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, Sunni Islam (Mostly Kurds), Bahá'í Faith, Christianity (particularly the Anglican Church), Judaism, and No religion

Iranian Canadians are Canadians of Iranian national background or descent. Their numbers estimate to 121,510^[1] from the 2006 Canadian census and the main communities can be found in Southern Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec; the vast majority, however, live in the northern suburbs of Toronto such as; Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Markham, Thornhill, and in the municipalities of Vancouver such as: North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, and Coquitlam. A total of 55,000 iranians currently reside in the Greater Toronto Area, 40,000 in the Greater Vancouver Area, 15,000 in the Greater Montreal Area, and the remainder being spread out in the other major cities in Canada.

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
Fariborz Lachini, music composer
Alan Sakhavarz, artist, painter (wildlife), sculptor, caricaturist and cartoonist
Parviz Tanavoli, sculptor and painter
Saeed Kamjoo, musician and composer

Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss Canada 2003, 1st runner up of Miss World 2003 , Actress, Singer/Songwriter, Human Rights Activist
Ramona Amiri, Miss World Canada 2005, semifinalist of Miss World 2005
Samantha Tajik, Miss Universe Canada 2008
Sahar Biniaz, 2nd runner up of Miss Tourism Queen International 2008
Maryam Massoumi, Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 contestant.

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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