Bangladeshi Canadians (, ) are Canadian citizens of Bangladeshi descent, first-generation Bangladeshi immigrants, or descendants of Bangladeshis who immigrated to Canada from East Bengal. The term may also refer to people who hold dual Bangladeshi and Canadian citizenship. Categorically, Bangladeshi Canadians comprise a subgroup of South Asian Canadians which is a further subgroup of Asian Canadians.
Demography Population While there are no recent official data, however according to the Statistics Canada (2020) 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 to 100,000. , 26,650 Bangladeshis lived in the City of Toronto, according to Statistics Canada.
Immigration 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 2019–2022 over 100,000
Over 100,000 new permanent residents from Bangladesh landed in Canada.
Religion + Bangladeshi Canadian demography by religionReligious group2021 Islam 63,190 Hinduism 5,505 Irreligion 3,855 Christianity 2,205 Buddhism 595 Sikhism 35 Judaism 10 Indigenous spirituality 0 Other 35 Total Bangladeshi Canadian population 75,425
Notable Bangladeshi-Canadians Doly Begum, politician Amit Chakma, 10th president of University of Western Ontario Neamat Imam, writer Mizan Rahman, mathematician and writer Shamit Shome, soccer player Lutfor Rahman Riton, poet Rafiqul Islam, proposer of International Mother Language Day on 21 February Tanveer Shahnawaz, politician Surendra Kumar Sinha, 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
See also
Asian Canadians Bangladeshi British Columbians Bangladesh–Canada relations Islam in Canada South Asian Canadians Begum Para, Canada Bangladeshi Americans Bangladeshi Australians Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom
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