Arab Canadians

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Arab Canadians
Arabo-Canadiens
كنديون عرب
Total population
690,000 

1.9% of the total Canadian population (2021)

(2021 Census) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Laval, Mississauga, Windsor, London
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups

Arab Canadians (French : Arabo-Canadiens) come from all of the countries of the Arab world. According to the 2021 Census, there were 690,000 Canadians, or 1.9%, who claimed Arab ancestry. [4] According to the 2011 census there were 380,620 Canadians who claimed full or partial ancestry from an Arabic-speaking country. [5] [ verify ] The large majority of the Canadians of Arab origin population live in either Ontario or Quebec. [6]

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Demographics

The distribution of the Arab population of Canada according to the 2001, 2011, and 2016 Canadian censuses was as follows:[ verify ]

Province or territory Arabs 2001% 2001Arabs 2011% 2011Arabs 2016% 2016Arabs 2021% 2021
Flag of Quebec.svg  Québec 73,3451.0%166,2602.2%213,7402.7%280,0753.3%
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 88,5450.8%151,6451.2%210,4351.6%284,2152.0%
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 19,3200.7%34,9201.0%56,7001.4%69,5051.6%
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 6,6050.2%14,0900.3%19,8400.4%28,0100.6%
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia 3,6100.4%6,2850.7%8,1100.9%10,6101.1%
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 1,2300.1%3,2400.3%5,0300.4%7,8200.6%
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 9000.1%2,0950.2%4,3000.4%5,5750.5%
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick 5800.1%1,3800.2%2,9600.4%5,0600.7%
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador 2700.1%3700.1%1,3750.3%1,7400.3%
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island 1750.0%2000.1%5850.4%1,1250.7%
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories 800.2%1100.3%1000.2%2250.6%
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut 100.0%150.0%400.1%350.1%
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon 100.0%00.0%100.0%200.1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 194,6850.7%380,620 [7] 1.2%523,235 [7] 1.5%694,015 [7] 1.9%

By Arabic-speaking country

Country [8] 2016 [5]
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 219,555
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 104,395
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 103,945
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 77,045
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 73,250
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 68,490
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 50,245
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25,645
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE 20,000
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 19,960
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 25,250
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 9,325
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 7,740
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 6,810
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 6,645
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2,235
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada total750,925 [9]

Religion

The 2011 Canadian census shows that 55% from Arab Canadians reported belonging to a Muslim faith and 34% reported belonging to a Christian faith. These number differ measurably from the numbers reported in the 2001 Canadian census, which showed an even split in the Arab Canadians community between those who practiced the Muslim faith with 44% and those who practiced the Christian faith 44%, (where 28% as Catholic, 11% as Eastern Orthodox Church and 5% as Other Christian). In 2011, about 3% from Arab Canadians population are Jewish.

That said the percentage of Arab Canadians were not affiliated with any religions only marginally increased from 6% in 2001 to 8% in 2011.

The greatest percentage of Arab Christians in Canada come from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Iraq, where the highest rates of Muslims come from Algeria and Morocco. [10]

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