Sudanese Canadians

Sudanese Canadians

Total population
17,490 (Canada 2021 Census)
Regions with significant populations
Ontario: 8,975 Alberta: 7,070
Languages
English Sudanese Arabic
Religion
Predominantly: Sunni Islam Minority: Coptic Orthodox Christianity

Sudanese Canadians (Arabic: كنديون سودانيون) include Canadians of Sudanese ancestry and Sudanese immigrants to Canada. They include refugees from the Second Sudanese Civil War.^[1] The Canada 2021 Census recorded 17,490 people who reported their ethnicity as Sudanese.^[2]

Notable Sudanese Canadians

• Lina Hamid, politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

See also

• Black Canadians
• South Sudanese Canadians
• Sudanese Americans
• Sudanese Australians
• Sudanese in the United Kingdom

References

1. York, Geoffrey (26 September 2010). "Sudanese Canadians return to heal their shattered homeland". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
2. "Census Profile, 2021 Census – Ethnic or Cultural Background – Canada [ Country]". Canada 2021 Census. 29 October 2024.