Saudi Canadians

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Saudi Canadians (Arabic: سُعُودِيُّونْ كَنَدِيُّونْ, romanized: suʿudiyyūn kanadiyyūn) are Canadians of Saudi descent or Saudis who have Canadian citizenship. According to the 2011 Census there were 7,955 Canadians who claimed Saudi ancestry.[2]

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Saudi Canadians
سعوديون كنديون
Total population
7,955[1] (2011 Canada Census)
Regions with significant populations
Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, Calgary
Languages
Arabic (one of the dialects of Saudi Arabia), English and French
Religion
Islam
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Demography

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Population

According to the 2011 Census there were 7,955 Canadians who claimed Saudi ancestry.[3]

Until August 2018, there were over 16,000 Saudi students on government scholarships in Canada.[4] There were more than 15,000 Saudi students in Canada in 2007, including 800 resident physicians and specialists who provided care to the Canadian population.[5] In 2015, Saudi Arabian students represented 3% of total foreign students in Canada.[6] Official figures provided by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in Canada (SACB) indicated that in 2014 there were 16,000 Saudi scholarship students in Canada and 1,000 medical trainees.[4]

Language

Most Saudi Canadians speak Arabic, English or French.

Religion

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Saudi Canadian demography by religion
Religious group 2021[7][a]
Pop. %
Islam 3,125 79.42%
Irreligion 595 15.12%
Christianity 180 4.57%
Hinduism 15 0.38%
Other 20 0.51%
Total Saudi Canadian population 3,935 100%
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Notable people

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Notes

  1. Religious breakdown proportions based on "Saudi Arabian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2021 census.[7]

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