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Visible Minorities

Visible minority population groups as percentage of total population. — 2016 Census of Population

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South AsianChineseBlackFilipinoArabLatin AmericanSoutheast AsianWest AsianKoreanJapanese

Opacity indicates share of population — darker means a higher percentage.

Largest Group

Largest visible minority group by share of population

Distribution by riding

Largest visible minority group by federal riding, 2016 Census. Black in 121 of 338 ridings, South Asian in 100, Chinese in 54. Highest share: 65.9% (South Asian, Brampton East).

Colour

  • Median riding 4.0%

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Vertical axis: Share of the largest group (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (4.0%). Colour: the largest group, as on the map; position: that group’s share.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Largest visible minority group by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (4.0%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: largest visible minority group, 2016 Census
RankRidingBarShare
1Brampton EastONSouth Asian65.9%
2Markham—UnionvilleONChinese64.5%
3Surrey—NewtonBCSouth Asian60.7%
4Richmond CentreBCChinese59.0%
5Steveston—Richmond EastBCChinese47.0%
6Scarborough—AgincourtONChinese45.8%
7Scarborough NorthONChinese45.0%
8Brampton WestONSouth Asian43.4%
9Brampton NorthONSouth Asian41.5%
9Brampton SouthONSouth Asian41.5%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: largest visible minority group, 2016 Census, lowest first
RankRidingBarShare
335AvalonNLSouth Asian0.2%
335Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNLBlack0.2%
335Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineQCBlack0.2%
335Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQCBlack0.2%
323Lac-Saint-JeanQCBlack0.3%
323Laurentides—LabelleQCBlack0.3%
323Long Range MountainsNLSouth Asian0.3%
323Mégantic—L'ÉrableQCBlack0.3%
323Miramichi—Grand LakeNBBlack0.3%
323Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQCBlack0.3%
All 338 ridings, ranked
All ridings ranked by largest visible minority group, 2016 Census, highest first
RankRidingProvince or territoryLargest groupShare
1Brampton EastOntarioSouth Asian65.9%
2Markham—UnionvilleOntarioChinese64.5%
3Surrey—NewtonBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian60.7%
4Richmond CentreBritish ColumbiaChinese59.0%
5Steveston—Richmond EastBritish ColumbiaChinese47.0%
6Scarborough—AgincourtOntarioChinese45.8%
7Scarborough NorthOntarioChinese45.0%
8Brampton WestOntarioSouth Asian43.4%
9Brampton NorthOntarioSouth Asian41.5%
9Brampton SouthOntarioSouth Asian41.5%
11Mississauga—MaltonOntarioSouth Asian41.4%
12Markham—ThornhillOntarioChinese40.7%
13Burnaby SouthBritish ColumbiaChinese38.7%
14Vancouver SouthBritish ColumbiaChinese38.5%
15Calgary SkyviewAlbertaSouth Asian37.2%
16Vancouver KingswayBritish ColumbiaChinese36.0%
17Surrey CentreBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian35.1%
18Scarborough—GuildwoodOntarioSouth Asian33.2%
19Scarborough—Rouge ParkOntarioSouth Asian32.6%
20Winnipeg NorthManitobaFilipino32.5%
21Richmond HillOntarioChinese31.5%
22Vancouver GranvilleBritish ColumbiaChinese31.4%
23Don Valley NorthOntarioChinese31.3%
24Fleetwood—Port KellsBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian30.1%
25Etobicoke NorthOntarioSouth Asian28.9%
26Edmonton Mill WoodsAlbertaSouth Asian27.4%
27Vancouver QuadraBritish ColumbiaChinese26.9%
28Mississauga CentreOntarioSouth Asian26.6%
29Brampton CentreOntarioSouth Asian26.2%
