Kurdish Canadians refers to people of
Kurdish origin who are born in or living in
Canada.
The Kurdish community in Canada is 16,315[1] based on the
2016 Canadian Census, among which the
Iraqi Kurds make up the largest group of Kurds in Canada, exceeding the numbers of Kurds from
Turkey,
Iran and
Syria.
In
Canada, Kurdish immigration was largely the result of the
Iran–Iraq War, the
Gulf War and
Syrian Civil War. Thus, many Iraqi Kurds immigrated to Canada due to the constant wars and suppression of Kurds and Shiites by the Iraqi government.[2] Many Kurds arrived in Canada in the 1980s and the 1990s, most of whom were refugees resettled by the Government of Canada. However, smaller numbers of them also immigrated to Canada in the 1960s and 1970s.
Like all Canadians with origins in
West Asia, Kurdish Canadians are legally defined as a
visible minority, irrespective of their appearance.[3][4]
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