Канададағы лаостар және олардың ұрпақтары

Canadians of Laotian origin or descent

Laotian Canadians , are Canadian citizens of Laotian origin or descent. In the 2016 Census, 24,580 people indicated Laotian ancestry. Between the 1970s and early 1980s many Canadian families, especially in Quebec, sponsored many Lao. But by the 1990s, most refugees in the camps were instead repatriated to Laos. Canada took in 12,793 Laotian refugees. The Lao community is well assimilated to Canadian culture especially in the province of Quebec. This resulted in many mixed couples having children of mixed heritage.

Most migrants consisted of young families; there were few elderly among them. A significant proportion were drawn from among the community of ethnic Chinese in Laos. Markham and Calgary. In Quebec, most live in the North Shore (Montreal).

+Population by ancestry by Canadian province or territory (2016) Province Population Percentage Source 9,875 0.1% 7,625 0.1% 2,530 0.1% 2,050 0.1% 1,730 0.1% 710 0.1% 25 0.0% 10 0.0% 10 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 24,580 0.1%

Laotian migrants in Canada mostly follow Theravada Buddhism with a mixture of animism also known as Tai folk religion, though Mahayana Buddhists are also found among those of Laotian Chinese ethnicity. Recent immigrants from Posadas, Argentina of Lao descent mostly follows Roman Catholicism.

There is a growing community of Lao Muslims living in Canada. They are mostly Sunni and Ibadi. Many of whom were born in Laos and are of Indonesian, Thai, Katang (see the Katang people) and Malaysian descent.