Bangladeshi Canadians
কানাডীয় বাংলাদেশী | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| ~100,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Muslim with a Hindu and Buddhist minority | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bangladeshi diaspora, Indo-Canadians, Pakistani Canadians, Asian Canadians |
Bangladeshi Canadians (French: Canadiens Bangladais, Bengali: কানাডীয় বাংলাদেশী, romanized: Kanaḍīyô Bangladeshī) are Canadian citizens of Bangladeshi descent, first-generation Bangladeshi immigrants, or descendants of Bangladeshis who emigrated to Canada. The term may also refer to people who hold dual Bangladeshi and Canadian citizenship.
Demographics[edit]
While there are no recent official data, however according to the Statistics Canada (2020)[1] there are 100,000 Bangladeshi origin Canadians. Some references show fewer of Bangladesh origin in Canada. The unofficial number of Bangladeshi Canadians as of 2016 is anywhere from 50,000 - 100,000.[2] as of 2016[update], more than 28,000 Bangladeshis lived in the city of Toronto, according to Statistics Canada.[3] Most of the Bangladeshi population is concentrated in the Greater Toronto area
| Landing year | Total landed |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 4012 |
| 2007 | 2897 |
| 2008 | 2939 |
| 2009 | 2106 |
| 2010 | 4721 |
| 2011 | 2694 |
| 2012 | 2634 |
| 2013 | 3792 |
| 2014 | 2231 |
| 2015 | 3305 |
| 2016 | 3230 |
| 2017 | 3190 |
| 2018 | 3205 |
| 2006–18 | 40956 |
From 2006 to 2018, 40,956 new permanent residents from Bangladesh landed in Canada.[4]
Notable Bangladeshi-Canadians[edit]
- Fahd Ananta, internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Tab Payments and Google Chrome extension Chime
- Doly Begum, Member of Provincial Parliament for Ontario
- Amit Chakma, 10th president of University of Western Ontario
- Neamat Imam, writer
- Ron Mustafaa, Hollywood TV actor, appeared on MTV's Skins
- Mizan Rahman, mathematician and writer
- Shamit Shome, soccer player
- Mia Abbas Uddin, politician
- Abdul Majed, the father of hardware engineering
- Rafiqul Islam, proposer of International Mother Language Day on 21st February
- Abubakar Siddique Choudhury, CPA, Mr. Choudhury lives in Montreal and one of the top Bengali Charted Accountant in Canada and practice accounting in Montreal, Lasalle and Laval area in Quebec province. He has studied from prestigious John Molson School of Business.
See also[edit]
- Asian Canadians
- Bangladesh-Canada relations
- Islam in Canada
- South Asian Canadians
- Begum Para, Canada
References[edit]
- ^ a b Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables – Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey". www12.statcan.gc.ca.
- ^ "BC - Brown Canada". www.browncanada.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- ^ "Bengalis celebrating a legacy of art, culture and language".
- ^ "Bangladeshi Immigrants to Canada - Statistics - Immigration Trends". canadaimmigrants.com.
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