Iranian Canadians
| Total population |
| 121,510 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Greater Toronto Area, Vancouver, Montreal |
| Languages |
|
Canadian English, French, Persian, and other languages of Iran
|
| Religion |
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Shi'a Islam, Sunni Islam (Mostly Kurds), Bahá'í Faith, Christianity (particularly the Anglican Church), Judaism, and no religion
|
Iranian Canadians are Canadians of Iranian national background or descent. Their numbers estimate to 121,510[1] from the 2006 Canadian census and the main communities can be found in Southern Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec; the vast majority, however, live in the northern suburbs of Toronto such as; Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Markham, Thornhill, and in the municipalities of Vancouver such as: North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, and Coquitlam. A total of 55,000 iranians currently reside in the Greater Toronto Area, 40,000 in the Greater Vancouver Area, 15,000 in the Greater Montreal Area, and the remainder being spread out in the other major cities in Canada.
A list of Canadians of Iranian descent
Academia
Art and literature
- Jian Ghomeshi, member of Moxy Früvous, former host of CBC's "play" Current host of "Q" on CBC Radio 1
- Nima Mazhari, painter, photographer and husband of ex-Olympic biathlete Myriam Bédard, convicted and sentenced in June 2007 for stealing paintings from the late painter Ghitta Caiserman
- Fariborz Lachini, music composer
- Alan Sakhavarz, artist, painter (wildlife), sculptor, caricaturist and cartoonist
- Parviz Tanavoli, sculptor and painter
Beauty pageant
- Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss Canada 2003, 1st runner up of Miss World 2003, actress, singer/songwriter, human rights activist
- Ramona Amiri, Miss World Canada 2005, semifinalist of Miss World 2005
- Samantha Tajik, Miss Universe Canada 2008
- Sahar Biniaz, 2nd runner up of Miss Tourism Queen International 2008
- Maryam Massoumi, Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 contestant.
Business
Journalism
Politicians
References
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