South Asian Canadians in Metro Vancouver are the third-largest ethnic group in the region, comprising 291,005 or 12% of the total population. Sizable communities exist within the city of Vancouver along with the adjoining city of Surrey, which houses one of the world's largest South Asian enclaves. 67% percent of South Asian-Canadians in Canada live in the Toronto and Vancouver areas as of 2016, together making up nearly 30% of the combined populations of the cities.