Saudi Canadians

Saudi Canadians
سعوديون كنديون
Total population
	7,955 (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

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

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

Saudi Canadian demography by religion
Religious group	2021^[7]^[a]
Religious group	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%

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.^[8] 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.^[9]

Notes

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

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.
^ ^a ^b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2023-05-10). "Religion by ethnic or cultural origins: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
^ "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.

External links

[Religion2021-8] Religious breakdown proportions based on "Saudi Arabian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2021 census.^[7]

[1] Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[2] Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[3] Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[fastfacts-4] "Fast Facts". Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[dfait-5] "CANADA-SAUDI ARABIA RELATIONS". Canadian Government. 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.

[6] "Brexit, Trump election drive university students to Canada, but will they stay here? | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[religion2021-7] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2023-05-10). "Religion by ethnic or cultural origins: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

[9] "About Raif Badawi". RaifBadawi.org. Retrieved 14 March 2015.

[ban-10] 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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