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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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Toronto&DGUIDlist=2021S0503535&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0|title=Toronto Metropolitan Area - Census 2021|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00053520005&SearchText=toronto|title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population | Profile table|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref> There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is [[Mississauga]], Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://palestinehouse-toronto.ca/|title=Palestine House Website|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref> There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popandco.ca/palestinian-restaurants/|title=Palestinian Restaurants|publisher=PopandCo.ca|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref> [[Windsor, Ontario]], known for a large Arab/Middle eastern community and near Detroit, a U.S. Midwestern hub for Arab people. |
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Toronto&DGUIDlist=2021S0503535&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0|title=Toronto Metropolitan Area - Census 2021|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00053520005&SearchText=toronto|title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population | Profile table|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref> There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is [[Mississauga]], Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://palestinehouse-toronto.ca/|title=Palestine House Website|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref> There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popandco.ca/palestinian-restaurants/|title=Palestinian Restaurants|publisher=PopandCo.ca|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref> [[Windsor, Ontario]], known for a large Arab/Middle eastern community and near Detroit, a U.S. Midwestern hub for Arab people. |
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[[Montreal, Quebec]] has 10,000 Palestinians in its metro area. |
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The population of Palestinians is much lower in British Columbia (0.05% of BC is Palestinian ethnically), but there still are communities found in the Lower Mainland. |
The population of Palestinians is much lower in British Columbia (0.05% of BC is Palestinian ethnically), but there still are communities found in the Lower Mainland. |
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Total population | |
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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 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] Windsor, Ontario, known for a large Arab/Middle eastern community and near Detroit, a U.S. Midwestern hub for Arab people.
Montreal, Quebec has 10,000 Palestinians in its metro area.
The population of Palestinians is much lower in British Columbia (0.05% of BC is Palestinian ethnically), but there still are communities found in the Lower Mainland.
Notable Palestinian Canadians
- Nasri
- Ruba Nadda
- Belly
- Ty Wood
- Yasser Abbas
- Yasmine Mohammed
- Nemahsis, musician
- Saeed Teebi, writer
- Rabih “Robby” Alkhalil, gangster
See also
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". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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: Text "Profile table" ignored (help) - ^ "Palestine House Website". Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Palestinian Restaurants". PopandCo.ca. Retrieved May 12, 2024.