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Israeli Canadians
ישראלים קנדים (Hebrew); Canadiens israéliens (French)
Total population
	35,345; (by ancestry, 2021 Census)
Languages
	Canadian English · Canadian French · Hebrew · Arabic · Russian · Yiddish
Religion
	Mostly Jewish; (Muslim and Christian minorities)
Related ethnic groups
	Canadian Jews, Arab Canadians

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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

Israeli Canadians by province or territory

Province or territory	Israelis
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

City	Province or territory	Israelis
Toronto	Ontario	7,625
Montreal	Quebec	2,975
Vancouver	British Columbia	985
Edmonton	Alberta	560
Calgary	Alberta	350
Winnipeg

Prominent Canadians of Israeli descent

Moshe Safdie	Sofia Polgar	Corey Haim	Sam Katz
Niv Fichman	Simcha Jacobovici	Eliezer Sherbatov

References

^ "Canada Census Profile 2021". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "A History of the Canadian Jewish Community". Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
^ Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016

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+|native_name = {{native name|he|ישראלים קנדים}}<small><br />{{native name|fr|Canadiens israéliens}}</small>
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 |caption  = Israeli Canadians and Jewish Canadians celebrating [[Yom Ha'atzmaut]] in [[Toronto]].
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-'''Israeli Canadians''' ({{lang-he|יִשְׂרְאֵלִים קָנָדִים}}, {{lang-fr|les Canadiens Israéliens}}) are [[Canadians|Canadian citizens]] of [[Israelis|Israeli]] descent or [[Israel]]-born people who reside in [[Canada]]. According to the [[Canada 2011 Census|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,<ref name="JewishAgency">[http://www.jewishagency.org/nr/exeres/ef51326b-a217-4e16-8b3c-61f996184077,frameless.htm?nrmode=published A History of the Canadian Jewish Community]</ref> making it home to one of the largest Israeli diaspora groups in the world.
+'''Israeli Canadians''' ({{langx|he|יִשְׂרְאֵלִים קָנָדִים}}) are [[Canadians|Canadian citizens]] of [[Israelis|Israeli]] descent or [[Israel]]-born people who reside in [[Canada]]. According to the [[Canada 2011 Census|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,<ref name="JewishAgency">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jewishagency.org/nr/exeres/ef51326b-a217-4e16-8b3c-61f996184077,frameless.htm?nrmode=published |title=A History of the Canadian Jewish Community |access-date=2013-02-02 |archive-date=2010-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621004447/http://jewishagency.org/nr/exeres/ef51326b-a217-4e16-8b3c-61f996184077,frameless.htm?nrmode=published |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name="StatsCan">[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/guides/006/98-500-x2016006-eng.cfm?wbdisable=true Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016]</ref>
-==History==
-{{more citations needed section|date=March 2014}}
-Many Israeli Jews emigrated to [[Canada]] throughout the period of the [[Declaration of Independence (Israel)|declaration of the state of Israel]] and until today. Today, the descendants of these people are known as Israeli Canadians.
-Israelis began migrating to Canada shortly after the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. Thus, during the 1950s and early 1960s, began the first wave of Israeli immigration to Canada when many Israelis emigrated to that country. A second wave of immigration began in the 1970s and has continued ever since. The number of Israeli immigrants in Canada is not known with certainty, as estimates vary between 20,000 and 30,000 Israeli settled in Canada during that decade. Therefore, the actual number of Israeli immigrants in Canada is an issue that has been hotly debated since 1980. Thus, many Israeli Canadians had previously established in other countries.
-During the 1980s and 1990s, Israeli immigration to Canada was increasing in large numbers for a couple of reasons. These include the ongoing [[Arab–Israeli conflict]], Israel's connection to North American culture, as well as new economic and educational opportunities in Canada.
 == Demographics ==
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 === Israeli Canadians by province or territory ===
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 *[[Canada–Israel relations]]
 *[[Yerida]]
+*[[Israeli Americans]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
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 {{Israelis abroad and their descendants}}
 {{Asian Canadians}}
+{{Portal bar|Canada|Israel}}
-[[Category:Israeli Canadian| ]]
+[[Category:Israeli diaspora in Canada| ]]
 [[Category:Canadian people of Israeli descent| ]]
 [[Category:Israeli diaspora in North America|Canada]]
 [[Category:Canada–Israel relations]]
-[[Category:Ethnic groups in Canada]]
 [[Category:Jews and Judaism in Canada]]
 [[Category:Jewish Canadian history]]
-[[Category:Middle Eastern Canadians]]
+[[Category:Middle Eastern diaspora in Canada]]

v t e Israelis abroad and their descendants
Americas	Canada United States
Africa	South Africa
Asia	Armenia China India
Europe	United Kingdom
Oceania	Australia New Zealand

v t e Canadians of Asian descent by area of origin
Central Asia	Afghan Kazakh Tatar Tajik Uzbek
East Asia	Chinese Hong Kong Japanese Korean Mongolian Taiwanese Tibetan
Southeast Asia	Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian Malaysian Singaporean Thai Vietnamese
South Asia	Bangladeshi Indian Nepali Pakistani Punjabi Sri Lankan Tamil Sindhi
West Asia	Arab Iraqi Jordanian Lebanese Palestinian Saudi Syrian Yemeni Armenian Assyrian Azerbaijani Georgian Iranian Israeli Jewish Turkish