Bangladeshi Canadian

Bangladeshi Canadian

Total population
34,205 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Canada
Ontario	21,490
Quebec	7,270
Alberta	2,740
Languages
Canadian English · Bengali · Quebec French
Religion
Islam · Hinduism · Buddhism · Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Bangladeshi diaspora, Indo-Canadians, Pakistani Canadians, Asian Canadians

A Bangladeshi Canadian is a Canadian citizen of Bangladeshi descent or a Bangladesh-born person who resides in Canada. There is an estimated number of 24,595 Bangladeshi people who live in Canada,^[2] primarily in provinces like Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, and Alberta. They live in cities like Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa. There are many Bangladeshi shops and restaurants in Toronto's Danforth Village between Dawes Road and Victoria Park Avenue.

Demographics

The official number of Bangladeshi Canadians as of 2006 is 24,600 only. According to Statistics Canada, the Bangladeshi-Canadian population as determined by the 2006 census in the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories were:^[3]

Province	Bangladeshis
Ontario	16,145[4]
Quebec	6,095[5]
Alberta	1,220[6]
British Columbia	845[7]
Manitoba	115[8]
Nova Scotia	70[9]
Newfoundland and Labrador	65[10]
Saskatchewan	30[11]
New Brunswick	15[12]
Northwest Territories	0[13]
Yukon	0[14]
Prince Edward Island	4[15]
Nunavut	0[16]
Canada	24,600

Prominent Bangladeshi-Canadians

• Amit Chakma, from the ethnic Chakma tribe in southeast Bangladesh, president of University of Western Ontario.
• Delwar Jahid, from Bangladesh journalist, academic and writer, currently in Edmonton, president of Bangladesh PressClub of Alberta and Bangladesh Heritage and Ethnic Society of Alberta
• Ron Mustafaa, Hollywood TV actor, recently on MTV Skins

See also

• Asian Canadian
• South Asian Canadian
• Islam in Canada
• Hinduism in Canada

References

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2. ^ [1] (Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data)
3. ^ Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables (choose desired city in the left column and look under the term "Bangladeshi" in the chart)
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17. ^ Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data

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