Palestinian Canadians Explained

Group:	Palestinian Canadians
Native Name:
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Population:	44,820 (by ancestry,)^[1]
Popplace:	Toronto, Montreal
Religions:	IslamChristianityDruzeBaháʼí
Related-C:	Arab Canadians, Palestinian American, Palestinian people

Palestinian Canadians (Arabic: 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.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]} There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center is Mississauga, Ontario.^[5] There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.^[6]

Notable Palestinian Canadians

• Nasri
• Ruba Nadda
• Belly
• Ty Wood
• Yasser Abbas
• Yasmine Mohammed
• Nemahsis, musician
• Moain Sadeq, archaeologist
• Saeed Teebi, writer
• Rabih “Robby” Alkhalil, gangster

See also

• Arab Canadians
• Middle Eastern Canadians
• West Asian Canadians
• Canada–Palestine relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census. . 27 October 2020.
2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census. . 27 October 2020.
3. Web site: Toronto Metropolitan Area - Census 2021. Statistics Canada. May 12, 2024.
4. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table. Statistics Canada. May 12, 2024.
5. Web site: Palestine House Website. May 12, 2024.
6. Web site: Palestinian Restaurants. PopandCo.ca. May 12, 2024.