hedy Fry, Liberal Member of Parliament
Yasmeen Ghauri, is a Canadian supermodel, of Pakistani descent
Jian Ghomeshi, musician (Moxy Früvous) and CBC television host
Gurmant Grewal and Nina Grewal, Conservative Members of Parliament, the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
Emm Gryner, singer-songwriter of mixed Filipino ancestry
Ian Hanomansing, CBC journalist of Indian ancestry
Tariq Hussain - is a Canadian singer-songwriter and radio personality of Pakistani descent. Currently a host for CBC Radio 3.
Robert Ito, actor
Rahim Jaffer, politician of Pakistani ancestry
Ron Josol, stand-up comedian and TV host of Filipino ancestry
Paul Kariya, NHL star of partial Japanese ancestry
Wajid Khan - is a Canadian businessman and politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga — Streetsville for the Conservative Party of Canada. He is also the special advisor of the Prime Minister of Canada for the Middle East and South Asia.
Gail Kim, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler of Korean heritage
Tanya Kim, CTV Personality, Host of eTalk Daily (with Ben Mulroney)
Joy Kogawa, writer of Japanese ancestry
Kristin Kreuk, actress born to a Chinese-Indonesian mother
Jenny Kwan, British Columbia MLA
Miranda Kwok, actress, screenwriter and film producer.
Norman Kwong, Lieutenant governor of Alberta
Katie Lai, actress
Larissa Lai, writer
Evelyn Lau, poet and novelist
Jeannie Lee, CBC journalist
Sook-Yin Lee, musician, television (MuchMusic) and radio (CBC Radio One) personality
Sophia Leung, Liberal Member of Parliament
Rex Liu, classical bassoonist
Linlyn Lue, actress
Hazel Mae, sports broadcaster of Filipino descent
Shaun Majumder, comedian
Gurbax Malhi, Liberal Member of Parliament
Inky Mark, Conservative Member of Parliament
Deepa Mehta, film director of Indian ancestry
Roy Miki, poet of Japanese ancestry
Bharati Mukherjee, novelist
Sharon Navarro, newscaster/reporter of Filipino descent
Zarqa Nawaz, a freelance writer, broadcaster, and filmmaker of Pakistani descent. creator and writer of a popular Canadian CBC sitcom called Little Mosque on the Prairie
Sandra Oh, actor of Korean ancestry, who starred in the film version of The Autobiography of Evelyn Lau She also stars on the hit TV show, "Grey's Anatomy" as Cristina Yang.
Ruth Ozeki, novelist
Rey Pagtakhan, former Liberal Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister
Alex Pagulayan, billiards world champion of Filipino origin
Jon Kimura Parker, Classical pianist and recording artist of Japanese ancestry
Russell Peters, comedian of Anglo-Indian ancestry
Vivienne Poy, Senator
Keanu Reeves, actor of partial Chinese and Hawaiian ancestry
Kerri Sakamoto, novelist of Japanese ancestry
Eric San, musician and turntablist who records as Kid Koala
Shyam Selvadurai, novelist
Tetsuro Shigematsu, CBC radio host
Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star journalist, columnist
Jaspreet Singh, Author
Ashwin Sood, drummer for (and husband of) Sarah McLachlan, of Indian descent
Alfred Sung, fashion designer
Hannah Sung, MuchMusic videographer
David Suzuki, scientist and television personality of Japanese ancestry
Siu Ta, actress (This is Wonderland)
Harinder Takhar, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament, currently Minister of Transportation
Jennifer Tilly and Meg Tilly, actresses of mixed Chinese ancestry
David Usher, singer-songwriter of mixed Thai ancestry
M.G. Vassanji, novelist of Indian descent, although born in Kenya
Adnan Virk, anchorman of The Score, of Pakistani descent.
Fred Wah, poet and novelist
Jan Wong, Globe & Mail reporter, and authour.
Jean Yoon, poet and playwright
Christine Yoshikawa, classical pianist and recording artist of Japanese ancestry
George Nozuka, singer/songwriter. New artist.
Ida Chong, British Columbia Cabinet Minister, CGA
Alan Lowe, Victoria BC, Mayor, architect
Norman Kwong, Alberta, Lieutenant-Governor, former Canadian Football League (CFL) player, & National Hockey League (NHL) team executive
David Lam, former British Columbia Lieutenant-Governor, lawyer, real estate tycoon, Uvic David Lam Auditorium is named after him
Zillur Rahman John, Bangladeshi Canadian, Internationally renowned Mime and pantomime Artiste,Director,Teacher,Author of several Mime and Pantomime Books and Researcher of Non-Verbal art.