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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 – The boy left orphaned after an Islamophobic attack on the Afzaal family says he wishes he could still have his sister to fight with, his mom's cooking and the house he grew up in.
News ID: 3486698    Publish Date : 2024/01/06

IQNA – The man who deliberately ran over a Muslim family with his truck in 2021, killing four and injuring one, is awaiting his sentence in Canada.
News ID: 3486685    Publish Date : 2024/01/05

IQNA – Canada’s government has been urged to lift a cap on the number of Palestinians who can seek refuge in the country.
News ID: 3486667    Publish Date : 2024/01/03

IQNA – The Toronto Islamic Centre mosque, a place of worship and community for many Muslims in downtown Toronto, is at risk of losing its property if it cannot raise enough money to buy it.
News ID: 3486610    Publish Date : 2023/12/30

IQNA – Muslim women are facing Islamophobia and discrimination even in shelters that should act as a safe place, a report says.
News ID: 3486459    Publish Date : 2023/12/18

IQNA – A group of influential Canadian Muslim donors who have been loyal supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada has decided to stop donating to the party, expressing disappointment with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
News ID: 3486332    Publish Date : 2023/12/08

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A man has been arrested and charged with two counts of assault for allegedly spitting on Muslim students at Western University, and has been banned from the campus.
News ID: 3486277    Publish Date : 2023/12/04

OTTAWA (IQNA) – An exhibition titled "Jesus in Islam", has been mounted in the London Muslim Mosque in London, Canada’s Ontario.
News ID: 3486259    Publish Date : 2023/12/03

OTTAWA (IQNA) – As tensions from the Israel-Hamas war continue to ripple through Canada, and officials across the country report an alarming rise in anti-Muslim occurrences, some experts say Islamophobia must become a classroom priority addressed now, in practical ways and on multiple fronts.
News ID: 3486251    Publish Date : 2023/12/02

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A 22-year-old man who was found guilty of killing four members of a Muslim family and injuring another in a truck attack in 2021 in London, Ont., will face sentencing in early January.
News ID: 3486245    Publish Date : 2023/12/02

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The Muslim community in Chatham-Kent, which consists of hundreds of people, wants to have a cemetery where they can bury their loved ones according to their faith.
News ID: 3486240    Publish Date : 2023/12/01

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Whitehorse, the capital of northwest Canada’s Yukon territory, saw an interfaith event this weekend in support of the people of Gaza.
News ID: 3486110    Publish Date : 2023/11/21

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old man with multiple hate crimes after he allegedly assaulted several Muslims in Toronto, including an attack on worshippers outside a mosque on Saturday morning.
News ID: 3486069    Publish Date : 2023/11/19

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The prime minister of Canada said Ottawa is very concerned about the number of civilians being murdered in the Gaza Strip.
News ID: 3486061    Publish Date : 2023/11/18

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Canadian police are hunting a man who sprayed a Muslim taxi driver in the face with an unknown substance.
News ID: 3486047    Publish Date : 2023/11/17

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A Canadian man who used his truck to run down a Muslim family out for a walk was found guilty Thursday in Canada's first murder trial in which jurors were asked to consider a terrorism motive related to white supremacy.
News ID: 3486046    Publish Date : 2023/11/17

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The Crown prosecutor told the jury on Tuesday that Nathaniel Veltman, who admits he killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, in 2021, acted with hate and planned a terrorist attack, seeking to warn Muslims to leave the country or face the same fate.
News ID: 3486026    Publish Date : 2023/11/15

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A Canadian Muslim activist described the extent of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim bias in the country in recent weeks as unprecedented.
News ID: 3486010    Publish Date : 2023/11/14

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A forensic psychiatrist who diagnosed accused terrorist Nathaniel Veltman with various mental disorders was cross examined by prosecutor Jennifer Moser on Friday.
News ID: 3485871    Publish Date : 2023/11/04

OTTAWA (IQNA) – According to a new Senate report on Thursday, Islamophobia remains a persistent problem in Canada and concrete action is required to reverse the growing tide of hate.
News ID: 3485857    Publish Date : 2023/11/03