Iranian Canadians or
Persian Canadians are citizens of
Canada whose national background is traced from
Iran or people possessing
Iranian and
Canadian dual citizenship. from the 2006 Canadian census and the main communities can be found in
Southern Ontario,
British Columbia, and
Quebec; the vast majority, however, live in the northern suburbs of Toronto such as
Richmond Hill,
Vaughan,
Markham, and
Thornhill, and in the municipalities of Vancouver such as:
North Vancouver,
West Vancouver,
Burnaby, and
Coquitlam. An estimated total of 46,255 Iranians currently reside in the
Greater Toronto Area, 29,265 in the
Greater Vancouver Area, 9,535 in the
Greater Montreal Area, and the remainder are spread out in the other major cities in Canada based on the 2006 Canadian Census.