Iranian Canadians

Iranian Canadians
Regions with significant populations
	Greater Toronto Area, Vancouver, Montreal
Languages
	Canadian English, French, Persian, and other languages of Iran
Religion
	Shi'a Islam, Bahá'í Faith, Christianity (particularly the Anglican Church), Judaism

Iranian-Canadians are Canadians of Iranian national background or descent. Their numbers estimate to 121,510 ^[2] and the main communities can be found in Southern Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia; the vast majority, however, live in the North York part of Toronto and the northern suburbs of Toronto: Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Markham, Thornhill, Aurora, and Newmarket.

A List of Canadians of Iranian descent

Reza Baraheni
Jian Ghomeshi, member of Moxy Früvous, former host of CBC's "play"
Nima Mazhari, painter, photographer and husband of ex-Olympic biathlete Myriam Bédard, convicted and sentenced in June 2007 for stealing paintings from the late painter Ghitta Caiserman
Alan Sakhavarz, artist, painter (wildlife), sculptor, caricaturist and cartoonist
Parviz Tanavoli, sculptor and painter

Behshad Hastibakhsh Award Winning Political Scientist, Business Executive and Community Activist; Recognized by Goonagoon Magazine as a Success Iranian living in Vancouver, Canada [1]

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