Group: | Saudi Canadians سعوديون كنديون |
Total: | 7,955 |
Total Year: | 2011 Canada Census |
Total Ref: | [1] |
Popplace: | Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, Calgary |
Langs: | Arabic (one of the dialects of Saudi Arabia), English and French |
Rels: | Islam |
Saudi Canadians (Arabic: {{Script|Arab|سُعُودِيُّونْ كَنَدِيُّونْ) are Canadians of Saudi descent or Saudis who have Canadian citizenship. According to the 2011 Census there were 7,955 Canadians who claimed Saudi ancestry.[2]
Most Saudi Canadians speak Arabic, English or French. According to the 2011 Census there were 7,955 Canadians who claimed Saudi ancestry.[3]
Until August 2018, there were over 16,000 Saudi students on government scholarships in Canada.[4] There were more than 15,000 Saudi students in Canada in 2007, including 800 resident physicians and specialists who provided care to the Canadian population.[5] In 2015, Saudi Arabian students represented 3% of total foreign students in Canada.[6] Official figures provided by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in Canada (SACB) indicated that in 2014 there were 16,000 Saudi scholarship students in Canada and 1,000 medical trainees.[4]