Malaysian Canadians are
Canadian citizen
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s who are of
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
n descent. The
2016 Canada Census
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recorded 16,920 people self-identifying as Malaysian Canadian or of at least some Malaysian descent, but only 1 820 of these self-identified as solely Malaysian Canadian.
[ Earlier Canada 2001 Census recorded 20,420 first-generation Malaysian Canadians, 8,660 of whom lived in ]Ontario
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.
Notable Malaysian Canadians
* Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau
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claims to be of Malaysian descent, through the parent of William Farquhar
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's wife.Osric Chau
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, actor
See also
*Asian Canadians
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References
{{Malaysians abroad and their descendants
Malaysian Canadian
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Asian Canadian
Canadian
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Immigration to Canada