Total population | |
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380,620 (2011 Census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta | |
Languages | |
Religion | |
and Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arab Canadians come from all of the countries of the Arab world. According to the 2011 Census there were 380,620 Canadians who claimed Arab ancestry. According to the 2011 Census there were 661,750 Canadians who claimed full or partial ancestry from an Arabic-speaking country. The large majority of the Canadians of Arab origin population live in either Ontario or Quebec. Not all Canadians from the Arab world are Arabs, there are also communities of Armenians, Assyrians, Copts, Kurds, Turcomans, Berbers, and those who espouse a Phoenician or Aramean heritage (see Phoenicianism and Arameanism).
The distribution of the Arab population of Canada according to the 2001 Census and 2011 Census was as follows: