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Japanese Canadians Today
The Government’s dispersal policy after the end of World War II had a dramatic impact on the social and cultural development of Japanese Canadian community. According to Statistics Canada figures in 2001, the following data describes the Japanese Canadian community.
Total population: 85,230
Single ancestry: 53,175
Mixed ancestry: 32,055
Composition of the Japanese Canadian community in Canada:
Single ancestry born in Canada 40.5%
Single ancestry born outside of Canada 22.0%
Mixed ancestry 37.5%
Note: Peoples of mixed ancestry increased from 26% in 1991 to 37.5% in 2001.
Mixed marriages 70%
Intermarriage rate 95%
The percentages of mixed marriages and intermarriage are the highest of all the ethnic groups.
These figures reveal the dramatic shift that is taking place in the Japanese Canadian community. The number of Japanese immigrants has remained constant but the number of people with mixed Japanese ancestry has nearly doubled in 10 years. The possibility for two Japanese Canadians to marry is limited because of the small population. The scattered distribution of the community has resulted in the high intermarriage rate.
Japanese Canadians are the most integrated and assimilated group of all the ethnic communities.
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