List of mosques in Canada
Appearance
This is an alphabetical listing of notable mosques in Canada (Arabic: Masjid, French: Mosquée), including Islamic places of worship that do not qualify as traditional mosques.
Notable individual mosques
[edit]Name | Image | Location | Province or territory | Year | Group[a] | Notes |
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Al-Rashid Mosque | Edmonton | Alberta | 1938 | S | First purpose-built mosque in Canada | |
Baitul Hadi Mosque | Edmonton | Alberta | A | Serves local chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim in Edmonton.[1] | ||
Baitun Nur Mosque | Calgary | Alberta | 2008 | A | Largest mosque in Canada.[2][3][4] | |
Bosnian Islamic Centre of Hamilton | Hamilton | Ontario | 2001 | S | Mosque established by Muslims of Bosniak origin in the greater Hamilton area and Niagara Region of Ontario.[5] | |
Calgary Islamic Centre | Calgary | Alberta | 1975 | S | Calgary's first purpose-built masjid. | |
Edson Mosque | Edson | Alberta | Subject to an arson attack in June 2018.[6] | |||
Bait-ur-Rahmaan Mosque | Vancouver | British Columbia | 2005 | A | Serves Vancouver Ahmadiyya Muslim Local Chapters Masjid: Baitu Dua.[1] | |
Ismaili Centre | Vancouver | British Columbia | 1985 | SH | [7][8] | |
Masjid Omar Al-Farouq | Vancouver | British Columbia | S | [9] | ||
Prince George Islamic Centre | Prince George | British Columbia | 2006 | First purpose built mosque in northern British Columbia.[10] | ||
Richmond Jamia Masjid | Richmond | British Columbia | 1983 | First purpose built mosque in British Columbia.[11] | ||
Ahmaddiya Centre Mosque | Winnipeg | Manitoba | A | The Ahmaddiya Centre-Mosque in Winnipeg serves the local Ahmadiyya Chapter of Winnipeg.[12] | ||
Moncton Muslim Association Mosque | Moncton | New Brunswick | 2007 | First mosque and Islamic community centre in New Brunswick.[13] | ||
Masjid Al-Farooq | Mississauga | Ontario | 1987 | S | First mosque in the City of Mississauga[14] | |
Masjid-an-Noor | St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | 1990 | S | Only mosque in Newfoundland. | |
Midnight Sun Mosque | Inuvik | Northwest Territories | 2010 | S | Northernmost mosque in the Americas.[15][16] | |
Ummah Masjid and Community Centre | Halifax | Nova Scotia | 2011 | Completed in May 2013, the mosque first opened at partial capacity on 1 August 2011.[17] | ||
Masjid Iqaluit | Iqaluit | Nunavut | 2016 | First mosque in Nunavut.[18] | ||
Ahmadiyya Abode of Peace | North York | Ontario | A | A 14-story building run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and predominantly inhabbited by Ahmadi Muslims making up 98 percent of the nearly 150 families living in the building. A hall on the first floor of the building serves as the gathering centre for the local chapter.[19] | ||
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque | Ottawa | Ontario | A | Established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association.[20] | ||
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque Kanata | Ottawa | Ontario | A | Established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association.[20] | ||
Assalam Mosque | Ottawa | Ontario | Assalam mosque (Ottawa Islamic Centre) in the Ottawa Business Park on St. Laurent Avenue[21][22] | |||
Baitul Kareem Mosque | Cambridge | Ontario | 2006 | A | local mosque for the Ahmadi Muslim Community's local chapter; It was bought as a church and converted to a mosque.[1] | |
Baitul Ehsaan Mosque | Windsor | Ontario | A | A primary school building which includes a Gym, several class rooms and small school field in the back lot was bought by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The Masjid serves as the local Ahmadiyya Muslim chapter.[23] | ||
Baitul Hamd Mosque | Mississauga | Ontario | 1999 | A | The complex has one large hall, a cafeteria, a library, several offices for local and regional chapters of the community. Previously, the building also served as Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada, which later shifted to a newly constructed building in Maple, Ontario.[24] | |
Baitul Hanif Mosque | Toronto | Ontario | A | Oldest mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in its eastern GTA and serves as the local mosque for the local chapter of Toronto East.[23] | ||
Baitul Islam Mosque | Maple | Ontario | 1992 | A | Adjacent to the Peace Village the largest mosque in Ontario acts as the National Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada;[25] | |
Baitul Mahdi Mosque | Durham Oshawa | Ontario | 2005/6 | A | A converted Mosque from a Dutch style castle was brought by a member of the Jamaat in 2005 and later donated to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to serve as Mosque and centre for the local chapters of Oshawa and Durham. The property includes a 25-acre plot and has also regularly used by the Jamaat for regional sports events. The opening of the Masjid Al Mahdi took place in July 2006 during the visit of Khalifatul Masih the fifth to Canada.[19] | |
