Israeli Canadians () are
Canadian citizens of
Israeli descent or
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-born people who reside in
Canada
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. According to the
2011 Census there were 15,010 Canadians who claimed full or partial Israeli ancestry, although it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Israelis live in Canada,
making it home to one of the largest Israeli diaspora groups in the world.
According to the 2016 Population Group Reference Guide published by
Statistics Canada
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, those who trace their ancestry to present-day Israel or the greater Levant are classified as
West Asian
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origin and
visible minorities
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, provided they do not specify another European write-in response.
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Demographics
Israeli Canadians by province or territory
Israeli Canadians by city
Prominent Canadians of Israeli descent
See also
*Middle Eastern Canadians
Middle Eastern Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to the Middle East (MENA region), which includes both West Asia and North Africa.
History
Initial settlement
Individuals from the Middle East first arri ...
*West Asian Canadians
West Asian Canadians, officially known as West Central Asian and Middle Eastern Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to West Asia and Central Asia. The term West Asian Canadian is a subgroup of Asian Canadian ...
*History of the Jews in Canada
The history of the Jews in Canada goes back to the 1700s. Canadian Jews, whether by culture, ethnicity, or religion, form the fourth largest Jewish community in the world, exceeded only by those in Israel, the United States and France. In th ...
* Canada–Israel relations
*Yerida
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*Israeli Americans
Israeli Americans () are Americans who are of full or partial Israeli descent.
The Israeli-American community, while predominantly Jewish, also includes various ethnic and religious minorities reflective of Israel's diverse demographics. This c ...
References
Further reading
* Linn, R., & Barkan-Ascher, N. (1994). Imaginary Suitcases in the Lives of Israeli Expatriates in Canada: A Psychological Look at a Unique Historical Phenomenon. ''Canadian Jewish Studies Études Juives Canadiennes'', ''2''. https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-0925.19785.
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Canada
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Canada–Israel relations
Jews and Judaism in Canada
Jewish Canadian history
Middle Eastern diaspora in Canada