West Asian Canadians

West Asian Canadians, officially known as West Central Asian and Middle Eastern Canadians are Canadians with ancestry, origins, or citizenship from West and Central Asia. The term West Asian Canadian is a subgroup of Asian Canadians and Middle Eastern Canadians. According to statistics Canada, West Asian Canadians are considered visible minorities and can be further divided by nationality, such as Iranian Canadian or Lebanese Canadian.

West Asian Canadians
Total population
1,011,145 [1]
2.9% of the total Canadian population (2016)
Regions with significant populations
Greater Toronto, Montreal, Greater Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton
Languages
Canadian English · Canadian French ·
Arabic · Farsi · Armenian · Turkish · Hebrew
Other West Asian Languages
Religion
Islam · Christianity · Baháʼí Faith · Judaism · irreligious
Related ethnic groups
Middle Eastern Canadians · Arab Canadians · Asian Canadians

As of 2016, 1,011,145 Canadians had West Asian geographical origins, constituting 2.9% of the Canadian population and 17% of Canada's Asian Canadian population.

Terminology

In the Canadian Census, people with origins or ancestry in West Asia (e.g. Armenian Canadians, Iranian Canadians, Turkish Canadians) and Central Asia (e.g. Afghan Canadians, Kazakh Canadians, Uzbek Canadians) are classified as West Asian.

History

In 1882, the first individuals of West Asian origin settled in Canada, when a group of Lebanese and Syrian immigrants arrived in Montreal.[2]

Demography
Storefronts in North York offering Iranian cuisine. North York holds the largest population of West Asians in Toronto.
West Asian population by province or territory (2016)
Province / territory Population Percentage
Ontario[3] 523,340 4%
Quebec[4] 240,795 3%
British Columbia[5] 99,560 2.2%
Alberta[6] 97,355 2.4%
Nova Scotia[7] 17,205 1.9%
Manitoba[8] 11,850 1%
Saskatchewan[9] 9,415 0.9%
New Brunswick[10] 6,835 0.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador[11] 2,660 0.5%
Prince Edward Island[12] 1,625 1.2%
Northwest Territories[13] 215 0.5%
Yukon[14] 195 0.6%
Nunavut[15] 100 0.3%
Canada[1] 1,011,145 2.9%

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "History of Recent Arab Immigration to Canada".
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Quebec [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. "Census Profile, 2016 Census British Columbia [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  6. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Alberta [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Nova Scotia [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  8. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Manitoba [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Saskatchewan [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  10. "Census Profile, 2016 Census New Brunswick [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  11. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  12. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Prince Edward Island [Province] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  13. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Northwest Territories [Territory] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  14. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Yukon [Territory] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  15. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Nunavut [Territory] and Canada [Country]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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