Arab Canadians


Arab Canadians come from all of the countries of the Arab world. According to the 2016 Census there were 948,330 Canadians who claimed Arab ancestry. According to the 2011 Census there were 661,750 Canadians who claimed full or partial ancestry from an Arabic-speaking country. The large majority of the Canadians of Arab origin population live in either Ontario or Quebec. Not all Canadians from the Arab world are Arabs, there are also communities of Armenians, Assyrians, Copts, Kurds, Turcomans, Berbers, and those who espouse a Phoenician or Aramean heritage.

Demographics

The distribution of the Arab population of Canada according to the 2001 Census, 2011 Census, and 2016 Census was as follows:
Province or territoryArabs 2001% 2001Arabs 2011% 2011Arabs 2016% 2016
73,3451.0%166,2602.2%213,7402.7%
88,5450.8%151,6451.2%210,4351.6%
19,3200.7%34,9201.0%56,7001.4%
6,6050.2%14,0900.3%19,8400.4%
3,6100.4%6,2850.7%8,1100.9%
1,2300.1%3,2400.3%5,0300.4%
9000.1%2,0950.2%4,3000.4%
5800.1%1,3800.2%2,9600.4%
2700.1%3700.1%1,3750.3%
1750.0%2000.1%5850.4%
800.2%1100.3%1000.2%
100.0%150.0%400.1%
100.0%00.0%100.0%
194,6850.7%380,6201.2%523,2351.5%

By Arabic-speaking country

Notable individuals

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