30Scarborough CentreOntarioSouth Asian25.6%
31WillowdaleOntarioChinese25.3%
32Mississauga—Erin MillsOntarioSouth Asian24.6%
33Burnaby North—SeymourBritish ColumbiaChinese24.4%
34Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond HillOntarioChinese24.1%
35BourassaQuebecBlack24.0%
36York South—WestonOntarioBlack23.2%
37Humber River—Black CreekOntarioBlack22.8%
38Markham—StouffvilleOntarioChinese22.5%
39Vancouver EastBritish ColumbiaChinese22.1%
40Scarborough SouthwestOntarioSouth Asian21.6%
41Mississauga—StreetsvilleOntarioSouth Asian21.5%
42AjaxOntarioSouth Asian20.9%
42Calgary Nose HillAlbertaChinese20.9%
44Mission—Matsqui—Fraser CanyonBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian20.7%
45MiltonOntarioSouth Asian20.5%
45Winnipeg CentreManitobaFilipino20.5%
47DeltaBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian20.2%
48Coquitlam—Port CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaChinese19.6%
49Honoré-MercierQuebecBlack17.8%
50AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian17.1%
50Don Valley EastOntarioSouth Asian17.1%
52New Westminster—BurnabyBritish ColumbiaChinese16.7%
53York CentreOntarioFilipino16.5%
54Saint-LaurentQuebecArab16.1%
55Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelQuebecArab16.0%
56Mississauga East—CooksvilleOntarioSouth Asian15.8%
57Spadina—Fort YorkOntarioChinese14.8%
58Cloverdale—Langley CityBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian14.1%
59University—RosedaleOntarioChinese14.0%
60Dorval—Lachine—LaSalleQuebecBlack13.9%
61Port Moody—CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaChinese13.7%
62Don Valley WestOntarioSouth Asian13.3%
63Ahuntsic-CartiervilleQuebecArab13.1%
64Edmonton RiverbendAlbertaChinese13.0%
65South Surrey—White RockBritish ColumbiaChinese12.8%
66Pickering—UxbridgeOntarioSouth Asian12.5%
67Toronto—DanforthOntarioChinese12.3%
68King—VaughanOntarioSouth Asian12.2%
69Toronto CentreOntarioSouth Asian11.8%
70Brossard—Saint-LambertQuebecChinese11.7%
70Mont-RoyalQuebecFilipino11.7%
72VimyQuebecArab11.6%
73Calgary Forest LawnAlbertaSouth Asian11.5%
73Edmonton WestAlbertaFilipino11.5%
75Vancouver CentreBritish ColumbiaChinese11.4%
76Ottawa SouthOntarioArab11.3%
76Ottawa—VanierOntarioBlack11.3%
78Alfred-PellanQuebecBlack11.1%
78Calgary Rocky RidgeAlbertaChinese11.1%
80Oakville North—BurlingtonOntarioSouth Asian11.0%
81Beaches—East YorkOntarioSouth Asian10.9%
82Eglinton—LawrenceOntarioFilipino10.7%
83ThornhillOntarioChinese10.5%
84Winnipeg SouthManitobaSouth Asian10.2%
85PapineauQuebecSouth Asian10.0%
86Windsor WestOntarioArab9.9%
87Edmonton—WetaskiwinAlbertaSouth Asian9.8%
87Kildonan—St. PaulManitobaFilipino9.8%
89Vaughan—WoodbridgeOntarioSouth Asian9.4%
90Edmonton ManningAlbertaBlack9.3%
90Pierrefonds—DollardQuebecSouth Asian9.3%
92Edmonton GriesbachAlbertaBlack9.2%
93La Pointe-de-l'ÎleQuebecBlack9.1%
94WaterlooOntarioChinese9.0%
95Laval—Les ÎlesQuebecArab8.9%
96Mississauga—LakeshoreOntarioSouth Asian8.7%
96Newmarket—AuroraOntarioChinese8.7%
98Hull—AylmerQuebecBlack8.4%
98Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—WestmountQuebecBlack8.4%
100Saskatoon WestSaskatchewanFilipino8.3%
101Calgary ConfederationAlbertaChinese8.1%
101North VancouverBritish ColumbiaWest Asian8.1%
103Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SoeursQuebecChinese8.0%
103WhitbyOntarioBlack8.0%
105Marc-Aurèle-FortinQuebecBlack7.9%
106Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyneQuebecBlack7.7%
106NepeanOntarioSouth Asian7.7%
106OrléansOntarioBlack7.7%
109Kanata—CarletonOntarioChinese7.5%
110Calgary HeritageAlbertaFilipino7.4%
110Edmonton CentreAlbertaBlack7.4%
