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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.

OTTAWA (IQNA) – People in different cities across Canada held rallies to condemn the Israeli regime’s atrocities in the Gaza Strip.
News ID: 3485703    Publish Date : 2023/10/23

OTTAWA (IQNA) – As the death toll rises in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian-Canadians in Ottawa are holding gatherings to support each other and remember their loved ones who have died in Israeli raids.
News ID: 3485699    Publish Date : 2023/10/23

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The local Muslim community in Brantford, Canada’s Ontario, slammed the city councilors’ declaration of support for Israel amid the Tel Aviv regime’s deadly airstrikes on Gaza.
News ID: 3485693    Publish Date : 2023/10/22

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced backlash from the Muslim community in Toronto for failing to push for a ceasefire in Gaza as relentless Israeli strikes keep claiming lives from Palestinians. 
News ID: 3485675    Publish Date : 2023/10/21

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The London Police Service (LPS) is currently looking into a suspected hate crime following the discovery of graffiti advocating for the genocide of all Muslims in the stairwell in the southern part of the city.
News ID: 3485642    Publish Date : 2023/10/18

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A man who is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and associated terrorism counts — told the jury at his trial that he is remorseful for attacking a Muslim family in London, Canada’s Ontario.
News ID: 3485640    Publish Date : 2023/10/18

OTTAWA (IQNA) – After an employee email posted online that suggested Markham Public Library in Ontario, Canada, was going to take down Islamic Heritage Month displays, the library issued an apology.
News ID: 3485622    Publish Date : 2023/10/17

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The Mosquers film festival began on Friday, drawing Muslim film makers from around the world.
News ID: 3485589    Publish Date : 2023/10/15

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A mosque in London, Canada’s Ontario, that dates back to mid-20th century has been recognized as a historical site.
News ID: 3485545    Publish Date : 2023/10/12

OTAWWA (IQNA) – A pilot was taken “out of service” by Air Canada for comments in support of Palestine and against Israel.
News ID: 3485533    Publish Date : 2023/10/11

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Winnipeg’s Muslim community unites to provide aid in the wake of natural disasters in Morocco and Libya.
News ID: 3485517    Publish Date : 2023/10/10

OTTAWA (IQNA) – An activist described Islamophobia in Canada as an "inevitable reality" in a campaign that was held to mark Islamic Heritage Month in Canada's Hamilton. 
News ID: 3485446    Publish Date : 2023/10/06

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Programs have been planned to honor Muslim women and youth as Canada will mark the Islamic Heritage Month.
News ID: 3485369    Publish Date : 2023/09/30

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A local Muslim counseling group has received more than $200,000 in federal funding to assist the Muslim community who are suffering from the trauma of an Islamophobic attack in Ontario that killed four people.
News ID: 3485366    Publish Date : 2023/09/30

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Being ME, which is North America’s premier Muslim women’s conference is back in Vancouver, Canada, for its third conference.
News ID: 3485349    Publish Date : 2023/09/28

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The Muslim community in Ontorio, Canada, is following up on the trial of Nathaniel Veltman as he faces terrorism charges for killing a Muslim family in 2020.
News ID: 3485334    Publish Date : 2023/09/27

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A Muslim organization in Canada has slammed as “inflammatory” and “divisive” the comments made by Canadian politicians, including PM Justin Trudeau, against the rightful demands of people who protest gender ideology curriculum in schools.
News ID: 3485314    Publish Date : 2023/09/26

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, on June 6, 2021, was smiling and acting "happy" and "giddy" after his arrest, a police officer testified Friday in Windsor.
News ID: 3485275    Publish Date : 2023/09/23

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A Seerah exhibition is planned to be held in Mississauga, Canada’s Ontario, late this month.
News ID: 3485259    Publish Date : 2023/09/21

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Four survivors and a victim of the 2017 Quebec mosque attack were awarded medals of bravery by local officials.
News ID: 3485250    Publish Date : 2023/09/20