Ethnic group
Palestinian Canadians
فلسطينيو كنداTotal population |
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44,820 (by ancestry, 2016 Census)[1] |
Regions with significant populations |
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Toronto, Montreal |
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Canadian English · Canadian French · Palestinian Arabic |
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Islam · Christianity · Druze · Baháʼí |
Related ethnic groups |
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Arab Canadians, Palestinian American, Palestinian people |
Palestinian Canadians (Arabic: فلسطينيو كندا) 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]
Distribution
There are 4,020 Palestinians in Toronto, whom make up 0.2% of the city and metroplitan area's population, and there are 15,330 Palestinians in the Greater Toronto Area.[3][4] There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is Mississauga, Ontario.[5] There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.[6]
Notable Palestinian Canadians
See also
- Canada portal
- Palestine portal
References
- ^ Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
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