Egyptian Canadians
Égypto-Canadiens

كنديين مصريين
Total population
105,245 (by ancestry,2021 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Ontario	54,210[2]
Quebec	30,240[3]
Alberta	9,585[4]
British Columbia	5,810[5]
Languages
Egyptian Arabic,Coptic,Sa'idi Arabic,Canadian English,Canadian French
Religion
Christianity (56%),Islam (33%),Irreligion (8%),Jewish (2%) and other (1%)
Related ethnic groups
Egyptians,Egyptian diaspora

Egyptian Canadians (Egyptian Arabic:كنديين مصريين) areCanadian citizens ofEgyptian descent, first-generationEgyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who immigrated toCanada. According to the2011 Census there were 73,250 Canadian citizens who are from Egypt,^[6] having an increase compared to those in the 2006 Census.

Egyptian-Canadians are mainly either Christians or Muslims. Most Christians areCoptic Orthodox with small numbers ofCoptic Catholic and Coptic Protestant. Muslims are mostlySunni.

During the 1960s, 75% of Egyptian immigrants settled in Montreal. By 1991, 49% of Egyptian Canadians were in Quebec, whereas 41% were living in Ontario. By 2011, 54% of Egyptian Canadians were living in Ontario and 31% in Quebec.^[7] Most Egyptian Canadians are concentrated inToronto,Montreal andVancouver.

Province	Population	Percentage	Source
Ontario	52,840	0.4%	[8]
Quebec	29,400	0.4%	[9]
Alberta	8,530	0.2%	[10]
British Columbia	4,520	0.1%	[11]
Manitoba	1,340	0.1%	[12]
Nova Scotia	800	0.1%	[13]
Saskatchewan	540	0.1%	[14]
Newfoundland and Labrador	320	0.1%	[15]
New Brunswick	210	0.0%	[16]
Prince Edward Island	115	0.1%	[17]
Northwest Territories	10	0.0%	[18]
Nunavut	10	0.0%	[19]
Yukon	10	0.0%	[20]
Canada	99,140	0.3%	[21]

Throughout the 1970s, immigrants from Egypt to Canada consisted of both Christians and Muslims, who mostly left due to poverty in their home country.^[7] Starting in 1985, the Canadian government encouraged investors to immigrate, which attracted wealthy Egyptians; these are described as "more conservative and less exposed to European influences than previous arrivals”.^[7]

A 1989 survey of Egyptian Canadians in Quebec found that 35% were Copts, 20% Catholics, and 19% Muslims, while 13% followed other faiths and 12% did not indicate any religion.^[22]

The2011 Census found that 73,250 people reported "Egyptian" ancestry and 3,570 reported "Coptic" ancestry.^[6] It also found that 16,255 people reportedCoptic Orthodox church as their religion.^[23]

• Sheref Sabawy – Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario, first elected of Egyptian origion
• Athena Karkanis – film actor, voice actor
• Maryse Andraos – writer
• Manuel Tadros – singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and voice actor
• Xavier Dolan – filmmaker, son of Manuel Tadros
• Mohamed Fahmy – journalist, author
• Jean Mohsen Fahmy – writer
• Alex Erian – one of the two vocalists ofDespised Icon
• Mena Massoud – actor
• Yasmine Mohammed – human rights activist, author
• Ariel Helwani – sports journalist, born in Canada to an Egyptian Jewish father and Lebanese Jewish mother
• Omar Marmoush – footballer, born in Egypt to Egyptian-Canadian parents and has dual Egyptian-Canadian citizenship
• Noor Naga – writer
• Adel Sedra – electrical engineer and University Professor
• Marcus Youssef – playwright
• Zeina – pop singer
• Michael Hage – hockey player of Egyptian descent selected 1st round in the 2024 NHL draft with the Montreal Canadiens.
• Vanessa Lengies – actress
• Amir Ali – Canadian-American judge

• Middle Eastern Canadians
• Ethnic groups in Canada
• Coptic Canadians
• List of Copts
• Coptic Orthodoxy in Canada
• List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Canada
• Egyptian Americans
• Egyptian Australians
• Egyptians in the United Kingdom
• Canada–Egypt relations

• The first Coptic Orthodox Egyptian Church in Canada
• Canadian Coptic Centre
• Egyptian-Canadian Friendship Association

• Canadian people of Egyptian descent
• Egyptian diaspora in Canada
• Egyptian emigrants to Canada
• African diaspora in Canada
• West Asian diaspora in Canada

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