Afghan Canadians

Community of Canadians of Afghan descent or with Afghan citizenship
Afghan Canadians
Total population
96,810[1]
Regions with significant populations
Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, Vancouver
Languages
Canadian English, Canadian French, Dari, Pashto, Uzbek and other Afghan languages
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Minority Shia Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism[2]

Afghan Canadians are Canadians with ancestry from Afghanistan. They form the second largest Afghan community in North America after Afghan Americans. Their ethnic origin may come from any of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan, which include Pashtun, Tajik, Uzbek, Hazara, Turkmen, etc. In the Canada 2016 Census about 83,995 Canadians were from Afghanistan.[3]

They are mostly concentrated in the southwestern region of Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area, with significant communities mostly in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal. In addition to the official languages of Canada, Afghan Canadians are also fluent in their native languages such as Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen, etc.[citation needed]

Media

The diaspora also have media outlets for the Afghan community, including private TV channels such as Watan E Maa,[4] AfghanJavan TV and Afghan Nobel TV.

Afghan Canadians by Canadian province or territory (2016)

Province Population Percentage Source
 Ontario 54,535 0.4% [5]
 Quebec 10,940 0.1% [6]
 Alberta 8,545 0.2% [7]
 British Columbia 7,890 0.2% [8]
 Manitoba 1,015 0.1% [9]
 Saskatchewan 780 0.1% [10]
 Nova Scotia 230 0.0% [11]
 New Brunswick 25 0.0% [12]
 Newfoundland and Labrador 10 0.0% [13]
 Prince Edward Island 10 0.0% [14]
 Northwest Territories 10 0.0% [15]
 Nunavut 0 0.0% [16]
 Yukon 0 0.0% [17]
 Canada 482,610 1.4% [18]


Notable individuals

See also

  • flagCanada portal
  • flagAfghanistan portal

References

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]".
  2. ^ "Dozens of Sikh and Hindu families persecuted in Afghanistan approved to settle in Canada". cbc.ca. December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ethnic origin population". statcan. Statistics Canada. 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  4. ^ "HOME". Watan-E-Maa tv. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Afghanistan's Oprah: Mozhdah on fame, threats and why she won't live her life in fear". The Guardian. October 30, 2019.
  20. ^ "Halifax-born producer gets Oscar nod for short film". CBC News Nova Scotia, January 10, 2013.
  21. ^ "Gay Afghan defies tradition to expose identity". BBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

External links

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