Canada · overseas Chinese reference
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Official reference (this country)
Chinese visible minority population (2021 Census; no annual ethnicity total until next census)
- Reference estimate
- ~1.7 million (2021)
- Source
- Statistics Canada — Portrait of Chinese populations
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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)
Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2021; 6 year(s) on file for this definition (1996–2021). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.
Chinese visible minority population (2021 Census; no annual ethnicity total until next census)
Trend (by data year)
Trend lines only link years that share the same statistical definition as the current reference row; mismatched years are excluded. Needs 2+ years. (1996 → 2021)
Chinese visible minority population (2021 Census; no annual ethnicity total until next census)
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Official reference (this country)
2021 Census place of birth: China (distinct from visible-minority Chinese)
- Reference estimate
- ~690 thousand (2021)
- Source
- Statistics Canada — 2021 Census
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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)
Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2021; 6 year(s) on file for this definition (1996–2021). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.
2021 Census place of birth: China (distinct from visible-minority Chinese)
Trend (by data year)
Trend lines only link years that share the same statistical definition as the current reference row; mismatched years are excluded. Needs 2+ years. (1996 → 2021)
2021 Census place of birth: China (distinct from visible-minority Chinese)
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