Palestinian Canadians

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]

Palestinian Canadians

فلسطينيو كندا (Arabic) Canadiens palestiniens (French)
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 · Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Arab Canadians, Palestinian American, Palestinian people

Demography

Religion

Palestinian Canadian demography by religion

Religious group	2021[3][a]
	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%

Geographical distribution

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]

Notable Palestinian Canadians

• Nasri
• Ruba Nadda
• Belly
• Ty Wood
• Yasser Abbas
• Yasmine Mohammed
• Nemahsis, musician
• Ameer Idreis, writer
• Moain Sadeq, archaeologist
• Saeed Teebi, writer

See also

• Canada portal
• Palestine portal

• Arab Canadians
• Middle Eastern Canadians
• West Asian Canadians
• Canada–Palestine relations

Notes

1. Religious breakdown proportions based on "Palestinian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2021 census.^[3]