Palestinian Canadians () 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.
Demography Religion + Palestinian Canadian demography by religionReligious group20212001 Islam 32,895 8,940 Christianity 8,605 5,170 Irreligion 4,155 510 Judaism 110 45 Buddhism 10 Sikhism 10 Other 120 10 Total Palestinian Canadian population 45,905 14,680
+ Palestinian Canadian demography by Christian sectsReligious group20212001 Catholic 4,065 2,775 Orthodox 2,200 1,510 Protestant 550 445 Other Christian 1,790 440 Total Palestinian Canadian christian population 8,605 5,170
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. There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is Mississauga, Ontario. There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.
Notable Palestinian Canadians Alicia Atout Nasri Ruba Nadda Belly Ty Wood Yasser Abbas Yasmine Mohammed Nemahsis, musician Ameer Idreis, writer Ziyad Saadi, writer and filmmaker Moain Sadeq, archaeologist Saeed Teebi, writer Fares Al Soud, politician
See also
Arab Canadians Middle Eastern Canadians West Asian Canadians Canada–Palestine relations
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