Sudanese Canadians
Appearance
Total population | |
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17,490 (Canada 2021 Census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ontario: 8,975 Alberta: 7,070 | |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Sunni Islam
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Sudanese Canadians (Arabic: كنديون سودانيون) include Canadians of Sudanese ancestry and Sudanese immigrants to Canada. They include refugees from the Second Sudanese Civil War.[1] The Canada 2021 Census recorded 17,490 people who reported their ethnicity as Sudanese.[2]
Notable Sudanese Canadians
[edit]- Lina Hamid, politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
See also
[edit]- Black Canadians
- South Sudanese Canadians
- Sudanese Americans
- Sudanese Australians
- Sudanese in the United Kingdom
References
[edit]- ^ York, Geoffrey (26 September 2010). "Sudanese Canadians return to heal their shattered homeland". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census – Ethnic or Cultural Background – Canada [ Country]". Canada 2021 Census. 29 October 2024.