Iranian Canadians

Iranian Canadians
ایرانیان کانادا
Regions with significant populations
	Richmond Hill, North York, West Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
Languages
	Persian, Canadian English Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, and other languages of Iran. (see Languages of Iran).
Religion
	Twelver Shi'a Islam, Irreligion, Sunni Islam, Bahá'í Faith, Christianity (Protestantism and Catholicism), Judaism, and Zoroastrianism

Iranian Canadians or Persian Canadians^[2]^[3] are citizens of Canada whose national background is traced from Iran or people possessing Iranian and Canadian dual citizenship.^[4] 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, and Thornhill, and in the municipalities of Vancouver such as: North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, and Coquitlam. An estimated total of 46,255 Iranians currently reside in the Greater Toronto Area, 29,265 in the Greater Vancouver Area, 9,535 in the Greater Montreal Area, and the remainder are spread out in the other major cities in Canada based on the 2006 Canadian Census.

However, these numbers only represent the people who immigrated from Iran (Persia) and filled out the census survey. There are an estimated 50,000 more Iranians who did not fill out the survey and were born outside Iran including Canada.^{[citation needed]} Estimated numbers for Toronto are around 65,000; in Vancouver they range up to 40,000 and in Montreal there are not more than 15,000.^{[citation needed]}

Notable Canadians of Iranian descent

Academia

Payam Akhavan, pioneer in international criminal law and leading human rights advocate; McGill University^[5]
Kaveh Farrokh, historian
Ramin Jahanbegloo, philosopher and university professor
Ali Khademhosseini, Associate Professor of Medicine; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology^[6]
Shahrzad Mojab, Professor of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the University of Toronto
Reza Zadeh, computer scientist at Stanford University

Art and literature

Reza Aliabadi, architect
Hossein Amanat, architect, urban designer
Reza Baraheni, novelist, poet, critic, and political activist
Joobin Bekhrad, writer and founder/Editor of Reorient
Jian Ghomeshi, member of Moxy Früvous; former host of CBC's play; former host of Q on CBC Radio 1
Siamak Hariri, architect
Ramin Karimloo, West End performer, playing the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and the sequel Love Never Dies
Fariborz Lachini, music composer
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
Sanaz Mazinani, photographer and curator
Marina Nemat, author
Ghazal Omid (غزل امید), nonfiction political writer, nonfiction children's book writer, speaker, NGO executive
Pardis Parker, award-winning director, writer, actor, and comedian
Fariborz Sahba, architect
Parviz Tanavoli, sculptor and painter

Athletes

Khashayar Farzam, powerlifter, former track and field athlete, entrepreneur, medical student ^[7]^[8]

Beauty pageants

Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss Canada 2003, first runner-up of Miss World 2003, actress, singer-songwriter, human rights activist; wife of former Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay
Ramona Amiri, Miss World Canada 2005, semifinalist of Miss World 2005
Sahar Biniaz, second runner-up of Miss Tourism Queen International 2008, Miss Universe Canada 2012
Nickta Jowhari, Miss Universe Canada 2014 Top 20; Top 3 Miss Universe Canada Humanitarian; Miss Ontario 2015^[9]^[10]
Samantha Tajik, Miss Universe Canada 2008

Business

Baghai family, high rise developers
Ghermezian family, billionaire shopping mall developers
Hassan Khosrowshahi, founder of Future Shop
Karim Hakimi, founder of Hakim Optical
Malekyazdi family, high rise developers
Shahrzad Rafati, founder of BroadbandTV Corp
Jaleh Farhadpour

Crime

Omid Tahvili, kingpin and international fugitive

Entertainment

Mehdi Sadaghdar, YouTube personality, electrical engineer

Foundations

Naft Club, Canadian oil and gas professionals with Persian heritage

Journalism

Various Persian-language media (including TV and newspapers) are active in Canada, including Shahrvand and Salam Toronto, which cover local events as well.^[11]

Maziar Bahari, journalist
Jian Ghomeshi, CBC broadcaster, writer, producer and musician
Farid Haerinejad, CBC former producer, documentary maker and current ِِEditor in Chief of Radio Zamaneh
Zahra Kazemi, photojournalist
Nikahang Kowsar, cartoonist
Touka Neyestani, cartoonist

Politicians

Ali Ehsassi, Federal Liberal MP for Willowdale, lawyer
Majid Jowhari, Federal Liberal MP for Richmond Hill, engineer
Amir Khadir, Québec solidaire MNA for Mercier, microbiologist
Reza Moridi, Ontario Liberal MPP for Richmond Hill, physicist, engineer

Religion

File:Hossein Nassab14.jpg

Grand Ayatollah Seyed Reza Hosseini Nassab, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reza Hosseini Nassab, Grand Ayatollah

References

^ http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/statistics/facts2014/permanent/10.asp
^ "PM meets with representatives of the Persian-Canadian community - Prime Minister of Canada". Pm.gc.ca. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
^ "Nazanin Afshin-Jam: TD Bank 'Misinterpreting' Iran Sanctions In Shutting Persian-Canadians' Accounts". HuffingtonPost.ca. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
^ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
^ [1]
^ "HST Faculty List"^{[dead link]}
^ http://www.durhamregion.com/sports-story/5638925-oshawa-s-khashayar-farzam-puts-power-into-lifting
^ http://salamtoronto.ca/2016/%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7/
^ http://missuniversecanada.ca/2014-national-finalists/nickta-jowhari/
^ http://salamtoronto.net/?p=18855
^ "Shahrvand Profile". Canadian Minority Media Database. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

External links

[1] ttp://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/statistics/facts2014/permanent/10.asp

[2] "PM meets with representatives of the Persian-Canadian community - Prime Minister of Canada". Pm.gc.ca. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2012-09-10.

[3] "Nazanin Afshin-Jam: TD Bank 'Misinterpreting' Iran Sanctions In Shutting Persian-Canadians' Accounts". HuffingtonPost.ca. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2015-04-27.

[2006census-4] "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

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[6] "HST Faculty List"^{[dead link]}

[7] ttp://www.durhamregion.com/sports-story/5638925-oshawa-s-khashayar-farzam-puts-power-into-lifting

[8] ttp://salamtoronto.ca/2016/%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7/

[9] ttp://missuniversecanada.ca/2014-national-finalists/nickta-jowhari/

[10] ttp://salamtoronto.net/?p=18855

[11] "Shahrvand Profile". Canadian Minority Media Database. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

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