Bangladeshi Canadians

Bangladeshi Canadians (French: Canadiens Bangladais) 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.

Bangladeshi Canadians
Canadiens Bangladais (French)
Total population
~90,000[1] (.44% of Canadian population) (2016)
Regions with significant populations
Scarborough Southwest, Toronto, Greater Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa
Languages
English · French  · Bengali · Chittagonian  · Sylheti
Religion
Islam · Hinduism · Buddhism · Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Bangladeshi diaspora, Indo-Canadians, Pakistani Canadians, Asian Canadians

Demographics

While there are no recent official data, however according to the Statistics Canada (2011)[2] there are 34,000 Bangladeshi origin Canadians. Some references shows fewer of Bangladesh origin in Canada. The unofficial number of Bangladeshi Canadians as of 2016 is anywhere from 50,000 - 100,000.[3] Most of the Bangladeshi origin population concentrated in Greater Toronto area and Montreal.

Landing yearTotal landed
20064012
20072897
20082939
20092106
20104721
20112694
20122634
20133792
20142231
20153305
20163230
20173190
20183205
2006-1840956

From 2006 to 2018, 40,956 new permanent residents from Bangladesh landed in Canada.[4]

Notable Bangladeshi-Canadians
  • Mastafa Awal, robotics pioneer at York University
  • Nazrul Minto, Journalist, Writer and Editor-in-Chief (deshebideshe.com), CEO deshebideshe.tv
  • Ron Mustafaa, Hollywood TV actor, appeared on MTV's Skins
  • Shamit Shome, soccer player
  • Doly Begum, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Anika Nakanu, (Bangladeshi Canadian Vlogger) on YouTube
  • Shabbir Choudhury Liton, Philanthropist, Social worker and Real estate businessman

See also

References
  1. User, Super. "Bangladesh Diaspora in Canada". www.bdhcottawa.ca.
  2. 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.
  3. "BC - Brown Canada". www.browncanada.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  4. "Bangladeshi Immigrants to Canada - Statistics - Immigration Trends". canadaimmigrants.com.
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