People group profile · PG050508
The Kashmiris of Canada
The Kashmiris of Canada, numbering about 3,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a diaspora community descended from people of the Kashmir region who have settled across Canada while maintaining Kashmiri cultural traditions, identity, and transnational ties to their ancestral homeland.
They are a diaspora people in the Kashmiri people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kashmiri.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 3,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kashmiri
- Primary language
- Kashmiri (kas)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- 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 Kashmiris 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 Kashmiris
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
85% adherents
Primary language
Kashmiri · Indo-European family
80% speak Kashmiri
Gospel resources in Kashmiri
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kashmiris
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 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.
Kashmiris in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashmiri | India | 3,035,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kashmiri-Punjabis | United Kingdom | 204,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kashmiri | Pakistan | 194,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kashmiri | United States | 1,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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