Dokument #1129536
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
The IRBDC has no currently available
information on Sikhs outside of Punjab. Some information on Sikhs
in the military may be found in IND10592 of 31 March 1992,
available on RefInfo.
According to a specialist on India, about
30 percent of Sikhs (who compose 2 percent of the population) live
outside of Punjab (26 May 1992). Most tend to be at the higher end
of Indian society and occupy more professional and business
positions than their numbers would warrant (Ibid.) He stated
that in 1986, 30 percent of the military officer corps and 12 to 15
percent of the regular military were Sikhs (Ibid.). In
Calcutta and Bombay, Sikhs are largely middle and upper class. They
are very prominent in finance and control road transport across
North India. At the same time, Sikhs in New Delhi come from all
walks of life. (Ibid.)
The IRBDC is unable to corroborate this
information at the present time.
Multiculturalism Canada, Ottawa. 26
May 1992. Interview with Specialist on India.