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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) – 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

Museum London is organizing a special new exhibit called London Remembers in memory of Afzaal family that were killed in a vehicle ramming attack two years before.
News ID: 3483975    Publish Date : 2023/06/17

A request by a Muslim advocacy group and a civil liberties organization to suspend the ban on prayer rooms in public schools of Canada’s Quebec Province was denied by a Superior Court judge.
News ID: 3483958    Publish Date : 2023/06/15

A Muslim organization in Canada has filed a legal challenge against Quebec's ban on school prayer rooms, arguing that it violates religious freedom and equality rights.
News ID: 3483943    Publish Date : 2023/06/14

Toronto police have released surveillance photos and suspect descriptions of two men wanted in a violent attack outside a mosque in the city’s east end last month.
News ID: 3483893    Publish Date : 2023/06/11

The Muslim community in Edmonton condemned as “alienating” an audio recording of a teacher from Londonderry School allegedly criticizing a Muslim student for missing school to dodge Pride-related events.
News ID: 3483881    Publish Date : 2023/06/10

A Canadian Muslim charity has won an out-of-court settlement against those who alledged the group funded terrorism.
News ID: 3483874    Publish Date : 2023/06/09

In a show of support, the Sudanese Muslim community in London, Canada, gathered at a fundraising event on Sunday evening to help for their loved ones in East Africa who are caught in the crossfire of a brutal military conflict.
News ID: 3483838    Publish Date : 2023/06/06

The Muslim community in London, Ontario, are making preparations to mark the second anniversary of a tragic car attack that killed four members of a Muslim family.
News ID: 3483832    Publish Date : 2023/06/05

A new initiative to stamp out hate and Islamophobia in an Ontario city has received a warm welcome from Muslim community advocates, who still mourn the loss of four Muslims who were killed by a driver two years ago.
News ID: 3483803    Publish Date : 2023/06/03