Chinese Canadian

A Chinese Canadian is a person of Chinese descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. Considered from the perspective of China, they are a group of overseas Chinese. In 2001 there were 1,094,700 Canadians of Chinese descent (100 000 having mixed Chinese and other race(s). They are by far the largest group who speak neither English nor French: 586,000 (1998), over 50%.

Prominent Chinese Canadians

Ethnic Chinese in Canada

• Raymond Chan, former Secretary of State for the Pacific Rim and currently the Minister of State for Multiculturalism; Liberal MP for Richmond (BC)
• Wei Chen, journalist and correspondent for Toronto 1; former rerporter and anchor for CTV's Canada AM
• Denise Chong, writer and economic advisor to PM Pierre Elliot Trudeau
• Ida Chong, Minister of Advanced Education and British Columbia Liberal MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head
• Michael Chong, federal Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wellington?Halton Hills
• Tommy Chong, comic and actor (born in Canada, though famous mainly for work in the U.S.)
• Olivia Chow, Toronto city councillor and wife of federal New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton
• Raymond Chow, painter
• Wayson Choy, writer
• Fred Chu, physican, chairman of the board of St. Joseph's Hospital, Vancouver BC
• Adrienne Clarkson, former journalist, novelist, publisher; former Governor General of Canada
• Won Alexander Cumyow, first Chinese baby to be born in Canada, 1861 in Port Douglas, BC.
• Chan Hon Goh, first Chinese-Canadian principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada
• Margaret Gee, lawyer, first Chinese Canadian female called to the bar, British Columbia
• Sandrine Holt, actress of Chinese and French ancestry
• Douglas Jung, first Canadian of Chinese origin elected to Parliament; Progressive Conservative MP for Vancouver Centre
• Norman Kwong, aka "The China Clipper", fullback, won four Grey Cups and 30 individual CFL records; current Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
• Jenny Kwan, British Columbia MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
• David Lam, philanthropist and former British Columbia Lieutenant Governor (1988-1995)
• Evelyn Lau, writer
• Sophia Leung, former federal Liberal Member of Parliament for Vancouver?Kingsway, British Columbia; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue
• Raymond Louie, Vancouver city councillor, former school trustee, COPE member
• Alan Lowe, Mayor of Victoria (BC)
• Gary Mar, Minister of Community Development and Alberta Conservative MLA for Calgary-Mackay
• Inky Mark, federal Conservative Member of Parliament for Dauphin--Swan River, Manitoba
• Vivienne Poy, first senator of Chinese ancestry, and sister-in-law of Adrienne Clarkson (married to Clarkson's brother Dr Neville Poy)
• Mina Shum, filmmaker
• Alfred Sung, fashion designer; founder of Club Monaco
• Bob Wong, first Chinese elected to a cabinet post: Minister of Energy and Ontario Liberal MPP
• Dr Joseph Yu Kai Wong, medical doctor, founder of The Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care, Philantrophist
• Patrick Wong, former BC Liberal MLA for Vancouver Kensington
• William Kwong Yu Yeung, astronomer
• Ying Chen, writer
• K. Dock Yip (???), first Chinese-Canadian lawyer
• Zhai Zhenhua, writer and Chinese ex-Red Guard
• Tak Wah Mak (???), scientist, co-discover of the t-cell receptor

A list of Canadian Born Chinese (or CBCs) not currently residing in Canada:

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• Christy Chung (???), actress, in Hong Kong, (mix Vietnamese/Chinese ancestry)
• Andrea Jung (???), CEO, Avon Products, in USA
• Kristin Kreuk, actress and model, in USA, (mix of Dutch and Chinese ancestry)
• Derek To - former Mr Hong Kong and actor with Hong Kong broadcaster ATV