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Iranians in Canada: a history
Skilled immigration since the 1990s built large communities in Toronto's North York, known as Tehranto, on Vancouver's North Shore and in Montreal.
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Iranians in Canada: a history
Skilled immigration since the 1990s built large communities in Toronto's North York, known as Tehranto, on Vancouver's North Shore and in Montreal.
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History
The census asks about ethnic origin and mother tongue, so the community is visible.
The account
CanadaSkilled immigration since the 1990s built large communities in Toronto's North York, known as Tehranto, on Vancouver's North Shore and in Montreal. Toronto hosts the Tirgan festival. Canada severed diplomatic relations with Iran in 2012. The downing of flight PS752 on 8 January 2020 killed many Iranian-Canadians.
How people arrived
2 waves- 011980s refugees
- 021990s to 2020s skilled
Figures
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Born in Iran (stock)
2024- Measure
- born in Iran (stock)
- Year
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024
- Status
- verified
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Birth and ethnic origin
2021- Measure
- birth and ethnic origin
- Year
- 2021
- Source
- Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via secondary sources
- Status
- to verify
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Sources
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Sources
2 sources- Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via secondary sources
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