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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) – The Metro Toronto Convention Centre will host the MAC Convention, a gathering of Canadian Muslims, for three days next month, featuring sessions with various Islamic scholars and speakers.
News ID: 3484876    Publish Date : 2023/08/22

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Hateful graffiti targeting Muslims and Jews in Winnipeg shows the need to "keep fighting," says a consultant with the Manitoba Islamic Association. 
News ID: 3484821    Publish Date : 2023/08/18

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The Muslim Heritage Day Festival will take place in Canada’s Edmonton for its second year this weekend with the aim helping people learn about the Islamic culture.
News ID: 3484817    Publish Date : 2023/08/17

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A hijab-wearing Muslim woman was appointed by newly elected Mayor of Toronto, Oliva Chow as the Deputy Mayor for the south area of the city.
News ID: 3484740    Publish Date : 2023/08/12

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A booming sports league in Greater Toronto Area allows Muslim women to wear hijab while accommodating prayer breaks.
News ID: 3484701    Publish Date : 2023/08/09

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A person who attacked individuals worshiping at a mosque in Mississauga, Ontario using bear spray and an axe has been given a jail term of eight years which the mosque’s Imam says is not enough.
News ID: 3484503    Publish Date : 2023/07/26

OTTAWA (IQNA) – An Ottawa mosque that had its charitable status revoked in 2018 by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been reinstated as a charity.
News ID: 3484495    Publish Date : 2023/07/25

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A man who assaulted worshippers at a mosque in Mississauga, Canada’s Ontario, last year, pled guilty on 3 charges connected to the attack.
News ID: 3484419    Publish Date : 2023/07/20

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Manitoba's Islamic community demands more investigation into what they believe was hate-motivated stabbing of a Black Muslim woman at a Winnipeg Olive Garden last month.
News ID: 3484405    Publish Date : 2023/07/19

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Evidence suggests that Muslim communities in Canada are over-policed and there is system Islamophobia in the North American country’s law enforcement agencies.
News ID: 3484328    Publish Date : 2023/07/13

OTTAWA (IQNA) – The City of Toronto has officially launched a new ‘Toronto For All’ public education campaign to combat Islamophobia and celebrate acceptance without exceptions.
News ID: 3484299    Publish Date : 2023/07/11

OTTAWA (IQNA) – An imam in Brockville, Canada’s Ontario, says it is very important for Muslims in the city to have their own place of worship.
News ID: 3484271    Publish Date : 2023/07/09

MECCA (IQNA) – A Muslim charity in Canada’s Ontario has offered dozens of children from underprivileged families with toys as Muslims celebrated Eid al-Adha.
News ID: 3484168    Publish Date : 2023/07/02

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A father says his high school son was targeted with an Islamophobic conversation in Brampton, criticizing the school’s response to the incident.
News ID: 3484147    Publish Date : 2023/07/01

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Police in Canada's Hamilton have arrested a man following a break-and-enter at a mosque.
News ID: 3484141    Publish Date : 2023/06/30

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Thousands of Muslims in Manitoba gathered at the Grand Mosque on Saturday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals in Islam.
News ID: 3484083    Publish Date : 2023/06/26

OTTAWA (IQNA) – A student in Ontario, Canada, was singled out for being Muslim in class and then revictimized by teacher's return, his father says.
News ID: 3484063    Publish Date : 2023/06/24

OTTAWA (IQNA) – Volunteers from Islamic Relief Canada are bringing joy to kids in need across Waterloo region with 66 Eid presents wrapped with care.
News ID: 3484016    Publish Date : 2023/06/20

Canada's Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia says the Muslim community in the North American country is experiencing anxiety due to the rise of anti-Muslim hate in the past years.
News ID: 3484006    Publish Date : 2023/06/19

A new Islamic school is planned to be launched in Winnipeg, the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
News ID: 3483983    Publish Date : 2023/06/17