110Elmwood—TransconaManitobaFilipino7.4%
110West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky CountryBritish ColumbiaChinese7.4%
114TerrebonneQuebecBlack7.2%
115Ottawa West—NepeanOntarioBlack7.1%
116HochelagaQuebecBlack6.9%
116Longueuil—Saint-HubertQuebecBlack6.9%
118OakvilleOntarioSouth Asian6.8%
118OutremontQuebecBlack6.8%
120Hamilton CentreOntarioBlack6.6%
121Saanich—Gulf IslandsBritish ColumbiaChinese6.5%
122DavenportOntarioBlack6.4%
122Regina—WascanaSaskatchewanSouth Asian6.4%
124Calgary ShepardAlbertaFilipino6.3%
125Calgary Signal HillAlbertaChinese6.2%
125Dufferin—CaledonOntarioSouth Asian6.2%
127Hamilton East—Stoney CreekOntarioSouth Asian6.1%
128Calgary CentreAlbertaChinese6.0%
129Etobicoke CentreOntarioSouth Asian5.9%
129Kitchener South—HespelerOntarioSouth Asian5.9%
131Calgary MidnaporeAlbertaFilipino5.8%
131Langley—AldergroveBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian5.8%
131Regina—LewvanSaskatchewanSouth Asian5.8%
134CambridgeOntarioSouth Asian5.7%
134Edmonton StrathconaAlbertaChinese5.7%
134RepentignyQuebecBlack5.7%
137Saskatoon—UniversitySaskatchewanSouth Asian5.6%
138Etobicoke—LakeshoreOntarioSouth Asian5.5%
138LaSalle—Émard—VerdunQuebecBlack5.5%
140Saskatoon—GrasswoodSaskatchewanSouth Asian5.4%
141Parkdale—High ParkOntarioBlack5.3%
142CharlottetownPrince Edward IslandChinese5.2%
142Fort McMurray—Cold LakeAlbertaFilipino5.2%
144Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQuebecBlack5.1%
144Toronto—St. Paul'sOntarioBlack5.1%
146GuelphOntarioSouth Asian5.0%
146Lac-Saint-LouisQuebecChinese5.0%
148London North CentreOntarioChinese4.9%
149Ottawa CentreOntarioChinese4.8%
150Châteauguay—LacolleQuebecBlack4.7%
150Hamilton West—Ancaster—DundasOntarioSouth Asian4.7%
150OshawaOntarioBlack4.7%
150VictoriaBritish ColumbiaChinese4.7%
154Dartmouth—Cole HarbourNova ScotiaBlack4.5%
154Saint Boniface—Saint VitalManitobaBlack4.5%
156HalifaxNova ScotiaBlack4.4%
156Hamilton MountainOntarioBlack4.4%
156Laurier—Sainte-MarieQuebecBlack4.4%
159Halifax WestNova ScotiaArab4.3%
159Kitchener—ConestogaOntarioSouth Asian4.3%
159London—FanshaweOntarioArab4.3%
159St. Albert—EdmontonAlbertaArab4.3%
163Battlefords—LloydminsterSaskatchewanFilipino4.2%
163GatineauQuebecBlack4.2%
165Bow RiverAlbertaSouth Asian4.1%
165Kitchener CentreOntarioBlack4.1%
165Windsor—TecumsehOntarioBlack4.1%
165Winnipeg South CentreManitobaSouth Asian4.1%
169DurhamOntarioBlack4.0%
170Red Deer—LacombeAlbertaFilipino3.9%
171Flamborough—GlanbrookOntarioSouth Asian3.8%
171Sackville—Preston—ChezzetcookNova ScotiaBlack3.8%
173London WestOntarioArab3.7%
174Louis-HébertQuebecBlack3.4%
174Vaudreuil—SoulangesQuebecBlack3.4%
174YukonYukonFilipino3.4%
177Grande Prairie—MackenzieAlbertaFilipino3.3%
177Pitt Meadows—Maple RidgeBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian3.3%
179Beauport—LimoilouQuebecBlack3.2%
179Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—HeadingleyManitobaFilipino3.2%
179Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesFilipino3.2%
179PontiacQuebecBlack3.2%
183Cariboo—Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian3.1%
183Esquimalt—Saanich—SookeBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian3.1%
183Regina—Qu'AppelleSaskatchewanFilipino3.1%
183Souris—Moose MountainSaskatchewanFilipino3.1%
187CarletonOntarioArab3.0%
187SherbrookeQuebecBlack3.0%
189Brandon—SourisManitobaLatin American2.9%
189Red Deer—Mountain ViewAlbertaFilipino2.9%
189St. CatharinesOntarioBlack2.9%
189York—SimcoeOntarioSouth Asian2.9%
193BurlingtonOntarioSouth Asian2.8%
193QuébecQuebecBlack2.8%
195Kelowna—Lake CountryBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian2.7%
