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Community of Canadians of Afghan descent or with Afghan citizenship
Afghan Canadians are
Canadians with ancestry from
Afghanistan . They form the second largest
Afghan community in
North America after
Afghan Americans . Their ethnic origin may come from any of the
ethnic groups of Afghanistan , which include
Pashtun ,
Tajik ,
Uzbek ,
Hazara ,
Turkmen , etc. In the
Canada 2016 Census about 83,995 Canadians were from Afghanistan.
[3]
They are mostly concentrated in the
southwestern region of Ontario and the
Greater Toronto Area , with significant communities mostly in
Vancouver ,
Ottawa , and
Montreal . In addition to the official languages of Canada, Afghan Canadians are also fluent in their native languages such as
Dari ,
Pashto ,
Uzbek ,
Turkmen , etc.[
citation needed ]
Media
The diaspora also have media outlets for the Afghan community, including private TV channels such as Watan E Maa,
[4] AfghanJavan TV and Afghan Nobel TV.
Afghan Canadians by Canadian province or territory (
2016 )
Notable individuals
See also
References
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"Census Profile, 2021 Census Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]" .
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"Dozens of Sikh and Hindu families persecuted in Afghanistan approved to settle in Canada" . cbc.ca . December 27, 2018.
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"Ethnic origin population" . statcan . Statistics Canada. 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-04 .
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"HOME" . Watan-E-Maa tv . Retrieved 26 March 2023 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data" .
Canada 2016 Census .
Statistics Canada . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
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"Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables" . statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
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"Afghanistan's Oprah: Mozhdah on fame, threats and why she won't live her life in fear" .
The Guardian . October 30, 2019.
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"Halifax-born producer gets Oscar nod for short film" .
CBC News Nova Scotia, January 10, 2013.
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"Gay Afghan defies tradition to expose identity" .
BBC News . Retrieved February 20, 2013 .
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