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Palestinian Canadians (Arabic: فلسطينيو كندا, romanized: Filasṭīnīyū Kanadā) are Canadian citizens of Palestinian descent or Palestine-born people residing in Canada. According to the 2016 Census there were 44,820 Canadians who claimed Palestinian ancestry.[2]
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Total population | |
---|---|
44,820 (by ancestry, 2016 Census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Toronto, Montreal | |
Languages | |
Canadian English · Canadian French · Palestinian Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam · Christianity · Druze · Baháʼí | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arab Canadians, Palestinian American, Palestinian people |
Religious group | 2021[3][lower-alpha 1] | |
---|---|---|
Pop. | % | |
Islam | 32,895 | 71.66% |
Christianity | 8,605 | 18.75% |
Irreligion | 4,155 | 9.05% |
Judaism | 110 | 0.24% |
Buddhism | 10 | 0.02% |
Sikhism | 10 | 0.02% |
Other | 120 | 0.26% |
Total Palestinian Canadian population | 45,905 | 100% |
There are 4,020 Palestinians in Toronto, whom make up 0.2% of the city and metropolitan area's population, and there are 15,330 Palestinians in the Greater Toronto Area.[4][5] There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is Mississauga, Ontario.[6] There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.[7]
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