Canada has approximately one million Muslim out of a population of 35 million . Among the institutions in Canada Saudis have funded include mosques in Ottawa , Calgary , Quebec City . In Toronto the Salaheddin Islamic Centre was funded by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia himself with a " US$ 5 million capital grant " and a further " US$ 1.5 million per year for operations " , according to author Lawrence Solomon . According to the '' National Post '' the Salaheddin Islamic Centre received substantial funding from donors in Saudi Arabia , Qatar and the UAE in 2009 and 2010 . One of the founders of the Centre ( Hassan Farhat ) , left Canada to join an al-Qaeda-linked group in Iraq , where he allegedly commanded a squad of suicide bombers . The centre 's imam ( Aly Hindy ) is known for his " controversial comments " on homosexuality and Canadian law , and for refusing to sign a statement condemning the 2005 London bombings
2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
International propagation of Salafism and Wahhabism by region