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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 – Sisters Dialogue, which started as a way to ensure Muslim women had a voice amid a string of hate-fuelled attacks in Edmonton, is now celebrating the grand opening of its first brick-and-mortar location.
News ID: 3491794    Publish Date : 2025/02/09

IQNA – A Canadian Muslim advocacy group condemned the US president's "shameful" proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians elsewhere.
News ID: 3491760    Publish Date : 2025/02/06

IQNA – Al Rashid Mosque, Canada’s oldest mosque, is collaborating with the City of Edmonton to rezone 34 acres of industrial land in the city’s northwest to accommodate the growing community of Muslims.
News ID: 3491673    Publish Date : 2025/01/31

IQNA – The annual Muslim Awareness Week in Montreal is marking its seventh edition with a special blood drive under the theme "Give blood to share blood."
News ID: 3491627    Publish Date : 2025/01/27

IQNA – Almost eight years after the Quebec City mosque attack, the tragedy continues to cast a shadow over the province’s Muslim community.
News ID: 3491610    Publish Date : 2025/01/26

IQNA – Two Canadian Muslim sisters say they confront misconceptions or discriminatory behavior but wearing the hijab has helped them grow.
News ID: 3491547    Publish Date : 2025/01/21

IQNA – Muslims in Morden, a city located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada, have a place of worship, the city’s first mosque.
News ID: 3491461    Publish Date : 2025/01/15

IQNA – A historic building near downtown Ottawa is being repurposed into a mosque by a group of local Muslim community members.
News ID: 3491331    Publish Date : 2025/01/05

IQNA – Two local Muslim groups, the Windsor Islamic Association and the Palestinian Canadian Community Association, united this week to provide meals for Windsor's impoverished residents, serving roughly 200 people at the Downtown Mission.
News ID: 3491227    Publish Date : 2024/12/27

IQNA – A Muslim charity group is providing kits to the homeless in St. John’s, Canada, amid the freezing tempretures.
News ID: 3491073    Publish Date : 2024/12/16

IQNA – An Iranian university lecturer, who has received his PhD from a Canadian university, shares his experiences in religious and interfaith activities during his stay in the North American country.
News ID: 3490834    Publish Date : 2024/11/26

IQNA – Muslim groups in Canada and the US Called for condemnation of attacks and anti-Arab violence by Israeli hooligans during a Europa League match in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
News ID: 3490613    Publish Date : 2024/11/09

IQNA – A 79-year-old man accused of assaulting two Muslim women in west London made a brief appearance in court on Tuesday.
News ID: 3490584    Publish Date : 2024/11/06

IQNA – London Police Service’s hate crime unit has arrested and charged a 61-year-old man in connection with an alleged hate-motivated assault on a Muslim man in downtown London’s Ivey Park.
News ID: 3490518    Publish Date : 2024/11/02

IQNA – Investigators with the London Police Service's (LPS) hate crime unit have released an image of a suspect in connection with an alleged anti-Muslim hate-motivated assault that occurred Saturday afternoon in Ivey Park, near the downtown core.
News ID: 3490513    Publish Date : 2024/11/01

IQNA – Montreal would send the wrong message if it takes down a welcome sign in the lobby at city hall that includes a woman wearing a hijab.
News ID: 3490506    Publish Date : 2024/10/31

IQNA – As theft and vandalism continue to impact businesses and retailers throughout Winnipeg, two West End places of worship report that recent break-ins have unsettled their members and raised safety concerns.
News ID: 3490452    Publish Date : 2024/10/27

IQNA – An Open House was held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Islamic Center in Prince George, a city in Canada’ British Colombia.
News ID: 3490442    Publish Date : 2024/10/27

IQNA – Winnipeg’s West End community is coming together to restore a local mosque after it was vandalized, with residents raising funds to repair the damage and support the mosque's continued operations.
News ID: 3490374    Publish Date : 2024/10/21

IQNA – A man has been charged following an alleged hate-motivated incident at a mosque in Scarborough on October 10.
News ID: 3490310    Publish Date : 2024/10/16