Iraqi Canadians

Iraqi Canadians
Total population
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]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada (3 June 2023). "2021 Census Profile". Retrieved 3 June 2023.