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Canadian Jains
Adinath Digambar Jain Temple in Brampton, Ontario
Total population
8,275[1]
Languages
Canadian English
Indian Languages
Religion
Jainism

Jain Canadians number 8,275, composing 0.02% of Canada's population. Adherents of Jainism first settled in Canada in small numbers in the late 19th century. The number of Jains in Canada later increased, leading to the establishment of Jain temples in Canada. The type of Jainism in Canada later exhibited several differences from Jainism in India.

  1. ^ "Religion by visible minority and generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts". Statistics Canada. 23 July 2023. p. M.23.

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