Hinduism in Canada

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Canadian Hindus
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Hindu Heritage Centre in Mississauga
Total population
Increase2.svg 828,195 (2021) [1]
Increase2.svg2.3% of the Canadian Population
Regions with significant populations
Ontario 573,700
British Columbia 81,320
Alberta 78,520
Quebec 47,390
Manitoba 18,355
Religions
Hinduism
Majority:
Vaishnavism
Minority:
Shaivism
Languages
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Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Canada, which is followed by approximately 2.3% of the nation's total population. [2] [3] As of 2021, there are over 828,000 Canadians of the Hindu faith. [3]

Contents

Canadian Hindus generally come from one of three groups. The first group is primarily made up of Indian immigrants who began arriving in British Columbia about 110 years ago. [4] Hindus from all over India continue to immigrate to Canada today. This first wave of Hindu immigrants to arrive in Canada came from nations that were historically under European colonial rule, such as Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, and parts of coastal Eastern Africa. [5] The second major group of Hindus immigrated from Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. In the case of Sri Lankan Hindus, their history in Canada goes back to the 1940s, when a few hundred Sri Lankan Tamils migrated to Canada. [6] The 1983 communal riots and later civil war in Sri Lanka precipitated the mass exodus of Tamils with over 500,000 finding refuge in countries such as Canada, the UK, Australia, Germany, France and Switzerland. From then on, Sri Lankan Tamils have been immigrating to Canada in particular around Toronto and Greater Toronto Area. A third group is made up of European Canadians who found the Hindu scriptures significant and started to live their lives in accordance to the principles of Hinduism. One of these sects is the Hare Krishna movement. [7] The Toronto district of Scarborough has a particularly high concentration of Hindus, with Hinduism being the dominant religion in several neighbourhoods. [8]

According to the 2021 Census, there are 828,195 Hindus in Canada, up from 297,200 in the 2001 census. [9] [10]

Hindu Population & Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1961 460—    
1971 9,790+2028.3%
1981 69,505+610.0%
1991 157,015+125.9%
2001 297,200+89.3%
2011 497,200+67.3%
2021828,195+66.6%
1961 and 1971 are partial and based on immigration data, real figures are substantially higher. [11] [12]
YearPercentIncrease in pop. %Increase in%
19710.05%-
19810.28%+0.23%460%
19910.56%+0.28%100%
20010.96%+0.40%92%
20111.45%+0.49%51%
20212.23%+0.78%53%

By province

The Hindu Population in Canada according to the 2011 National Household Survey. [9]

Province 2001 Census2011 Census2021 Census
Hindus pop Hindus % Hindus pop Hindus % Hindus pop Hindus %
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario 217,5601.9%366,7202.9%573,7004.1%
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia 31,4950.8%45,7951.0%81,3201.7%
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta 15,9650.5%36,8451.0%78,5201.9%
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec 24,5250.3%33,5400.4%47,3900.6%
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba 3,8350.3%7,7200.6%18,3551.4%
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan 1,5900.2%3,5700.3%14,1501.3%
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia 1,2350.1%1,8500.2%8,4600.9%
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick 4700.1%8200.1%3,3400.4%
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador 4000.1%6350.1%12000.2%
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island 300.0%2050.1%1,2450.8%
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon 100.0%1650.5%2650.5%
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories 600.2%700.2%2000.5%
Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut 100.0%300.1%550.2%
Flag of Canada.svg Canada297,2001.0%497,2001.5%828,4002.3%

By federal electoral district (2021)

The Hindu Population in Canada by federal electoral district according to the 2021 Census. [9]

Ontario

1. Brampton East - 19.5%
2. Scarborough—Rouge Park - 18.6%
3. Markham—Thornhill - 16.8%
4. Scarborough-Guildwood - 16.2%
5. Scarborough North - 14.5%
6. Etobicoke North - 14.4%
7. Scarborough Centre - 13.2%
8. Mississauga—Malton - 12.8%
9. Brampton West - 11.8%
10. Brampton North - 10.9%

British Columbia

1. Surrey—Newton - 6.2%
2. Surrey Centre - 4.9%
3. Vancouver South - 3.4%
4. Fleetwood—Port Kells - 3.3%
5. Delta - 3.0%
6. Vancouver Kingsway - 2.5%
7. Burnaby South - 2.4%

Alberta

1. Edmonton Mill Woods - 4.8%
2. Calgary Skyview - 4.5%
3. Edmonton Riverbend - 3.0%
4. Calgary Forest Lawn - 2.2%
5. Calgary Nose Hill - 1.9%

Quebec

1. Papineau - 4.3%
2. Pierrefonds—Dollard - 4.0%
3. Saint-Laurent - 3.2%

Manitoba

1. Winnipeg South - 3.0%

By ethnic origin (2021)

Source: [13]

Total: 828,195
South Asian: 768,785
Visible minority (no further defined): 34,545
Multiracial: 8,715
White: 4,385
Southeast Asian: 4,150
Black: 3,780
Latin American: 2,815
West Asian: 720
Chinese: 175
Filipino: 60
Arab: 45
Korean: 10

