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Afghan Canadians

Afghan Canadians are Canadians with ancestry from Afghanistan. They form the second largest Afghan community in North America after Afghan Americans. Their ethnic origin may come from any of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan, which include Pashtun, Tajik, Uzbek, Hazara, Turkmen, etc. In the Canada 2016 Census about 83,995 Canadians were from Afghanistan.

History

The first known Afghan immigrant to Canada was Zaman Khan () who was naturalised in Montreal, QC on 27 January 1931.

Demography

Population

Religion

Geographical distribution

By Canadian province or territory (2016)

Media

The diaspora also have media outlets for the Afghan community, including private TV channels such as Watan E Maa, AfghanJavan TV and Afghan Nobel TV.

Notable individuals

See also

Notes

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