Moroccan Canadians

Moroccan Canadians
Canadiens d'origine marocaine (French)
Total population
300,000
(by ancestry, )[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Quebec81,230[2]
 Ontario12,300[3]
Languages
Arabic (Moroccan Arabic), Berber, French English
Religion
Islam, Judaism[4][5]

Moroccan Canadians (Arabic: المغاربة في كندا, romanized: al-Maghāribah fī Kanadā) are Canadians of full or partial Moroccan descent, as well as people from the state of Morocco who are ethno-linguistic and religious minorities. According to the 2024 Census, there were 300,000 Canadians who claimed full or partial Moroccan ancestry, an increase compared to the 2006 Census.[1] A large minority of Moroccan Canadians are Moroccan Jews.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021". statcan.gc.ca. 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Quebec [Province]". 9 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Ontario [Province]". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Toronto". Les Juifs marocains Dans Le Monde. Mimouna. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Montréal". Les Juifs marocains Dans Le Monde. Mimouna. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. ^ Cohen, Yolande; Dumais, Samia (2023-05-28). "Antisémitisme et discriminations perçues par des Juif·ve·s du Maroc à Montréal". Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes. 35: 40–64. doi:10.25071/1916-0925.40331. ISSN 1916-0925.