People group profile · PG047422
The Tibetans of Canada
The Tibetans of Canada, numbering about 5,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Tibeto-Burman people inhabiting the Trans-Himalaya region that divides India and Nepal from Tibet.
They are a diaspora people in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Tibetan.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 5,300
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tibetan
- Primary language
- Tibetan (bod)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tibetans are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tibetans
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism
100% adherents
Primary language
Tibetan · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Tibetan
Gospel resources in Tibetan
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Lhasa, Tibetan)
Bibles
- 2016-2021 New Tibetan Bible Committee · video, audio, text
- Central Tibetan Bible · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tibetans
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Tibetan, Central in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110033) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Tibetans | China | 1,195,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tibetans | Nepal | 160,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tibetans | India | 153,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tibetans | United States | 12,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tibetans | Bhutan | 5,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tibetans | Sweden | 1,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tibetans | Taiwan | 400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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