Afghan Canadians

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Afghan Canadians
Total population
96,810 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, Vancouver
Languages
Canadian English, Canadian French, Dari, Pashto, Uzbek and other Afghan languages
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Minority Shia Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism [2]

Afghan Canadians are Canadians with ancestry from Afghanistan. They form the second largest Afghan community in North America after Afghan Americans. Their ethnic origin may come from any of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan, which include Pashtun, Tajik, Uzbek, Hazara, Turkmen, etc. In the Canada 2016 Census about 83,995 Canadians were from Afghanistan. [3]

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They are mostly concentrated in the southwestern region of Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area, with significant communities mostly in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal. In addition to the official languages of Canada, Afghan Canadians are also fluent in their native languages such as Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen, etc.[ citation needed ]

Media

The diaspora also have media outlets for the Afghan community, including private TV channels such as Watan E Maa, [4] AfghanJavan TV and Afghan Nobel TV.

Afghan Canadians by Canadian province or territory (2016)

ProvincePopulationPercentageSource
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 54,5350.4% [5]
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec 10,9400.1% [6]
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 8,5450.2% [7]
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 7,8900.2% [8]
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 1,0150.1% [9]
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 7800.1% [10]
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia 2300.0% [11]
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick 250.0% [12]
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador 100.0% [13]
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island 100.0% [14]
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories 100.0% [15]
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut 00.0% [16]
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon 00.0% [17]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 482,6101.4% [18]


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