195Yorkton—MelvilleSaskatchewanFilipino2.7%
197Barrie—InnisfilOntarioBlack2.6%
197Brantford—BrantOntarioSouth Asian2.6%
197Dauphin—Swan River—NeepawaManitobaFilipino2.6%
197South Okanagan—West KootenayBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian2.6%
201Banff—AirdrieAlbertaSouth Asian2.5%
202Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSaskatchewanFilipino2.4%
202Moncton—Riverview—DieppeNew BrunswickBlack2.4%
204Thérèse-De BlainvilleQuebecBlack2.3%
205Kamloops—Thompson—CaribooBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian2.2%
205Kingston and the IslandsOntarioChinese2.2%
205La PrairieQuebecBlack2.2%
205Prince AlbertSaskatchewanFilipino2.2%
205Rivière-des-Mille-ÎlesQuebecBlack2.2%
210Chatham-Kent—LeamingtonOntarioBlack2.1%
210MontarvilleQuebecBlack2.1%
210Nanaimo—LadysmithBritish ColumbiaChinese2.1%
210Niagara FallsOntarioSouth Asian2.1%
210Peace River—WestlockAlbertaFilipino2.1%
215Battle River—CrowfootAlbertaFilipino2.0%
215Cowichan—Malahat—LangfordBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian2.0%
215FoothillsAlbertaFilipino2.0%
218LakelandAlbertaFilipino1.9%
218LethbridgeAlbertaSouth Asian1.9%
218Niagara CentreOntarioBlack1.9%
218Saint John—RothesayNew BrunswickBlack1.9%
218Sherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanAlbertaFilipino1.9%
223Wellington—Halton HillsOntarioSouth Asian1.8%
223YellowheadAlbertaFilipino1.8%
225Barrie—Springwater—Oro-MedonteOntarioBlack1.7%
225Louis-Saint-LaurentQuebecBlack1.7%
225Prince George—Peace River—Northern RockiesBritish ColumbiaFilipino1.7%
225St. John's EastNewfoundland and LabradorSouth Asian1.7%
229Central Okanagan—Similkameen—NicolaBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian1.6%
229Cumberland—ColchesterNova ScotiaBlack1.6%
229FrederictonNew BrunswickChinese1.6%
229Kings—HantsNova ScotiaBlack1.6%
229LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorFilipino1.6%
229MontcalmQuebecBlack1.6%
229Stormont—Dundas—South GlengarryOntarioSouth Asian1.6%
229Trois-RivièresQuebecBlack1.6%
237Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle CreekSaskatchewanFilipino1.5%
237Central NovaNova ScotiaBlack1.5%
237Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesQuebecBlack1.5%
237Chilliwack—HopeBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian1.5%
237ProvencherManitobaFilipino1.5%
237West NovaNova ScotiaBlack1.5%
243CardiganPrince Edward IslandChinese1.4%
243Churchill—Keewatinook AskiManitobaSouth Asian1.4%
243Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—LaniganSaskatchewanFilipino1.4%
243SudburyOntarioSouth Asian1.4%
247EssexOntarioSouth Asian1.3%
247Saint-Hyacinthe—BagotQuebecBlack1.3%
247Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian1.3%
247Sturgeon River—ParklandAlbertaFilipino1.3%
251Peterborough—KawarthaOntarioSouth Asian1.2%
251Sarnia—LambtonOntarioSouth Asian1.2%
251Sydney—VictoriaNova ScotiaBlack1.2%
254Glengarry—Prescott—RussellOntarioBlack1.1%
254Northumberland—Peterborough SouthOntarioBlack1.1%
254SheffordQuebecLatin American1.1%
257Cape Breton—CansoNova ScotiaBlack1.0%
257Courtenay—AlberniBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian1.0%
257Medicine Hat—Cardston—WarnerAlbertaBlack1.0%
257MirabelQuebecBlack1.0%
257Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—VerchèresQuebecBlack1.0%
257Portage—LisgarManitobaFilipino1.0%
257Rivière-du-NordQuebecBlack1.0%
257Thunder Bay—Superior NorthOntarioSouth Asian1.0%
265Beloeil—ChamblyQuebecBlack0.9%
265North Okanagan—ShuswapBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian0.9%
265NunavutNunavutBlack0.9%
265Simcoe—GreyOntarioSouth Asian0.9%
