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http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-...143-eng.htm#a3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interra...arriage#Canada
In Canada, 2011, 4.6% of all civil unions are interracial ones, an 18% increase from 2006 (3.9%), and a 77% increase from 1991 (2.6%).- 63% of Canadian-born Blacks (who were in couples) were in mixed unions, while the numbers for Blacks born in the Caribbean and Bermuda (17%), and Africa (13%) were much lower percentages.
- For Chinese people born in Canada, 54% (who were in couples) were with someone non-Chinese (it's not noted if this figure refers to anyone who is not East Asian (race), or just not Chinese (nationality)), compared to only 3% of those born in China who immigrated to Canada.
- 33% of South Asian Canadians who were born in Canada, were in a mixed union, compared to only 3% of those who were born in South Asia.Certain visible minority groups had higher rates of being in mixed unions:
78.7% of Japanese
64.9% of multiracial people
48.2% of Latin Americans
40.2% of Blacks
29.8% of Filipinos
25.4% of Arabs / West Asians
22.5% of Koreans
21.9% of Southeast Asians (other than Filipinos)
19.4% of Chinese
13.0% of South Asians
52.4% of other groupsThere are no statistics that show data for Whites or Aboriginals.One study done by Reg Bibby found that 92% of Canadians are accepting of interracial marriages.
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