Palestinian Canadians

Palestinian Canadians
فلسطينيو كندا (Arabic)
Canadiens palestiniens (French)
Total population
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, romanizedFilasṭīnīyū 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

Religion

Palestinian Canadian demography by religion
Religious group 2021[3][a] 2001[4][b]
Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 32,895 71.66% 8,940 60.9%
Christianity 8,605 18.75% 5,170 35.22%
Irreligion 4,155 9.05% 510 3.47%
Judaism 110 0.24% 45 0.31%
Buddhism 10 0.02% N/a N/a
Sikhism 10 0.02% N/a N/a
Other 120 0.26% 10 0.07%
Total Palestinian Canadian population 45,905 100% 14,680 100%
Palestinian Canadian demography by Christian sects
Religious group 2021[3] 2001[4]
Pop. % Pop. %
Catholic 4,065 47.24% 2,775 53.68%
Orthodox 2,200 25.57% 1,510 29.21%
Protestant 550 6.39% 445 8.61%
Other Christian 1,790 20.8% 440 8.51%
Total Palestinian Canadian christian population 8,605 100% 5,170 100%

Geographical distribution

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.[5][6] There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is Mississauga, Ontario.[7] There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.[8]

Notable Palestinian Canadians

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Religious breakdown proportions based on "Palestinian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2021 census.[3]
  2. ^ Religious breakdown proportions based on "Palestinian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2001 census.[4]

References