Kurdish Canadians

Kurdish Canadians
Total population
11,685 (2011 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton
Languages
Kurdish, Canadian English, Canadian French, (some knowledge of Turkish, Arabic, Persian and Syriac)
Religion
Islam (majority Sunni, minority Alevi), Yazidism, Zoroastrian (Dersim Alevi), and a significant number of Yarsan, Shabak and Kurdish Christians
Related ethnic groups
Iranian people (Yazidis, Zazas)

Kurdish Canadians may refer to people born in or residing in Canada of Kurdish origin.

The Kurdish community in the Canada is 11,685[1] based on the Canadian Census 2011, among which the Iraqi Kurds make up the largest group of Kurds in Canada, exceeding the numbers of Kurds from Turkey, Iran and Syria.

In Canada, Kurdish immigration was largely the result of the Iran–Iraq War, the Gulf War and Syrian Civil War. Thus, many Iraqi Kurds immigrated to Canada due to the constant wars and suppression of Kurds and Shiites by the Iraqi government.[2]

Like all Canadians with origins in West Asia, Kurdish Canadians are legally defined as a visible minority, irrespective of their appearance.[3][4]

2011 census

Provinces and territories Kurdish as mother tongue[1]
 Ontario6,830
 Alberta1,465
 British Columbia1,435
 Quebec1,415
 Manitoba260
 Saskatchewan110
 Nova Scotia55
 New Brunswick40
 Prince Edward Island30

2016 census

Province or territoryNumber of Kurdish speakers[5]
 Ontario7,095
 British Columbia1,915
 Alberta1,680
 Quebec1,040
 Manitoba440
 Saskatchewan155
 Nova Scotia125
 New Brunswick55
 Newfoundland and Labrador10
 Nunavut5
 Northwest Territories–
 Prince Edward Island–
 Yukon–

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Statistics of Canada. Statistics of Canada. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Powell 2005, 152.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity in Canada". 12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census". Statistics of Canada. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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