Palestinian Canadians
Appearance
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Total population | |
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44,820 (by ancestry, 2016 Census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Toronto, Montreal | |
Languages | |
Canadian English · Canadian French · Palestinian Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam · Christianity · Druze · Baháʼí · Atheism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arab Canadians, Palestinian American, Palestinian people |
Palestinian Canadians (Arabic: فلسطينيو كندا, romanized: Filasṭīnīyū Kanadā) are Canadian citizens of Palestinian descent or Palestine-born people residing in Canada. According to the 2016 Census there were 44,820 Canadians who claimed Palestinian ancestry.[2]
Demography
[edit]Religion
[edit]Religious group | 2021[3][a] | |
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Pop. | % | |
Islam | 32,895 | 71.66% |
Christianity | 8,605 | 18.75% |
Irreligion | 4,155 | 9.05% |
Judaism | 110 | 0.24% |
Buddhism | 10 | 0.02% |
Sikhism | 10 | 0.02% |
Other | 120 | 0.26% |
Total Palestinian Canadian population | 45,905 | 100% |
Geographical distribution
[edit]There are 4,020 Palestinians in Toronto, whom make up 0.2% of the city and metropolitan area's population, and there are 15,330 Palestinians in the Greater Toronto Area.[4][5] There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is Mississauga, Ontario.[6] There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.[7]
Notable Palestinian Canadians
[edit]- Nasri
- Ruba Nadda
- Belly
- Ty Wood
- Yasser Abbas
- Yasmine Mohammed
- Nemahsis, musician
- Moain Sadeq, archaeologist
- Saeed Teebi, writer
- Rabih “Robby” Alkhalil, gangster
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Religious breakdown proportions based on "Palestinian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2021 census.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2023-05-10). "Religion by ethnic or cultural origins: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Toronto Metropolitan Area - Census 2021". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population | Profile table". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Palestine House Website". Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Palestinian Restaurants". PopandCo.ca. Retrieved May 12, 2024.