Total population | |
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84,130 (by birth), 59,300 (by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Montreal | |
Languages | |
Mesopotamian Arabic, Canadian English, and Canadian French also Kurdish (Sorani, Feyli and Kurmanji dialects), Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects), and Neo-Aramaic (Assyrian and Mandaic) | |
Religion | |
Majority Islam (Shia and Sunni), minority Christianity (Syriac Christianity and Catholic), Mandaeism and Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arabs, Arab Canadians, Iraqis, Iraqi diaspora |
Iraqi Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Iraqi descent, as well as people from the state of Iraq who are ethno-linguistic and religious minorities. According to the 2011 Census there were 49,680 Canadians of Iraqi ancestry, an increase compared to the 2006 Census.[1]