The number of Vietnamese in Canada

There are 1500 Vietnamese immigrants in Canada, and more than 1 100 live in Quebec. Most of these people are men and they often marry French-Canadian women.

1975 and 1976, after the government of the Republic of Vietnam in the south collapsed and Vietnam was unified under the leadership of the Vietnamese Production Party, the number of Vietnamese in Canada increased dramatically. Thousands of intellectuals left their homes and sought refuge in the United States, France and other western countries, as well as a few countries including Canada. People who come to Canada often have relatives or have studied here, and many people can speak French. From 1975 to1978,7800 Vietnamese settled in Canada, of which 65% settled in Quebec.

A new wave of displacement appears in 1978 and 1979. Vietnam sent troops into Cambodia to overthrow the Khmer Rouge government. After China counterattacked Vietnam. About 2 million Vietnamese in China couldn't bear it, and tens of thousands crossed the border in fragile boats and set sail. In addition, many Vietnamese who were unable or unwilling to leave Vietnam before have become boat people, as have many Khmer people living in the Mekong Delta. There are more boat people than the last wave, with different social status, including intellectuals, businessmen, farmers, workers and fishermen. Lucky boat people (if not attacked by pirates or killed in strong winds) are often rescued in refugee camps in Southeast Asia. Many western countries have accepted these boat people to settle down. From 1979 to 1982, Canada accepted 58,000 refugee boat people, 35% of whom were from China. Many organizations and groups all over Canada agree to sponsor families or individuals. Some provinces have opened schools to teach these immigrant languages.

Throughout the1980s, the number of refugees continued to emigrate to Canada. From 1983 to 199 1 year, 75,000 people immigrated to Canada (8,333 people per year). During the period of 1990, with the opening of Vietnam's economy, the Vietnamese government implemented the Doi Moi policy, and the number of Vietnamese entering Canada decreased significantly. From 1996 to 200 1, only 1 1 0,000 people settled in Canada (2,200 people a year).