Bilal Mosque | Ottawa-Orléans | Ontario | [21][22] | |||
Brampton Mosque | Brampton | Ontario | 2005 | A | Foundation stone laid for Brampton Mosque in 2005. When completed, it will have a larger interior than that of Bait-ul Islam Mosque in Maple.[2] | |
Dar As-Sunnah Mosque | Ottawa | Ontario | 2011 | S | Assunnah Muslim Association[26][21] | |
Hadeeqa-e-Ahmad | Bradford | Ontario | A | Ahmadiyya Muslim Centre consists of a large detached house on 250 acres (100 ha) of land which was bought by the community to serve as a Jalsa facility and a Moosian Graveyard. The land is used to grow corn and carrots. An orchard of 900 trees grows apples, pears and cherries.[1] | ||
Islam Care Centre Mosque | Ottawa | Ontario | 1993 | S | Previously known as Islamic Information Centre or Lisgar Mosque. The only mosque in downtown Ottawa, which also serves as a community centre, a resource centre, and a family service centre.[27][21] | |
Islamic Foundation | Toronto | Ontario | 1969 | S | ||
Jaffari Community Centre | Vaughan | Ontario | 1987 | SH | Largest mosque in North America.[28][29][30] | |
Islamic Society of North America | Mississauga | Ontario | S | |||
Ismaili Centre | Toronto | Ontario | 2010 | SH | [31] | |
Jame Abu Bakr Siddique | Toronto | Ontario | 1970s | S | [32] | |
Jami Mosque | Toronto | Ontario | 1969 | Formerly a Presbyterian church and converted into the city's first worship centre. | ||
Jami Omar | Ottawa-Carleton | Ontario | [22] | |||
Jannatul Ferdous Mosque | Etobicoke | Ontario | 2016 | S | Daily prayers, educational & community initiatives.[33] Developed & funded by Etobicoke Community Development Centre[33] | |
Malton Mosque | Malton, Mississauga | Ontario | S | Located close by to Toronto Pearson International Airport, at the corner of Airport Rd. and Derry Rd. | ||
Masjid Noor-Ul-Haram | Oakville | Ontario | S | |||
Masjid Vaughan | Vaughan | Ontario | 2018 | Daily prayers, Friday Prayers, educational initiatives.[34] | ||
Ottawa Ismaili Mosque | Ottawa | Ontario | SH | Ismaili Council for Ottawa[35] | ||
Ottawa Mosque | Ottawa | Ontario | S | Ottawa Muslim Association[21] | ||
Salaheddin Islamic Centre | Toronto | Ontario | ? | S | ||
South Nepean Muslim Community | Barrhaven | Ontario | [22] | |||
Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation | Toronto | Ontario | 1991 | S | ||
Masjid Dar As-Salam | Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | 2012 | First purpose-built mosque in Prince Edward Island. The mosque has a capacity for 500 people.[36] | ||
Al-Omah Al-Islamiah Mosque | Montreal | Quebec | ||||
Al Nusrat Mosque | Montreal | Quebec | A | Located in the north-central part of the Island of Montreal, the current Masjid was a former Banquet Hall facility and consists of three halls and a large commercial kitchen. The building has several shops for rent by the Jamaat which are due to change when their contracts are finished.[2] | ||
Islamic Centre of Quebec | Montreal | Quebec | 1958 | Second Mosque built in Canada and first in Quebec | ||
Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City | Quebec City | Quebec | 1985 | French: Centre culturel Islamique de Québec. 1,120-square-meter mosque at Route de l'Église and Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec City[37] | ||
Outaouais Islamic Centre | Gatineau | Quebec | French: Centre islamique de l'Outaouais. 1,200-square-metre mosque at Lois and St. Jean Bosco Roads, Ottawa[22] | |||
Ahmadiyya Muslim Centre | Regina | Saskatchewan | 2011/2012 | A | Located in the city centre, an official mosque is under construction in the city on a bought plot the contract for which was signed in July 2011[1] | |
Darur Rahmat Mosque | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | A | Serves the local chapter of Saskatoon but a much larger mosque is under construction in the southeastern suburban area on a five-acre plot that has already been brought. The foundation stone was laid early during the time of the fourth Khalifa. Construction of this mosque has been completed in January 2017. It can hold around 2000 people and it is the second biggest mosque in Canada.[1] | ||
Yukon Muslim Society | Whitehorse | Yukon | 2018 | First mosque in Yukon.[38] | ||
Rose City Islamic Centre (RCIC) | Windsor | Ontario | 2019 | S | A mosque and community centre serving the social service needs of the Muslim community in the region. | |
ALBER Mosque | Windsor | Ontario | 2006 | S | Al-Bar Mosque plays an essential role in Windsor, Ontario, as a place of worship for the Sunni Muslim community. | |
Windsor Mosque | Windsor | Ontario | 2013 | S |
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ S = Sunni Islam; SH = Shia Islam; A = Ahmadiyya; ND = Non-denominational
References
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