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14,320 (2006)[1] Regions with significant populations
Indonesian, English, Dutch[3] Christianity · Sunni Islam[4]
Indonesian Canadians are Canadians of Indonesian descent. They
are one of the smaller Asian minorities in Canada.   In the
early post-World War II period, most migrants from Indonesia to
Canada were Indo people of mixed Dutch and pribumi ancestry.
Many did not come directly from Indonesia, but rather went to
the Netherlands and then re-migrated due to racial prejudice
they faced there. Community members believe that perhaps 3,000
live in the Ontario area.[5] These migrants tend to be fluent in
Dutch, and may also speak Indonesian, or more commonly
Indonesian-based trade languages. However, Indonesians of
Chinese descent formed the main group in the stream of migration
which began in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[3] They have come
to comprise an estimated 80% of Canada's p