Canadians of Saudi origin
Ethnic group
Saudi Canadians
سعوديون كنديونTotal population |
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7,955[1] (2011 Canada Census) |
Regions with significant populations |
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Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, Calgary |
Languages |
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Arabic (one of the dialects of Saudi Arabia), English and French |
Religion |
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Islam |
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]
Demography
Most Saudi Canadians speak Arabic, English or French. 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]
Notable people
- Ensaf Haidar, Raif Badawi's wife and children were granted political asylum by the Government of Canada in 2013 and currently reside in Sherbrooke, Quebec.[7] Haidar and her three children with Badawi became Canadian citizens on Canada Day, 2018. On the same day Haidar called for the niqab to be banned.[8]
See also
- Canada portal
- Saudi Arabia portal
References
- ^ Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Fast Facts". Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "CANADA-SAUDI ARABIA RELATIONS". Canadian Government. 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ "Brexit, Trump election drive university students to Canada, but will they stay here? | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "About Raif Badawi". RaifBadawi.org. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Kalvapalle, Rahul (1 July 2018). "Wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi calls for burqa ban in Ontario". Global News. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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