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.

They are mostly concentrated in the southwestern region of Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area, with significant communities mostly in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal. In addition to the official languages of Canada, Afghan Canadians are also fluent in their native languages such as Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen, etc.

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

 * Masooma (Roya) Sadat - CEO & founder at ACSA international nonprofit organization - business mentor - CEO at ROYA fashion
 * Kawa Ada — actor and playwright
 * Fardaws Aimaq — basketball player
 * Layla Alizada — actress
 * Hangama — singer
 * Donnie Keshawarz – actor
 * Sadi Jalali — soccer player
 * Nasser Jamal — football player
 * Mozhdah Jamalzadah – singer
 * Maryam Monsef – member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha; first Afghan-Canadian elected to Canada's House of Commons, former Minister of Status of Women
 * Ariel Nasr - documentary filmmaker
 * Nelofer Pazira – filmmaker and author
 * Parween Pazhwak – Persian artist and poet
 * Humira Saqib – Journalist
 * Massih Wassey – soccer player
 * Hamid Zaher – writer and gay rights activist