Israeli Canadians
Israeli Canadians (Hebrew: יִשְׂרְאֵלִים קָנָדִים, French: les Canadiens Israéliens) are Canadian citizens of Israeli descent or Israel-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2011 Census there were 15,010 Canadians who claimed full or partial Israeli ancestry, although it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Israelis live in Canada, making it home to one of the largest Israeli diaspora groups in the world.
ישראלים קנדים | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 35,345 (by ancestry, 2021 Census) | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English · Canadian French · Hebrew · Arabic · Russian · Yiddish | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly Jewish (Muslim and Christian minorities) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Canadian Jews, Arab Canadians |
According to the 2016 Population Group Reference Guide published by Statistics Canada, those who trace their ancestry to present-day Israel or the greater Levant are classified as West Asian origin and visible minorities, provided they do not specify another European write-in response.
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