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| | | According to Canada's 2011 National Household Survey, there were 1,053,945 Muslims in Canada, or about 3.2%,[1] of the population, making Islam the second largest religion in the country after Christianity. In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), 7.7% of the population is Muslim, and in Greater Montreal, 6% of the population is Muslim.[2] A majority of Canada's Muslim population follows Sunni Islam, while a significant minority adhere to the Shia and Ahmadiyya branches.[3] Islam is the fastest growing religion in Canada.[4] |
| According to [[Canada 2011 National Household Survey|Canada's 2011 National Household Survey]], there were 1,053,945 [[Muslim]]s in [[Canada]], or about 3.2%,<ref name="statscan2011">{{cite web| url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/91-003-x/2014001/section03/33-eng.htm| title=Canadian Demographics at a Glance, Second edition| website=statcan.gc.ca| access-date=April 23, 2020| date=February 19, 2016| publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref> of the population, making Islam the second largest religion in the country after [[Christianity]]. In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), 7.7% of the population is Muslim, and in [[Greater Montreal]], 6% of the population is Muslim.<ref>[http://soundvision.com/info/muslims/muslimsincanada.asp The Profile of Muslims In Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203162837/http://soundvision.com/info/muslims/muslimsincanada.asp |date=February 3, 2012 }}, [[Abdul Malik Mujahid]].</ref> A majority of Canada's Muslim population follows [[Sunni Islam]], while a significant minority adhere to the [[Shia]] and [[Ahmadiyya]] branches.<ref name=environics/> Islam is the fastest growing [[religion]] in [[Canada]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Press|first=Jordan|date=2013-05-07|title=National Household Survey shows Muslim population fastest-growing religion in Canada|work=Canada.com|url=http://www.canada.com/national+household+survey+shows+muslim+population+fastest+growing+religion+canada/8354099/story.html|access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref> | |
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