Sikhism in Canada
Population distribution of Sikh Canadians by census division, 2021 census | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 771,790 2.12% of the total Canadian population (2021) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ontario | 300,435 (2.14%) |
| British Columbia | 290,870 (5.92%) |
| Alberta | 103,600 (2.48%) |
| Manitoba | 35,470 (2.71%) |
| Quebec | 23,345 (0.28%) |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English • Punjabi Canadian French • Hindi • Urdu | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 95 | — |
| 1911 | 1,758 | +1750.5% |
| 1921 | 849 | −51.7% |
| 1931 | 1,173 | +38.2% |
| 1941 | 1,465 | +24.9% |
| 1951 | 2,040 | +39.2% |
| 1961 | 5,000 | +145.1% |
| 1971 | 35,730 | +614.6% |
| 1981 | 67,715 | +89.5% |
| 1991 | 147,440 | +117.7% |
| 2001 | 278,410 | +88.8% |
| 2011 | 454,965 | +63.4% |
| 2021 | 771,790 | +69.6% |
| Source: Statistics Canada : 2–3 : 572–573 : 788 : 6–7 : 272 : 2 : 484 | ||
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Sikhism is the fourth-largest religion in Canada, with nearly 800,000 adherents, or 2.1% of Canada's population, as of 2021. The largest Sikh populations in Canada are found in Ontario, followed by British Columbia and Alberta. As of the 2021 Census, more than half of Canada's Sikhs can be found in one of four cities: Brampton (163,260), Surrey (154,415), Calgary (49,465), and Edmonton (41,385).
Canada is home to the largest national Sikh proportion in the world (2.1%), and also has the second-largest Sikh population in the world, after India. British Columbia has the third-largest Sikh proportion (5.9%) amongst all global administrative divisions, behind only Punjab and Chandigarh in India. British Columbia, Manitoba, and Yukon hold the distinction of being three of the only four administrative divisions in the world with Sikhism as the second most followed religion among the population.