LITTLE INDIA IN CANADA

:: LITTLE INDIA IN CANADA ::

Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Canada. Gerrard India Bazaar is one of the largest markets for South Asian goods and services in North America with over 100 shops, restaurants and bazaars representing regional diversities of South Asian culture. Wikipedia says "The portion between Greenwood and Coxwell Avenues is commonly referred to as "Little India" or "Gerrard India Bazaar", or "South Asian Bazaar". There are numerous Pakistani, Indian, Sri Lankan restaurants, cafés, videos/DVD stores, clothing shops, and electronic goods stores catering to the Indo-Canadian and Pakistani-Canadian communities located in this neighbourhood. It is home to one of the largest South Asian marketplaces in North America, the other large similar marketplace being Devon Avenue in Chicago in the United States."

Gerrard Street East includes restaurants, businesses selling videos, DVDs, music and the latest from Bollywood films among other products. Fashion needs of the South Asian community are served by boutiques selling designer clothes, silks, embroideries and ornately sequined pieces. Jewelers sell gold and ornaments from all parts of the world - Dubai, India, Pakistan, Singapore. Web Link: .Gerrard India Bazaar,

Dundas Street, Mississauga - The intersection of Dundas street West and Hurontario (Highway 10) is centrally located in Toronto suburb of Mississauga where one can find everything Indian starting from Grocers, Jewellers, furnitures to Salwar, Sarees showrooms, Indian restaurants, take-aways etc.

Singhdale,Brampton"- The town of Springdale in Brampton is commonly referred to as "Singhdale" because of the many Sikhs that live there. The first people to inhabit the area around where Brampton is located were doubtlessly Indians. One can find lots of Indian Restaurant, Grocers and others catering to Asians & Indians. Gore Road in Brampton is a popular landmark for Indian shops, grocers and restaurants.

Punjabi Market,Vancouver,British Columbia - The Punjabi Market or Little India is a small commercial district in Vancouver, British Columbia officially recognized by the city as being primarily Indo-Canadian businesses. This is a 5 block section of Main Street around 49th Avenue in the Sunset neighbourhood. There are a number of Indian restaurants, sweet shops, grocers and Punjabi video stores as well as other businesses that cater primarily to an Indo-Canadian Market. [Wikipedia]. The Punjabi market is the epicenter of commerce and culture for Vancouver's large Indo-Canadian population. The Punjabi Market in Vancouver (Situated between 48th and 51st Avenue) has an assortment of Indian restaurants, sweet shops, fabric stores, green grocers, and gold jewelers. Indians in Vancouver mainly live in the suburb of Surrey.

...Bobby554