At 1.8 million, 5% Canadians have the Indian heritage: Census data

The total number of people of ethnic Indian origin in Canada was 1.8 million at the time of the last census in 2021

Nearly half a million Indians have been added to Canada’s population since 2011.

According to the latest census data from 2021, the total number of people of Indian origin in Canada reached 1.8 million. Canadian government data indicates that the country’s population at that time was 36.3 million, which is roughly equivalent to the population of Kerala, despite Canada being three times larger than India in land area.

This demographic shift signifies the growing significance of Indians in Canada, owing to their increasing numbers. They now account for more than 5 per cent of the population, as reported in the