Malaysian Canadians are Canadian citizens who are of Malaysian descent. The Canada 2006 Census recorded 12 165 people self-identifying as Malaysian Canadian, but only 1 820 of these self-identified as exclusively Malaysian Canadian. The Canada 2001 Census recorded 20 420 first-generation Malaysian Canadians, 8 660 of whom were in Ontario.
Individuals
Evelyn Chew is a Malaysian-Canadian stage actor known for portraying Number 18 in Andrew Kooman's She Has a Name. Joseph Hoh is a Malaysian-Canadian visual artist whose Malaysian heritage expresses itself in his art. Steve Ng is a Malaysian-Canadian entrepreneur who worked in Canada for 25 years in the golf course and hospitality industry. Chin Lee is a Malaysian-Canadian politician.
References
Malaysian Canadians Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA