Israeli Canadians () are Canadian citizens of Israeli descent or Israel-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2011 Census there were 15,010 Canadians who claimed full or partial Israeli ancestry, although it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Israelis live in Canada, making it home to one of the largest Israeli diaspora groups in the world.
According to the 2016 Population Group Reference Guide published by Statistics Canada, those who trace their ancestry to present-day Israel or the greater Levant are classified as West Asian origin and visible minorities, provided they do not specify another European write-in response.Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
Demographics Israeli Canadians by province or territory Province or territoryIsraelis9,2503,1001,1901,0703403525120000
Israeli Canadians by city CityProvince or territoryIsraelisTorontoOntario7,625MontrealQuebec2,975VancouverBritish Columbia985EdmontonAlberta560CalgaryAlberta350Winnipeg
Prominent Canadians of Israeli descent
See also
Middle Eastern Canadians West Asian Canadians History of the Jews in Canada Canada–Israel relations Yerida Israeli Americans
References
Further reading Linn, R., & Barkan-Ascher, N. (1994). Imaginary Suitcases in the Lives of Israeli Expatriates in Canada: A Psychological Look at a Unique Historical Phenomenon. Canadian Jewish Studies Études Juives Canadiennes, 2. https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-0925.19785.