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57th General Conference Session - 2000
PLACE: SkyDome and Metro Toronto Convention Centre,
Toronto, Canada
DATES: June 25 - June 29 (Sunday - Thursday) - World
Ministers Council
June 29 - July 08 (Thursday - Sabbath) - General Conference Session
THEME: Almost Home

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Ethnic
Communities in Toronto:
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The (Native) Aboriginal
Community (40,000)
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The Afghans (16,000)
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The African Communities,
including people from Ethiopia and Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana,
Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda,
Congo, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Sierre Leone, Somalia,
Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, the Spanish Sahara, Gambia,
Liberia, Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi
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The Ahmadi Muslims
(20,000)
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The Albanians (15,000)
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The Arabs (Arab-speaking
population represents 21 countries)
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The Armenians (20,000)
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The Australians and
New Zealanders (30,000 after World War II)
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The Austrians (10,000)
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The Belarusans (3,000)
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The Belgians (1,000+)
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The Bengalees (5,000)
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The Black Canadians
(25,000)
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The Brazilians (3,000)
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The Bulgarians (6,000)
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The Cambodians (6,000)
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The Caribbean Communities,
including Antigua, Barbados, Dominica and Haiti, Grenada,
Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Lucia, St Vincent, St Kitts,
Trinidad and Tobago (300,000)
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The Chinese (350,000)
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The Croatians (25,000
in 1981)
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The Czechs (15,000)
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The Danes (20,000)
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The Danube Swabians
(32,000)
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The Dutch (50,000)
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The East Indian Communities
(200,000)
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The English
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The Eritreans (10,000)
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The Estonians (12,000)
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The Filipinos (30,000)
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The Finns (10,000)
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The French (300,000)
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The Germans (300,000)
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The Greeks (130,000)
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The Hispanics (180,000)
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The Hungarians (50,000)
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The Icelanders (2,500)
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The Indonesians (3,000)
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The Iranians (60,000)
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The Irish (520,000)
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The Ismaili Muslims
(20,000)
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The Italians (500,000)
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The Japanese (18,000)
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The Jews (160,000)
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The Koreans (45,000)
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The Lao (5,000)
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The Latvians (9,000)
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The Lithuanians (10,000)
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The Macedonians (50,000
after World War II)
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The Malaysians
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The Maltese (6,000)
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The Norwegians (2,000)
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The Pakistanis (50,000)
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The Poles (80,000+)
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The Portuguese (100,000)
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The Romanians (20,000)
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The Russians (6,000)
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The Scots (500,000+)
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The Serbs (75,000)
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The Sikhs (40,000)
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The Slovaks
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The Slovenians (20,000)
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The Somalis (70,000)
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The Swedes (5,000)
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The Swiss (3,500)
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The Tamils (80,000)
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The Thais (approximately
300 families)
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The Turks (10,000+)
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The Ukranians (100,000
in 1991)
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The Vietnamese (18,000+)
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The Welsh
Taken from Toronto’s
Many Faces: A Guide to the media, museums, restaurants, festivals,
monuments, prominent citizens & shops of more than 60 cultural
communities in the city, Tony Ruprecht, Quarry Press.

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