| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,955[1] (2011 Canada Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Montreal,Toronto,Ottawa,Quebec City,Calgary | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (one of the dialects of Saudi Arabia),English andFrench | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Saudi Canadians (Arabic:سُعُودِيُّونْ كَنَدِيُّونْ,romanized: suʿudiyyūn kanadiyyūn) areCanadians ofSaudi descent or Saudis who haveCanadian citizenship. According to the2011 Census there were 7,955 Canadians who claimed Saudi ancestry.[2]
According to the2011 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]
Most Saudi Canadians speakArabic,English orFrench.
| Religious group | 2021[7][a] | |
|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |
| Islam | 3,125 | 79.42% |
| Irreligion | 595 | 15.12% |
| Christianity | 180 | 4.57% |
| Hinduism | 15 | 0.38% |
| Other | 20 | 0.51% |
| Total Saudi Canadian population | 3,935 | 100% |
Arab Canadians by state of origin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Africa |  | |
| Asia | ||
| Related topics | ||
Based onstate membership in theArab League. | ||
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