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Israeli Canadians

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Israeli Canadians
ישראלים קנדים (Hebrew)
Canadiens israéliens (French)
Israel Canada
Total population
35,345
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
Languages
Canadian English · Canadian French · Hebrew · Arabic · Russian · Yiddish
Religion
Mostly Jewish
(Muslim and Christian minorities)
Related ethnic groups
Canadian Jews, Arab Canadians

Israeli Canadians (Hebrew: יִשְׂרְאֵלִים קָנָדִים) 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,[2] making it home to one of the largest Israeli diaspora groups in the world.

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.[3]

Demographics

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Israeli Canadians by province or territory

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Province or territory Israelis
 Ontario 9,250
 Quebec 3,100
 British Columbia 1,190
 Alberta 1,070
 Manitoba 340
 Nova Scotia 35
 New Brunswick 25
 Saskatchewan 1
 Newfoundland and Labrador 0
 Yukon 0
 Prince Edward Island 0
 Northwest Territories 0
 Nunavut 0

Israeli Canadians by city

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City Province or territory Israelis
Toronto Ontario 7,625
Montreal Quebec 2,975
Vancouver British Columbia 985
Edmonton Alberta 560
Calgary Alberta 350
Winnipeg

Prominent Canadians of Israeli descent

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Canada Census Profile 2021". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "A History of the Canadian Jewish Community". Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  3. ^ Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016

Further reading

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  • Linn, R., & Barkan-Ascher, N. (1994). Imaginary Suitcases in the Lives of Israeli Expatriates in Canada: A Psychological Look at a Unique Historical Phenomenon. Canadian Jewish Studies Études Juives Canadiennes, 2. https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-0925.19785.