During the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 , nearly two million Cambodians were enslaved and forced into unpaid labors under the tyranny of the Khmer Rouge regime , by which they were brutally tortured , massacred , and discriminated against at large . The tragedies and destruction from this period resulted in a large wave of Cambodian refugees , most of whom migrated to Canada , the U.S. , France and Australia . In 1981 , there were 13,000 Cambodian-Canadian Refugees , with most of the population settling into major cities such as Montreal , Toronto , Ottawa , Calgary , Edmonton and Quebec City . The Jane and Finch neighborhood of Toronto boasts a visible Cambodian population , in which they make up about 4 % of the community . By 2016 , the number of Cambodians in Canada had risen to 38,490
Cambodian genocide
Cambodian genocide
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