From: The Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples/Goans/N.k. Wagle
Conversion to Christianity did not fundamentally alter pre-existing elements of Goa’s Hindu caste hierarchy and values, and Brahmin-Christians and Chardo-Christians, for example, maintained their caste superiority by intermarrying among themselves. The pride of belonging to a Brahmin-Christian family still persists among first-generation Goan immigrants to Canada. However, younger Goans, who were born in Canada or arrived as children, have not only crossed the old caste barriers by marrying spouses from other castes within the Goan Christian community, but, in several cases, have chosen their spouses from outside the Goan community. The issues of dating, courtship, and inter-caste and interracial marriages frequently lead to intergenerational conflicts in Goan-Canadian families.
Goan Christians in Canada are active members of the Roman Catholic Church. They do not have their own parishes but worship regularly at local Catholic churches with mainstream Canadian or inter-ethnic congregations and they participate actively in the activities of their parishes, both religious and social. Church attendance is fairly high. Goan village associations in Canada frequently are named after Roman Catholic patron saints from the South Asian homeland.
