Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan Profile

Main Languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English

Major Ethnic Groups:  Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamil, Indian Tamil, Sri Lankan Moor, Burgher, Malay, Veddah.
Primary Religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam

Where is Sri Lanka:

Number of Sri Lankan:

• In Canada: 103,625
  In the GTA: 80,610
• In the City of Toronto: 38,800

Primary Areas of Settlement in the GTA (Social Atlas): City of Toronto (Scarborough Community), Markham, Vaughan, Mississauga, Brampton   

Social and Settlement Services in the GTA

Sri Lankan - Canadian Community Services
213-3085 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ontario, L5A 4E4; Tel: 905.268.0259

The Mosaic Institute
2 Bloor Street West Suite 3400, Toronto, ON Canada M4W 3E2; Tel: (416) 644-6000 ext. 600

• A CANADIAN STATEMENT ABOUT SRI LANKA by participants in the Young Canadians’ Peace Dialogue on Sri Lanka

Church Information

Toronto Harvest Missionary Church
1180 Bellamy Road North, Scarborough, Toronto, M1H1H2; Tel: (416) 438-5200

More Information

This information is sourced from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Statistics Canada.

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