::MUSLIM IN CANADA::

 

According to the National Household Survey released by the country’s statistical agency, Statistics Canada, Muslims are the fastest growing religious community in Canada. Canada’s Muslim population increased by 82 per cent over the past decade – from about 579,000 in 2001 to more than 1 million in 2011. Most Muslims lived in the three largest metropolitan areas which is in Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver. Toronto had the largest population of Muslims, at just over 424 900. Montréal had just over 221 000 and Vancouver about 73 200.