though the greatest majority attend government run schools. More recently in 2013 the Quebec Soccer Federation had banned Sikh players in turbans from participating in matches, citing that turbans were a health hazard, though it is practised in India. This move created controversy among the Sikh community in Canada and condemned by FIFA. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+ South Asian CanadiansDemography by Religion (1981−2021) |- | rowspan=2 | ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2021 ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2011 ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2001 ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|1991 ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|1981 |- !Population !% !Population !% !Population !% !Population !% !Population !% |- | style="text-align:left"| Hinduism | 768,785 | | 455,840 | | 260,535 | | 120,585 | | 53,490 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Sikhism | 761,960 | | 447,330 | | 272,220 | | 134,790 | | 61,785 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Islam | 595,085 | | 383,365 | | 212,805 | | 90,890 | | 41,310 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Christianity | 245,035 | | 185,345 | | 124,320 | | 54,960 | | 29,760 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Irreligion | 156,855 | | 67,405 | | 30,610 | | 12,095 | | 6,045 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Buddhism | 27,885 | | 17,685 | | 8,630 | | 2,960 | | 1,020 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Jainism | 8,100 | | N/A | N/A | 2,385 | | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |- | style="text-align:left"| Zoroastrianism | 3,630 | | N/A | N/A | 2,900 | | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |- | style="text-align:left"| Judaism | 1,270 | | 1,105 | | 660 | | 70 | | 100 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Baháʼí | 440 | | N/A | N/A | 400 | | 80 | | 15 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Indigenous | 115 | | N/A | N/A | 585 | | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |- | style="text-align:left"| Other | 2,240 | | 9,325 | | 1,025 | | 3,865 | | 105 | |- | style="text-align:left"|Total responses | 2,571,400 | | 1,567,400 | | 917,075 | | 420,295 | | 196,395 | |- | style="text-align:left"| Total South AsianCanadian Population | 2,571,400 | | 1,615,920| | 963,190| | 505,515 | | 223,235| |} Language Knowledge of language Many South Asian Canadians speak Canadian English or Canadian French as a first language, as many multi-generational individuals do not speak South Asian languages as a