Saudi Canadians
Canadians of Saudi origin
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Saudi Canadians (Arabic: سُعُودِيُّونْ كَنَدِيُّونْ, romanized: suʿudiyyūn kanadiyyūn) are Canadians of Saudi descent or Saudis who have Canadian citizenship. According to the 2011 Census there were 7,955 Canadians who claimed Saudi ancestry.[2]
Demography
Population
According to the 2011 Census there were 7,955 Canadians who claimed Saudi ancestry.[3]
Until August 2018, there were over 16,000 Saudi students on government scholarships in Canada.[4] There were more than 15,000 Saudi students in Canada in 2007, including 800 resident physicians and specialists who provided care to the Canadian population.[5] In 2015, Saudi Arabian students represented 3% of total foreign students in Canada.[6] Official figures provided by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in Canada (SACB) indicated that in 2014 there were 16,000 Saudi scholarship students in Canada and 1,000 medical trainees.[4] As of 2026, there are currently 2,311 Saudi Arabian students studying in Canada.[7]
Language
Religion
| Religious group | 2021[8][a] | |
|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |
| Islam | 3,125 | 79.42% |
| Irreligion | 595 | 15.12% |
| Christianity | 180 | 4.57% |
| Hinduism | 15 | 0.38% |
| Other | 20 | 0.51% |
| Total Saudi Canadian population | 3,935 | 100% |
Notable people
- Ensaf Haidar, Raif Badawi's wife and children were granted political asylum by the Government of Canada in 2013 and currently reside in Sherbrooke, Quebec.[9] Haidar and her three children with Badawi became Canadian citizens on Canada Day, 2018. On the same day, Haidar called for the niqab to be banned.[10]
See also
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Notes
- Religious breakdown proportions based on "Saudi Arabian" ethnic or cultural origin response on the 2021 census.[8]