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. In the Canadian Census, Canadians with descent from Afghanistan are classified as being West Central Asian. 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. Afghan Canadians by Canadian province or territory (2016) 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 See also Afghan diaspora West Asian Canadians Pashtun diaspora Hazara diaspora List of Afghans References External links Rebuilding Afghanistan Afghan Afghan Canadian Asian Canadian Canadian people of Afghan descent West Asian Canadians