269Bay of QuinteOntarioSouth Asian0.8%
269Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—LévisQuebecBlack0.8%
269EgmontPrince Edward IslandFilipino0.8%
269Elgin—Middlesex—LondonOntarioBlack0.8%
269Niagara WestOntarioSouth Asian0.8%
269OxfordOntarioBlack0.8%
269Saint-JeanQuebecBlack0.8%
276Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQuebecBlack0.7%
276DrummondQuebecBlack0.7%
276Haldimand—NorfolkOntarioBlack0.7%
276Hastings—Lennox and AddingtonOntarioSouth Asian0.7%
276Huron—BruceOntarioSouth Asian0.7%
276JolietteQuebecBlack0.7%
276Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexOntarioBlack0.7%
276Madawaska—RestigoucheNew BrunswickBlack0.7%
276North Island—Powell RiverBritish ColumbiaFilipino0.7%
276Simcoe NorthOntarioChinese0.7%
276St. John's South—Mount PearlNewfoundland and LabradorChinese0.7%
287Argenteuil—La Petite-NationQuebecBlack0.6%
287Compton—StansteadQuebecLatin American0.6%
287KenoraOntarioFilipino0.6%
287Kootenay—ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaSouth Asian0.6%
287Nipissing—TimiskamingOntarioSouth Asian0.6%
287Perth—WellingtonOntarioSouth Asian0.6%
287Renfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeOntarioSouth Asian0.6%
287Richmond—ArthabaskaQuebecLatin American0.6%
287Salaberry—SuroîtQuebecBlack0.6%
287Sault Ste. MarieOntarioSouth Asian0.6%
287Selkirk—Interlake—EastmanManitobaFilipino0.6%
287South Shore—St. MargaretsNova ScotiaBlack0.6%
299Abitibi—TémiscamingueQuebecBlack0.5%
299Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans—CharlevoixQuebecBlack0.5%
299BeauséjourNew BrunswickBlack0.5%
299Bruce—Grey—Owen SoundOntarioBlack0.5%
299Chicoutimi—Le FjordQuebecBlack0.5%
299Fundy RoyalNew BrunswickBlack0.5%
299Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockOntarioSouth Asian0.5%
299Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau LakesOntarioSouth Asian0.5%
299Lévis—LotbinièreQuebecBlack0.5%
299New Brunswick SouthwestNew BrunswickFilipino0.5%
299Parry Sound—MuskokaOntarioBlack0.5%
299Thunder Bay—Rainy RiverOntarioSoutheast Asian0.5%
299Tobique—MactaquacNew BrunswickBlack0.5%
312Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQuebecBlack0.4%
312BeauceQuebecBlack0.4%
312Bécancour—Nicolet—SaurelQuebecBlack0.4%
312Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSaskatchewanFilipino0.4%
312Lanark—Frontenac—KingstonOntarioBlack0.4%
312MalpequePrince Edward IslandChinese0.4%
312ManicouaganQuebecBlack0.4%
312Nickel BeltOntarioBlack0.4%
312Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesQuebecBlack0.4%
312Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQuebecBlack0.4%
312Timmins—James BayOntarioBlack0.4%
323Acadie—BathurstNew BrunswickBlack0.3%
323Algoma—Manitoulin—KapuskasingOntarioBlack0.3%
323Berthier—MaskinongéQuebecBlack0.3%
323Brome—MissisquoiQuebecBlack0.3%
323Coast of Bays—Central—Notre DameNewfoundland and LabradorChinese0.3%
323JonquièreQuebecBlack0.3%
323Lac-Saint-JeanQuebecBlack0.3%
323Laurentides—LabelleQuebecBlack0.3%
323Long Range MountainsNewfoundland and LabradorSouth Asian0.3%
323Mégantic—L'ÉrableQuebecBlack0.3%
323Miramichi—Grand LakeNew BrunswickBlack0.3%
323Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQuebecBlack0.3%
335AvalonNewfoundland and LabradorSouth Asian0.2%
335Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNewfoundland and LabradorBlack0.2%
335Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineQuebecBlack0.2%
335Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQuebecBlack0.2%

Share: the percentage in the largest group, the group shown on the map. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.