Israeli Canadians
Community of Canadians of Israeli descent or with Israeli citizenship
Ethnic group
ישראלים קנדים (Hebrew) Canadiens israéliens (French) | |
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Total population | |
35,345 (by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1] | |
Languages | |
Canadian English · Canadian French · Hebrew · Arabic · Russian · Yiddish | |
Religion | |
Mostly Jewish (Muslim and Christian minorities) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Canadian Jews, Arab Canadians |
Israeli Canadians (Hebrew: יִשְׂרְאֵלִים קָנָדִים) are Canadian citizens of Israeli descent or Israel-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2011 Census there were 15,010 Canadians who claimed full or partial Israeli ancestry, although it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Israelis live in Canada,[2] making it home to one of the largest Israeli diaspora groups in the world.
According to the 2016 Population Group Reference Guide published by Statistics Canada, those who trace their ancestry to present-day Israel or the greater Levant are classified as West Asian origin and visible minorities, provided they do not specify another European write-in response.[3]
Demographics
Israeli Canadians by province or territory
Province or territory | Israelis |
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Israeli Canadians by city
City | Province or territory | Israelis |
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Toronto | Ontario | 7,625 |
Montreal | Quebec | 2,975 |
Vancouver | British Columbia | 985 |
Edmonton | Alberta | 560 |
Calgary | Alberta | 350 |
Winnipeg |
Prominent Canadians of Israeli descent
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See also
- Middle Eastern Canadians
- West Asian Canadians
- History of the Jews in Canada
- Canada–Israel relations
- Yerida
- Israeli Americans
References
Further reading
- Linn, R., & Barkan-Ascher, N. (1994). Imaginary Suitcases in the Lives of Israeli Expatriates in Canada: A Psychological Look at a Unique Historical Phenomenon. Canadian Jewish Studies Études Juives Canadiennes, 2. https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-0925.19785.
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North America | |
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Central Asia | |
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East Asia | |
South Asia | |
Southeast Asia | |
West Asia |
Central Europe | |
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Northern Europe | |
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Southern Europe | |
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