Palestinian Canadians

{{More citations needed|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox ethnic group |group = Palestinian Canadians |native_name = {{native name|ar|فلسطينيو كندا}}<small><br />{{native name|fr|Canadiens palestiniens}}</small> |image = |population = '''44,820''' (by ancestry, {{small|2016 Census}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&SearchText=&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census|author=Statistics Canada |access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> |popplace = Toronto, Montreal |languages = Canadian English{{·}}Canadian French{{·}}Palestinian Arabic |religions = Islam{{·}}Christianity{{·}}Druze{{·}}Baháʼí{{·}}Atheism |related-c = Arab Canadians, Palestinian American, Palestinian people }} {{Palestinians}} '''Palestinian Canadians''' ({{langx|ar|فلسطينيو كندا|translit=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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&SearchText=&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census|author=Statistics Canada |access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

== Demography == === Religion === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Palestinian Canadian demography by religion ! rowspan="2" |Religious group ! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="religion2021">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2023-05-10 |title= Religion by ethnic or cultural origins: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810034101 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>{{efn|name=Religion2021|Religious breakdown proportions based on "Palestinian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2021 census.<ref name="religion2021"/>}} ! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="religion2001">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-12-23 |title= 2001 Census Topic-based tabulations Selected Demographic and Cultural Characteristics (105), Selected Ethnic Groups (100), Age Groups (6), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census01/products/standard/themes/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=68635&PRID=0&PTYPE=55430,53293,55440,55496,71090&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2001&THEME=44&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>{{efn|name=R2001|Religious breakdown proportions based on "Palestinian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2001 census.<ref name="religion2001"/>}} |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | Islam | 32,895 | {{Percentage | 32895 | 45905 | 2 }} | 8,940 | {{Percentage | 8940 | 14,680 | 2 }} |- | Christianity | 8,605 | {{Percentage | 8605 | 45905 | 2 }} | 5,170 | {{Percentage | 5170 | 14680 | 2 }} |- | Irreligion | 4,155 | {{Percentage | 4155 | 45905 | 2 }} | 510 | {{Percentage | 510 | 14680 | 2 }} |- | Judaism | 110 | {{Percentage | 110 | 45905 | 2 }} | 45 | {{Percentage | 45 | 14680 | 2 }} |- | Buddhism | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 45905 | 2 }} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |- | Sikhism | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 45905 | 2 }} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |- | Other | 120 | {{Percentage | 120 | 45905 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 14680 | 2 }} |- ! Total Palestinian Canadian population ! 45,905 ! {{Percentage | 45905 | 45905 | 2 }} ! 14,680 ! {{Percentage | 14680 | 14680 | 2 }} |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Palestinian Canadian demography by Christian sects ! rowspan="2" |Religious group ! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="religion2021"/> ! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="religion2001"/> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | Catholic | 4,065 | {{Percentage | 4065 | 8605 | 2 }} | 2,775 | {{Percentage | 2775 | 5170 | 2 }} |- | Orthodox | 2,200 | {{Percentage | 2200 | 8605 | 2 }} | 1,510 | {{Percentage | 1510 | 5170 | 2 }} |- | Protestant | 550 | {{Percentage | 550 | 8605 | 2 }} | 445 | {{Percentage | 445 | 5170 | 2 }} |- | Other Christian | 1,790 | {{Percentage | 1790 | 8605 | 2 }} | 440 | {{Percentage | 440 | 5170 | 2 }} |- ! Total Palestinian Canadian christian population ! 8,605 ! {{Percentage | 8605 | 8605 | 2 }} ! 5,170 ! {{Percentage | 5170 | 5170 | 2 }} |}

== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Toronto&DGUIDlist=2021S0503535&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0|title=Toronto Metropolitan Area - Census 2021|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00053520005&SearchText=toronto|title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population {{!}} Profile table|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref> There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is Mississauga, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://palestinehouse-toronto.ca/|title=Palestine House Website|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref> There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popandco.ca/palestinian-restaurants/|title=Palestinian Restaurants|publisher=PopandCo.ca|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref>

== Notable Palestinian Canadians == *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 == {{Portal|Canada|Palestine}} *Arab Canadians *Middle Eastern Canadians *West Asian Canadians *Canada–Palestine relations

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Category:Canadian people of Palestinian descent Category:Palestinian diaspora in Canada Canada Category:Asian diaspora in Canada