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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]
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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 | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arab Canadians, Palestinian American, Palestinian people |
Distribution
editThere 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.[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
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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.