Early Hindus

Early Hindus maintained their religious traditions in mostly hostile environment which viewed the so-called colored immigrants as a threat to the British culture and way of life of the time. [4] These male pioneers could not marry brides from India up until the 1930s, and did not have the right to vote in Federal elections until 1947. Religious life was centred around homes and Bhajans organized by community members. [14]

Since the 1960s many westerners attracted by the world view presented in Asian religious systems including Hinduism have converted to Hinduism. [15] Canada was no exception. Many native born Canadians of various ethnicities have converted during the last 50 years through the actions of ISKCON, Arya Samaj and other missionary organizations as well as due to the visits and guidance of Indian Gurus such as Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Sathya Sai Baba, the controversial Rajneesh and others. [16] [17]

Later Immigrant Hindus

Due to the liberalization of Canadian immigration policies, many Hindus from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, along with Hindu Indian diasporic communities in Mauritius, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, and eastern African nations such as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have arrived in the metropolises of Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver from the 1960s onwards. [18] In last 20 years many Hindus from Nepal have migrated to Canada. It is estimated that approximately 8000 to 10000 Nepalese Hindus are residing in Canada with their main concentration in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton and Montreal. Canada government has pledged to resettle 6500 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese ethnicity by 2012.The majority of Bhutanese Nepali are Hindus. By 2014 Lethbridge was home to the largest Bhutanese community in Canada. [19] Nearly 6,600 Bhutanese Nepali, also called Lhotshampa had settled in Canada by the end of 2015, with approximately 1,300 in Lethbridge by August 2016. [20]

Temple Societies

Sringeri Temple of Toronto Sringeri Temple of Toronto.jpg
Sringeri Temple of Toronto

These communities have formed over 1000 temple societies across the country that essentially functions community organizations. Some of these associations also have established private schools in Tamil to compete with non-religious and Catholic school boards that most Hindu students go to. [21]

One among the earliest Hindu temples in Canada was established in rural Nova Scotia, in Auld's Cove, near the border to Cape Breton Islands, in 1971. Hindu Sanstha of Nova Scotia was formed by some 25 families living in the area at the time. Lord Krishna is primary deity, and Indian community families from Sydney, Antigonish, New Glasgow, and even Halifax often assemble together to celebrate Hindu festivals. Temple welcomes everyone, people of different faith and culture, to participate in the festivals, in a growing multi-cultural population of the region. In 1972, British Columbia registered Hindu Temple Burnaby in the Province in Burnaby, and has been active since then and currently is one of the largest and most beautiful temple with more than 33 deities.

The largest Hindu temple in Canada is BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto . It consists of two separate buildings, one of them being the mandir itself and the other being the Haveli, home to a large Sabha Hall, several religious bookstores, a small prayer room, the country's largest Indo-Canadian museum, a water fountain and a large gymnasium. It is the only Mandir built using Hindu traditions. The temple is built in the traditional Hindu style of Shikharbaddha mandir, which is made accordingly to the principles laid out in Shilpa Shastras, scared Hindu texts that describe the canons of traditionally architecture, and describes how the structure of a shikharbaddha mandir symbolically reflects the body of Purusha, or Cosmic Man. [22] It took $40 million to build and opened in 2007, surpassing Hindu Sabha Temple in nearby Brampton, which held the old record. The entire mandir is 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2). [23] [24]

Society

Organizations

There are several organizations representing the Hindu community in Canada. Among them the Hindu Canadian Network is the most prominent umbrella organization. [25] [26]

Contemporary Society

According to a survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute in 2013, 42% of the Canadians had a favorable opinion of Hinduism which increased to 49% in the 2016 survey. When asked—would it be acceptable or unacceptable to you if one of your children were to marry a Hindu—in February 2017, 54% Canadians said that it would be acceptable, as compared to 37% in September 2013.

According to another survey by the Angus Reid Institute, 32% of respondents say that the influence of Hinduism “in Canada and Canadian public life” is growing. However, the study also found that a majority of Canadians (67%) “don’t know anything/understand very little” about Hinduism, while 4% “understand very well”. [27]

Community and Impact

Hindus in Canada are able to create communities that not only follow religious practices but also provide education, counselling, support and outreach services. These communities allow many Hindus from overseas to comfortably adapt when immigrating to Canada. When Hindu institutions and worldviews are not mirrored in the migrated country, it can hinder the process of adaptation through isolation and loss of identity. [28] Racial-ethnic identity development involves identifying with and relating to a specific group and is found to be associated with particular health behaviors and mental health outcomes. [29] Hindu communities enable Hindu immigrants and their descendants to preserve their culture and identity despite their displacement and maintain physical and symbolic links with their source country; especially immigrants who have been exiled and feel uprooted from their national and cultural identity.

Politics

Deepak Obhrai was the first and only Hindu MP in Canada. [30]

Dipika Damerla, is the first, and so far only, person from the Hindu community to become a provincial cabinet minister in any province. [31]

Vim Kochhar (the first Hindu appointed to the Senate), [32] Raj Sherman (the first Hindu to lead a Canadian political party), [33]

Bidhu Jha (the first Hindu elected to the Manitoba legislature). [34]

Anita Anand is the first Hindu cabinet minister in Canada. She became a cabinet minister in 2019. [35]

Attacks on Hindu Community

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