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The Han Chinese (Hakka) of Canada

The Han Chinese (Hakka) of Canada, numbering approximately 5,900 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic people of southern China distinguished by their Hakka language, migratory heritage, and a distinctive cultural identity shaped by settlement in dispersed upland communities. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Hakka Chinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Hakka

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Hakka Chinese (hak)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 5,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047429
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

49%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hakka Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Hakka Speakers

Media Resources in Hakka Chinese:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Hakka Chinese:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Today's Taiwanese Hakka Bible ✓ ✓ ✓
Kartidaya ✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hakka Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Han Chinese (Hakka) are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Hakka):
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Hakka) of Canada

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
readPsalm 119:9

Pray that as young men place their faith in Jesus, they will walk in purity and live according to God's Word.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
readPsalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

Han Chinese, Hakka Across Countries (ROP3 - 103691) reported in the following countries:

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14 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG047249 Han Chinese (Hakka) United States 1,500 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Unaffiliated
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG016363 Han Chinese (Hakka) Guyana 1,700 Unengaged and Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG047429 Han Chinese (Hakka) Canada 5,900 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG016386 Han Chinese (Hakka) Jamaica 6,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG042926 Han Chinese (Hakka) Peru 12,500 Unengaged and Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG008246 Han Chinese (Hakka) French Polynesia 13,500 No Longer Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG016338 Han Chinese (Hakka) French Guiana 17,500 Unengaged and Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG016431 Han Chinese (Hakka) Suriname 18,000 No Longer Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG015362 Han Chinese (Hakka) Mauritius 22,500 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG020727 Han Chinese (Hakka) Singapore 161,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG050597 Han Chinese (Hakka) Hong Kong 254,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG046596 Han Chinese (Hakka) Malaysia 403,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG007517 Han Chinese (Hakka) Taiwan 4,705,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Chinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka) PG006799 Han Chinese (Hakka) China 36,240,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hakka Chinese Daoism

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