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Ethnic group
Afghan Canadians are Canadians with ancestry from Afghanistan . Their ethnic origin may come from any of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan . In the Canada 2016 Census about 83,995 Canadians were from Afghanistan.[ 1] [citation needed
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 , Uzbek or Turkmen .[citation needed
In the Canadian Census, Canadians with descent from Afghanistan are classified as being West Central Asian .[ 1]
Notable individuals
Maryam Monsef – member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha ; first Afghan-Canadian elected to Canada's House of Commons, current Minister of Status of WomenQamargul Zakhel – singerMr. Emal Zakhel – artist and harmonium playerSalar Pashtoonyar – filmmaker based in Toronto.Hangama – singerVaheed Kaacemy – singerNelofer Pazira – filmmaker and author (Kandahar Return to Kandahar , A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan )Hangama Amiri – artistFazila Amiri – film directorKane Mahon – actorWaheed Soroor – singerSima Tarana – singerShah Wali – singerMozhdah Jamalzadah – singerHamid Zaher – writer and gay rights activistDr. Rahela Nayebzadah – author of Jeegareh Ma, PhDKhalid Sarwar – serial entrepreneur, animals rights activist, Afghan Blanket CollectorDr. Hussain Ramoz – human rights activist, civil society and political activist
Parween Pazhwak – Persian artist and poetDr. Karim Qayumi – physician, Surgeon, CEO of CanHealth International, PhDShahnaz Qayumi – author, child psychologistTarique Qayumi – film director
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