Category: Indo-Canadians
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Vancouver Sikhs to become second biggest religious group by 2031
By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: Canada is fast changing its colours as visible minorities — Asians, Blacks and others — are outgrowing the white population. According to projections done for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 60 per cent residents of the Greater Vancouver area by the year 2031 will be non-whites.
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Indians break another ceiling in Canada as Bharat Masrani is appointed CEO of top bank TD Trust
News East-West TORONTO: Finally, an Indian-origin person is becoming CEO of Canada’s top financial institution. Bharat Masrani, who is in charge of the bank’s US personal and commercial banking operations, will take over as the CEO of TD Trust – which is Canada’s top bank – from Nov 1.
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Sikh population in Abbotsford doubles in a decade
By Sue Lazaruk ABBOTSFORD (British Columbia): The number of Sikhs in the Abbotsford area has almost doubled in the past 10 years, confirming its place as a major hub for citizens of Punjabi descent, according to 2011 Statistics Canada data released on Wednesday. The figures are among the data released by the federal agency from…