Muslims in Canada

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Muslims in Canada

Muslims in Canada represent a significant and growing part of the population. As of the 2021 census, approximately 4.9% of Canadians, or nearly 1.8 million people, identify as Muslim. This makes Islam the second most commonly reported religion in the country after Christianity.The majority of Canadian Muslims reside in Ontario, with significant communities also in Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia. In urban areas like the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Montreal, Muslims make up about 10% and 8.7% of the population, respectively.

IQNA – A man has been sentenced to 12 months of house arrest after being convicted of uttering threats to blow up a mosque in Newmarket, a town in the Canadian province of Ontario.
News ID: 3496893    Publish Date : 2026/03/27

IQNA – A fresh dusting of snow Friday morning did little to deter the faithful, as thousands gathered at the Suleman Dawood Masjid in St. John's, a city on Newfoundland island off Canada's Atlantic coast, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr.
News ID: 3496839    Publish Date : 2026/03/21

IQNA – At a midtown Toronto mosque, worshippers are taking turns guarding the doors during Ramadan prayers so others can pray in peace.
News ID: 3496458    Publish Date : 2026/02/18

IQNA – A mosque in midtown Toronto, Canada, is at the center of a police investigation after receiving two threatening phone calls.
News ID: 3496404    Publish Date : 2026/02/14

IQNA – As the ninth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting that killed six worshippers approaches, Muslim communities and allies are gathering not only to remember, but to issue an urgent plea.
News ID: 3496227    Publish Date : 2026/01/29

With the passing of Abdo Hassan, the Muslim community in London, Canada’s Ontario, has lost its last direct link to the male builders of the London Muslim Mosque—a historic house of worship that stands as the first of its kind in the province.
News ID: 3495908    Publish Date : 2025/12/30

IQNA – A ban on prayer rooms on college campuses in Quebec, Canada, is on the agenda of the local government.  
News ID: 3495903    Publish Date : 2025/12/30

IQNA – A Muslim Uber driver in Montreal narrowly avoided serious harm after a passenger allegedly threatened him with a knife, an incident the National Council of Canadian Muslims slammed as Islamophobic.
News ID: 3495762    Publish Date : 2025/12/17

IQNA – A grieving family was denied permission for a traditional Muslim burial at a public cemetery in Thorold, Canada’s Ontario, before the service was to begin.
News ID: 3495722    Publish Date : 2025/12/13

IQNA – A youth leader in Winnipeg says many Muslim girls and women feel unsupported in local sports programs and often leave teams because their needs are not fully understood or accommodated.
News ID: 3495615    Publish Date : 2025/12/04

IQNA – Parents and advocacy groups are demanding action from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board after Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian graffiti was discovered at Brookfield High School last week.
News ID: 3495328    Publish Date : 2025/11/09

IQNA – What was once the Corner Brook Citadel is now a mosque, providing a long-awaited dedicated space for prayer and community for Muslims in the region.
News ID: 3495121    Publish Date : 2025/10/23

IQNA – The Canadian province of Manitoba has officially designated October as Islamic Heritage Month (IHM), a period dedicated to celebrating the history, culture, and growing contributions of its Muslim community.
News ID: 3495115    Publish Date : 2025/10/22

IQNA – Members of the Muslim community in Winnipeg, the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba, came together this weekend to celebrate the opening of a new mosque in the city.
News ID: 3495066    Publish Date : 2025/10/20

IQNA – Following a ‘vicious, hate-motivated attack’ against a Muslim man in Markham, a Canadian Muslim organization wondered if the country is ever going to realize the need for action to stop Islamophobia.
News ID: 3494944    Publish Date : 2025/10/10

IQNA – A Toronto man has been charged in connection with what police describe as a violent, hate-motivated attack on a Muslim hotel employee in Markham.
News ID: 3494939    Publish Date : 2025/10/09

IQNA – The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) says it is alarmed by an online event that used the name of the man convicted in the Quebec City mosque attack.
News ID: 3494743    Publish Date : 2025/09/25

IQNA – Muslims in Canada ’s Newmarket say they are living in fear after police charged a man accused of planning to blow up a local mosque and a Muslim family’s home.
News ID: 3494537    Publish Date : 2025/09/09

IQNA – During a public meeting at the Stittsville Muslim Association, non-Muslim community members packed the room to stand in solidarity with their neighbors after a hate-motivated incident.
News ID: 3494456    Publish Date : 2025/09/02

IQNA – A suspected hate-motivated act occurred early on August 15 at a Mississauga Islamic centre, where a man used a skateboard to shatter its glass doors.
News ID: 3494439    Publish Date : 2025/09/01