History of the Jews in Toronto
Population distribution of Jewish Canadians in Toronto by federal electoral district, 2021 census | |
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| 165,765 2.7% of the total Toronto CMA population (2021) | |
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| Canadian English • Canadian French Other Languages of Canada | |
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Toronto's Jewish community is the most populous and one of the oldest in the country, forming a significant part of the history of the Jews in Canada. It numbered about 240,000 in the 2001 census, having overtaken Montreal in the 1970s. As of 2011, the Greater Toronto Area is home to 188,710 Jews. The community in Toronto is composed of many different Jewish ethnic divisions, reflecting waves of immigration which started in the early 19th century. Canada's largest city is a centre of Jewish Canadian culture, and Toronto's Jews have played an important role in the development of the city.