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|group = Afghan Canadians |
|group = Afghan Canadians |
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|poptime = '''80,000+'''<ref name=statcan>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/september/sep62003.html= |title=Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census |publisher=2.statcan.ca |date=2011-04-07 |accessdate=2011-10-24}}</ref> |
|poptime = '''80,000+'''<ref name=statcan>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/september/sep62003.html= |title=Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census |publisher=2.statcan.ca |date=2011-04-07 |accessdate=2011-10-24 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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|popplace = [[Greater Toronto Area]], [[Montreal]], [[Vancouver]] |
|popplace = [[Greater Toronto Area]], [[Montreal]], [[Vancouver]] |
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|langs = [[Canadian English]], [[French language|French]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Pashto language|Pashto]], and other [[Languages of Afghanistan|Afghan languages]] |
|langs = [[Canadian English]], [[French language|French]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Pashto language|Pashto]], and other [[Languages of Afghanistan|Afghan languages]] |
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'''Afghan Canadians''' are [[Canadians]] with ancestry from [[Afghanistan]]. Their ethnic origin may come from any of the [[Ethnic groups in Afghanistan|ethnic groups of Afghanistan]]. In the [[Canada 2001 Census]] about 25,230 Canadians were from Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/ETO/Table1.cfm?Lang=E&T=501&GV=1&GID=0 |title=Ethno-Cultural Portrait of Canada, Table 1 |publisher=2.statcan.ca |date= |accessdate=2011-10-24}}</ref> The former Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Bill Graham (Canadian politician)|Bill Graham]] has recently said there are about 80,000 people from Afghanistan in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/september/sep62003.html |title=Afghanistan News September 5, 2003 |publisher=Afghanistannewscenter.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-24}}</ref> Due to the political borders at earlier times, some of these Afghan immigrants may have been ethnic Pashtuns from British India (present-day Pakistan) or Afghanistan. |
'''Afghan Canadians''' are [[Canadians]] with ancestry from [[Afghanistan]]. Their ethnic origin may come from any of the [[Ethnic groups in Afghanistan|ethnic groups of Afghanistan]]. In the [[Canada 2001 Census]] about 25,230 Canadians were from Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/ETO/Table1.cfm?Lang=E&T=501&GV=1&GID=0 |title=Ethno-Cultural Portrait of Canada, Table 1 |publisher=2.statcan.ca |date= |accessdate=2011-10-24}}</ref> The former Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Bill Graham (Canadian politician)|Bill Graham]] has recently said there are about 80,000 people from Afghanistan in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/september/sep62003.html |title=Afghanistan News September 5, 2003 |publisher=Afghanistannewscenter.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001095321/http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/september/sep62003.html |archivedate=October 1, 2011 }}</ref> Due to the political borders at earlier times, some of these Afghan immigrants may have been ethnic Pashtuns from British India (present-day Pakistan) or Afghanistan. |
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They are mostly concentrated in the [[Southwestern Ontario|southwestern region of Ontario]] and the [[Greater Toronto Area]], with significant communities in [[Vancouver]], [[Ottawa]], and [[Montreal]]. Afghan Canadians are from various [[Demography of Afghanistan|ethnic groups from Afghanistan]] and are able to fluently speak [[Dari language|Dari]], [[Pashto language|Pashto]] or [[Turkmen language|Turkmen]]. |
They are mostly concentrated in the [[Southwestern Ontario|southwestern region of Ontario]] and the [[Greater Toronto Area]], with significant communities in [[Vancouver]], [[Ottawa]], and [[Montreal]]. Afghan Canadians are from various [[Demography of Afghanistan|ethnic groups from Afghanistan]] and are able to fluently speak [[Dari language|Dari]], [[Pashto language|Pashto]] or [[Turkmen language|Turkmen]]. |
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In the Canadian Census, Canadians with descent from Afghanistan are classified as [[West Asia]]n.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/040601/d040601a.htm |title=The Daily, Tuesday, June 1, 2004. Pilot survey of hate crime |publisher=Statcan.ca |date=2004-06-01 |accessdate=2011-10-24}}</ref> |
In the Canadian Census, Canadians with descent from Afghanistan are classified as [[West Asia]]n.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/040601/d040601a.htm |title=The Daily, Tuesday, June 1, 2004. Pilot survey of hate crime |publisher=Statcan.ca |date=2004-06-01 |accessdate=2011-10-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013013422/http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/040601/d040601a.htm |archivedate=October 13, 2008 }}</ref> |
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==Notable individuals== |
==Notable individuals== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071111142042/http://canada-afghanistan.gc.ca |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071111142042/http://canada-afghanistan.gc.ca/cip-pic/afghanistan/menu-en.asp Rebuilding Afghanistan] |
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{{People of Canada}} |
{{People of Canada}} |
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Revision as of 15:13, 27 June 2017
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, Vancouver | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, French, Persian, Pashto, and other Afghan languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Shia Islam, and Sunni Islam Minorities of Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism |
Afghan Canadians are Canadians with ancestry from Afghanistan. Their ethnic origin may come from any of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan. In the Canada 2001 Census about 25,230 Canadians were from Afghanistan.[2] The former Minister of Foreign Affairs Bill Graham has recently said there are about 80,000 people from Afghanistan in Canada.[3] Due to the political borders at earlier times, some of these Afghan immigrants may have been ethnic Pashtuns from British India (present-day Pakistan) or Afghanistan.
They are mostly concentrated in the southwestern region of Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area, with significant communities in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal. Afghan Canadians are from various ethnic groups from Afghanistan and are able to fluently speak Dari, Pashto or Turkmen.
In the Canadian Census, Canadians with descent from Afghanistan are classified as West Asian.[4]
Notable individuals
- Hakan Massoud Navabi - Journalist and Former Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official based in Edmonton
- Salar Pashtoonyar - Afghan-Canadian filmmaker based in Toronto.
- Hangama - singer
- Vaheed Kaacemy - singer
- Maryam Monsef - Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha; first Afghan-Canadian elected to Canada's House of Commons, current Minister for Democratic Institutions
- Mozhdah - singer
- Nelofer Pazira - filmmaker and author (Kandahar, Return to Kandahar, A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan)
- Waheed Soroor - singer
- Sima Tarana - singer
- Shah Wali - singer
- Hamid Zaher - writer and gay rights activist
- Rahela Nayebzadah - writer of Jeegareh Ma
- Khalid Sarwar - Serial Entrepreneur, Animals Rights Activist, Afghan Blanket Collector
See also
References
- ^ "Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census". 2.statcan.ca. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ethno-Cultural Portrait of Canada, Table 1". 2.statcan.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Afghanistan News September 5, 2003". Afghanistannewscenter.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
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