Egyptian Canadians
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| Total population | |
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| (73,250 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ontario: Mississauga, Toronto (North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke), Hamilton, Kitchener; Quebec: Montreal, Laval, Quebec City; etc. | |
| Languages | |
| English, French, Egyptian Arabic | |
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| Majority: Christianity (Coptic Orthodox,[2] with smaller groups of other Orthodox, and Catholic communities). Minority: Islam (Sunni) [3] |
Egyptian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Egyptian descent, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who emigrated to Canada. According to the 2011 Census there were 73,250 Canadians who claimed full or partial Egyptian ancestry,[1] having an increase compared to those in the 2006 Census, making them by far the second largest group of people with Arabic-speaking roots. The largest religious group among Egyptian Canadians are the Coptic Orthodox Christians, who number around 50,000 members in Canada. Muslims constitute a smaller portion of the Egyptian community in Canada, belonging to the Sunni sect of Islam. A small number of Egyptian Christians who immigrated to Canada include Coptic Catholics and Protestants. In addition to Coptic Christians, there are also small groups of non-native Christians from Egypt, such as Armenians, Greeks, and Syro-Lebanese, who belong to Armenian, Eastern Orthodox, or Melkite Catholic churches.[4] There is even a small Jewish community that exists, due to Egypt's expulsion of its Jewish community in the late 1950s.
Most Egyptian Canadians are concentrated in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
See also
- Ethnic groups in Canada
- Copts
- List of Copts
- Coptic Orthodoxy in Canada
- List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Canada
- Egyptian Americans
- Egyptian Australians
References
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- The first Coptic Orthodox Egyptian Church in Canada
- Canadian Coptic Centre
- Egyptian-Canadian Friendship Association
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- ↑ Canada Free Press: According to the Canadian Coptic Association, there are approximately 50,000 Orthodox Copts in Canada.
- ↑ Multicultural Canada: the Coptic Orthodox form the largest number of Egyptian Canadians, while there are small - but notable - minorities such as the Catholics and Muslims, respectively
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