Egyptian Canadians are

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citizens of Egyptian descent, first-generation

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ian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who emigrated to

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. According to the 2011 Census there were 73,250 Canadian citizens who are from Egypt, having an increase compared to those in the 2006 Census. Egyptian-Canadians are mainly either Christians or Muslims. Most Christians are Coptic Orthodox with small numbers of

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and Coptic Protestant. Muslims are mostly

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. During the 1960s, 75% of Egyptian immigrants settled in Montreal. By 1991, 49% of Egyptian Canadians were in Quebec, whereas 41% were living in Ontario. By 2011, 54% of Egyptian Canadians were living in Ontario and 31% in Quebec. Most Egyptian Canadians are concentrated in

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and

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Religion

Throughout the 1970s, immigrants from Egypt to Canada consisted of both Christians and Muslims, who mostly left due to poverty in their home country. Starting in 1985, the Canadian government encouraged investors to immigrate, which attracted wealthy Egyptians; these are described as "more conservative and less exposed to European influences than previous arrivals”. A 1989 survey of Egyptian Canadians in Quebec found that 35% were Copts, 20% Catholics, and 19% Muslims, while 13% followed other faiths and 12% did not indicate any religion. The 2011 Census found that 73,250 people reported "Egyptian" ancestry and 3,570 reported "Coptic" ancestry. It also found that 16,255 people reported

Coptic Orthodox church The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي� ...

as their religion.

Egyptian Canadians by Canadian province or territory (
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Notable people

Maryse Andraos Maryse Andraos (born 1988) is a Canadian writer from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec,Manuel Tadros Hany Manuel Tadros ( ar, مانويل تادرس; born September 30, 1956) is an Egyptian-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and voice actor. He currently works and lives in Quebec. Early life Tadros was born in Cairo, Egypt to a Ch ...

– singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and voice actor * Xavier Dolan – filmmaker, son of Manuel Tadros *

Mohamed Fahmy Mohamed Fadel Fahmy ( ar, محمد فاضل فهمي ; born April 27, 1974) is an Egyptian-born Canadian journalist, war correspondent and author. He has worked extensively in the Middle East, North Africa, for CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera Engl ...

- journalist, author. *

Jean Mohsen Fahmy Jean Mohsen Fahmy (born 1942) is an Egyptian Canadian writer. He is most noted for his 2005 novel ''L'Agonie des dieux'', which was the winner of the Trillium Book Award for Trillium Book Award, French, French fiction in 2006, and his 2019 novel ''L ...

- writer *Alex Erian - one of the two vocalists of Despised Icon *Fareeha 'Pharah' Amari, character in

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, has an Egyptian mother and Canadian father. *

Mena Massoud Mena Mansour Massoud ( ar, مينا منصور مسعود; born September 17, 1991) is an Egyptian-born Canadian actor known for starring as the title character in the Disney fantasy film ''Aladdin'' (2019). He also starred as Jared Malik in the C ...

- actor *

Yasmine Mohammed Yasmine Mohammed is a Canadian university instructor, human rights activist and author. Mohammed, who escaped from a forced, abusive marriage to Al-Qaeda operative Essam Marzouk, became an advocate for women's rights through her non-profit o ...

- human rights activist, author *

Ariel Helwani Ariel Helwani (born July 8, 1982) is a Canadian-American sports journalist, known for his coverage of mixed martial arts (MMA). He is best known for his work at ''MMA Fighting'', but has also worked for Fox and ESPN. Helwani is widely considered ...

- sports journalist, born in Canada to an Egyptian Jewish father and Lebanese Jewish mother * Omar Marmoush - footballer, born in Egypt to Egyptian-Canadian parents and has dual Egyptian-Canadian citizenship *

Noor Naga Noor Naga is a Canadian-Egyptian writer, most noted for her 2022 novel ''If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English''. Life Naga was born in Philadelphia and spent time living in Charleston, South Carolina, until at age seven, she and her family move ...

- writer * Adel Sedra - electrical engineer and University Professor

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The first Coptic Orthodox Egyptian Church in CanadaCanadian Coptic Centre
{{Egyptian diaspora * Ethnic groups in Canada Arab Canadian * African Canadian

Religion

Notable people

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