Israeli Canadians Explained

Group:Israeli Canadians
Native Name:
Flag:
Population:35,345
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
Langs:Canadian EnglishCanadian FrenchHebrew ArabicRussianYiddish
Rels:Mostly Jewish
(Muslim and Christian minorities)
Related:Canadian Jews, Arab Canadians

Israeli Canadians (Hebrew: יִשְׂרְאֵלִים קָנָדִים) 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,[2] 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.[3]

Demographics

Israeli Canadians by province or territory

Province or territoryIsraelis
9,250
3,100
1,190
1,070
340
35
25
1
0
0
0
0
0

Israeli Canadians by city

CityProvince or territoryIsraelis
TorontoOntario7,625
MontrealQuebec2,975
VancouverBritish Columbia985
EdmontonAlberta560
CalgaryAlberta350
Winnipeg

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada Census Profile 2021. Census Profile, 2021 Census. 7 May 2021. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 3 January 2023.
  2. http://www.jewishagency.org/nr/exeres/ef51326b-a217-4e16-8b3c-61f996184077,frameless.htm?nrmode=published A History of the Canadian Jewish Community
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/guides/006/98-500-x2016006-eng.cfm?wbdisable=true Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016