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| Total population | |
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| 44,820 (by ancestry,2016 Census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Toronto,Montreal | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English · Canadian French · Palestinian Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam · Christianity · Druze · Baháʼí · Atheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arab Canadians,Palestinian American,Palestinian people |
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Palestinian Canadians (Arabic:فلسطينيو كندا,romanized: Filasṭīnīyū Kanadā) areCanadian citizens ofPalestinian descent or Palestine-born people residing inCanada. According to the2016 Census there were 44,820 Canadians who claimed Palestinian ancestry.[2]
| Religious group | 2021[3][a] | 2001[4][b] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam | 32,895 | 71.66% | 8,940 | 60.9% |
| Christianity | 8,605 | 18.75% | 5,170 | 35.22% |
| Irreligion | 4,155 | 9.05% | 510 | 3.47% |
| Judaism | 110 | 0.24% | 45 | 0.31% |
| Buddhism | 10 | 0.02% | N/a | N/a |
| Sikhism | 10 | 0.02% | N/a | N/a |
| Other | 120 | 0.26% | 10 | 0.07% |
| Total Palestinian Canadian population | 45,905 | 100% | 14,680 | 100% |
| Religious group | 2021[3] | 2001[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Catholic | 4,065 | 47.24% | 2,775 | 53.68% |
| Orthodox | 2,200 | 25.57% | 1,510 | 29.21% |
| Protestant | 550 | 6.39% | 445 | 8.61% |
| Other Christian | 1,790 | 20.8% | 440 | 8.51% |
| Total Palestinian Canadian christian population | 8,605 | 100% | 5,170 | 100% |
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 theGreater Toronto Area.[5][6] There is Palestinian-Canadian cultural and civic center isMississauga, Ontario.[7] There are at least four Palestinian restaurants in Toronto.[8]
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