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A large number of Punjabi families have settled in Canada and they are inviting more and more families to join them in the country. Chances are if you go to Canada to study or settle down, you might just be warmly welcome to these Punjabi communities out there.

Most of the Punjabi in Canada are businessmen as they have amassed great amount of wealth and lead a very happy and prosperous life in Canada.

Previously majority of the Punjabis were either agricultural farmers or business men but today the Punjabis in Canada have been able to find white collar jobs for themselves in the different companies.

Many have become well known doctors and engineers. The second generation Punjabis who are born and brought up in Canada have grown up in the Canadian culture and even though they look Indian from outside they are Canadian from inside.

The Punjabi ladies in Canada from the older generations visit India every year and when in Canada they try to celebrate Indian festivals like Holi and Diwali. The Diwali festival is celebrated with real pomp and glamour in Canada where all the Punjabi community unite and celebrate the occasion every year.

Also, many of them have retail stores and restaurants in Canada and their business is thriving well. They always keep encouraging other Punjabis from India to join them in Canada and they send then Sponsorship letters. In fact, the Canadian Government has a favourable attitude towards the Punjabi community.

There is perfect understanding among every one belonging to the Punjabi community and they try to help each other out in times of trouble.

The community goes to watch Indian Bollywood films which get released in the Canadian Odeon’s. They cook Punjabi food and the Canadians love Indian dishes which sell like hot cake in the Indian Restaurants. It’s not only the Punjabis from India that make up the community but they are made up of the Punjabis from Pakistan as well. All the Hindu and Muslim Panjabi together make up the Punjabi community in Canada and they live with one another in perfect peace and harmony.

The second generation Punjabis are really doing well in Canada in all the different fields like business, science, engineering, trade and commerce. Many of them have also taken up jobs in the government departments where they are performing really well. Even though the Punjabi community lives in Canada they love to follow the Indian culture and tradition. You will often find the Punjabi women in Canada wearing Salwar suits and they speak in the Punjabi language among themselves. They love to come home to India and spend months back home with their relatives and friends.

The Punjabi community in Canada is one of the largest communities and they live together in the same locality. It constitutes some of the top class business Entrepreneurs in Canada. The community lives a very happy and peaceful life in Canada.

Indeed it is a very colourful community and they have popularised their famous Bhangra dance in Canada.