Israeli Canadians

Community of Canadians of Israeli descent or with Israeli citizenship

Ethnic group

Israeli Canadians

ישראלים קנדים (Hebrew)
Canadiens israéliens (French)

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)[citation needed]
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

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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

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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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Moshe Safdie

Sofia Polgar

Corey Haim

Sam Katz

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Niv Fichman

Simcha Jacobovici

Eliezer Sherbatov

## See also

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* Canada portal
* Israel portal

* Middle Eastern Canadians
* West Asian Canadians
* History of the Jews in Canada
* Canada–Israel relations
* Yerida
* Israeli Americans

## 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.

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Central Asia|

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East Asia|

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Southeast Asia|

* Cambodian
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South Asia|

* Bangladeshi
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* Arab
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