Arab Canadians

Arab Canadians (French: Arabo-Canadiens) come from all of the countries of the Arab world. According to the 2016 Census there were 948,330 Canadians who claimed Arab ancestry.[1] According to the 2011 Census there were 661,750 Canadians who claimed full or partial ancestry from an Arabic-speaking country.[2] 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).

Arab Canadians
Arabo-Canadiens
Total population
523,235 (2016 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups

Demographics

The distribution of the Arab population of Canada according to the 2001 Census, 2011 Census, and 2016 Census was as follows:

Province or territory Arabs 2001 % 2001 Arabs 2011 % 2011 Arabs 2016 % 2016
 Québec 73,345 1.0% 166,260 2.2% 213,740 2.7%
 Ontario 88,545 0.8% 151,645 1.2% 210,435 1.6%
 Alberta 19,320 0.7% 34,920 1.0% 56,700 1.4%
 British Columbia 6,605 0.2% 14,090 0.3% 19,840 0.4%
 Nova Scotia 3,610 0.4% 6,285 0.7% 8,110 0.9%
 Manitoba 1,230 0.1% 3,240 0.3% 5,030 0.4%
 Saskatchewan 900 0.1% 2,095 0.2% 4,300 0.4%
 New Brunswick 580 0.1% 1,380 0.2% 2,960 0.4%
 Newfoundland and Labrador 270 0.1% 370 0.1% 1,375 0.3%
 Prince Edward Island 175 0.0% 200 0.1% 585 0.4%
 Northwest Territories 80 0.2% 110 0.3% 100 0.2%
 Nunavut 10 0.0% 15 0.0% 40 0.1%
 Yukon 10 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 0.0%
 Canada 194,685 0.7% 380,620[1] 1.2% 523,235[1] 1.5%

By Arabic-speaking country
Country 2016[2]
 Lebanon 219,555
 Morocco 103,940
 Egypt 99,140
 Syria 77,045
 Iraq 70,925
 Algeria 67,335
 Palestine 44,820
 Tunisia 25,645
 UAE 20,000
 Sudan 19,960
 Jordan 14,250
 Mauritania 9,325
 Libya 7,740
 Saudi Arabia 6,810
 Yemen 6,645
 Kuwait 2,235
 Arab League 111,400
 Canada total 948,330

Notable individuals

Business
  • Kevin O'Leary - entrepreneur and reality television personality (Dragons' Den, Shark Tank) (of Lebanese and Irish descent)
  • Ablan Leon - founder of Leon's furniture company in 1901 in Welland, Ontario.

Politicians

Political activists
  • Maher Arar - human rights activist; deportation and tortured victim in Syrian jail (of Syrian descent)
  • Monia Mazigh - human rights activist and New Democratic Party candidate (of Tunisian descent)
  • Samah Sabawi - Palestinian rights activist and playwright

Filmmakers and Writers
  • Anisa Mehdi - Emmy Award-winning film director, journalist and director of Inside Mecca (of Iraqi descent)
  • Donald Shebib - documentary filmmaker (of Lebanese descent)
  • Wajdi Mouawad (Writer: Incendies, Lebanese)
  • Rawi Hage (Author: De Niros Game, Beirut Hellfire Society, Cockroach; Lebanese)

Singers
  • Paul Anka - singer (of Syrian descent)
  • Belly - rap/hip hop artist (of Palestinian descent)
  • Andy Kim - pop singer/songwriter (of Lebanese descent)
  • K.Maro - rapper (of Lebanese descent)
  • Kristina Maria - rapper (of Lebanese descent)
  • Massari - pop and hip-hop singer (of Lebanese descent)
  • Nasri - reggae and pop singer (of Palestinian descent)
  • Narcy - rapper (of Iraqi descent)
  • Vaï - rapper, hip hop singer (of Moroccan descent)
  • Karl Wolf - singer (of Lebanese descent)
  • Zaho - singer (of Algerian descent)

Sportsmen
  • Ramzi Abid - professional hockey player (of Tunisian descent)
  • David Azzi - professional player in Canadian Football League (of Lebanese descent)
  • John Hanna - professional hockey player (of Lebanese descent)
  • Ed Hatoum - professional hockey player (of Lebanese descent)
  • Fabian Joseph - former professional hockey player (Canada men's national ice hockey team) (of Lebanese descent)
  • Nazem Kadri - professional hockey player (of Lebanese descent)
  • John Makdessi - professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter (of Lebanese descent)
  • Alain Nasreddine - professional hockey player (of Lebanese descent)
  • Jean Sayegh - water polo player (of Lebanese descent)
  • Rami Sebei - professional wrestler, under the ring names Sami Zayn and El Generico

Others
  • Hoda ElMaraghy - first woman to serve as dean of engineering at a Canadian university. Appointed as Canada Research Chair (CRC) in manufacturing systems in 2002. (of Egyptian descent)
  • Reema Abdo - former backstroke swimmer (of Yemeni descent)
  • Kaveh Farrokh - historian
  • René Angélil - manager and husband of Céline Dion, (of Syrian descent)[3]
  • Nahlah Ayed - journalist (of Palestinian descent)
  • Habeeb Salloum - author, cookbook author, writer, travel writer (of Syrian descent)
  • Mohamed Fahmy - journalist and reporter
  • Mamdouh Shoukri - former president of York University (of Egyptian descent)
  • Inanna Sarkis - internet personality, actress and director (of Syrian descent)
  • Hatim Zaghloul - engineer, named as one of ten great Canadians by MacLean's magazine (of Egyptian descent)
  • Rachid Badouri - comedian (of Moroccan descent)
  • Ghassan Halazon - entrepreneur (of Jordanian-Palestian descent)
  • Mena Massoud - an actor best known for starring as Aladdin in the 2019 live-action adaptation (of Egyptian descent)
  • Jade Hassouné - known for his role as Meliorn in the US television series "Shadowhunters" and for that of Prince Ahmed Al Saeed in the Canadian series '"Heartland" (of Lebanese descent)
  • Ty Wood - an actor and model. Grand nephew of Miss Universe 1971 Georgina Rizk (of Palestinian-Lebanese Welsh descent.)
  • Adib Alkhaidley comedian (of iraki and morrocan descent.)

See also

References
  1. Statistics Canada. "2016 Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. "Le Devoir". ledevoir.com.
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