Tajik Canadians

Tajik Canadians
Тоҷикони Канадо
Total population
2,400
(by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Ontario and Quebec
Languages
Canadian English · Canadian French · Tajik · Russian
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Afghan Canadians

Tajik Canadians are Canadian citizens of Tajik descent. According to the 2011 Census there were 2,400 Canadians who claimed Tajik ancestry.[1] Presently in the province of Quebec there are living around 500 families of Tajiks from Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Israel, etc. They reside in Montreal (more than 250 families), Quebec City, Sherbrooke and Granby cities (30 families).[2] More than 500 Tajik families are living in the Toronto area. Around 200 Tajik families are living in the Calgary area and the city of Vancouver.[2]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada (8 May 2013). "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The Tajiks community of Canada". Retrieved 18 October 2014.