, ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Japanese ▁national s ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁particularly ▁young ▁people ▁there ▁on ▁working ▁hol iday ▁vis a ▁wish ing ▁to ▁work ▁or ▁live ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁cities , ▁Toronto ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁pure ▁y on se i . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁ 3 0 . 6 4 % ▁of ▁Canadian - born ▁Japanese ▁Canad ians ▁are ▁married ▁to ▁one ▁another . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁such ▁percentage ▁of ▁any ▁city ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Canad ians ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁about ▁ 2 0 – 2 5 % ▁were ▁sh in ij ush a , ▁or ▁new ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁residents ▁from ▁Japan , ▁who ▁come ▁to ▁Canada ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁become ▁permanent ▁residents . ▁ ▁Institution s ▁The ▁Japanese ▁Canadian ▁Cultural ▁Centre ▁( J CC C ) ▁holds ▁Japanese ▁cultural ▁classes , ▁contains ▁a ▁library ▁of ▁Japanese - Can ad ian ▁and ▁Japanese ▁materials , ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁gift ▁shop . ▁Bruce ▁K uw ab ara ▁and ▁Associ ates ▁had ▁rem ode led ▁the ▁building ▁which ▁the ▁J CC C ▁currently ▁occup ies ; ▁it ▁moved ▁into ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Other ▁institutions ▁include ▁the ▁Canada ▁Japan ▁Society ▁( 日 加 <0xE5> <0x8D>