Chinese Canadians

Total population1,713,163
4.6% of the Canadian population (2021)Regions with significant populationsGreater Toronto Area, Greater Vancouver, Greater Calgary, Greater Montreal, EdmontonLanguagesEnglish, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Min Chinese, Hakka, other varieties of ChineseReligionIrreligion, Christianity, Buddhism, Chinese folk religions, TaoismRelated ethnic groupsHong Kong Canadians, Taiwanese Canadians, Overseas Chinese, Chinese AmericansAlternative Chinese nameTraditional ChineseSimplified Chinese加拿大华人

Chinese Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Chinese ancestry, which includes both naturalizedChinese immigrants and Canadian-born Chinese. They comprise a subgroup of East Asian Canadians which is a further subgroup of Asian Canadians. Demographic research tends to include immigrants from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as overseas Chinese who have immigrated from Southeast Asia and South America into the broadly defined Chinese Canadian category.

Chinese populations in Canada numbered 1.7 million people in 2021 and made up 4.7% of the total population of Canada. They were the second-largest racialized group in Canada after the South Asian populations. The size of the Chinese populations more than doubled from 1996 to 2021. In 2021, about half of Chinese populations in Canada were born in China and about half were born in other places. Chinese immigrants began settling in Canada in the 1780s. The major periods of Chinese immigration took place from 1858 to 1923, and indefinitely from 1947, reflecting changes in the Canada's immigration policy.

In 2021, over 6 in 10 individuals aged 25 to 54 years (61.8%) who reported being Chinese had a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2021, more than 8 in 10 individuals (84.5%) in Canada who reported being Chinese lived in a household that owned their home. Most Canadians of Chinese descent are concentrated within the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.