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• Atlantic Canada

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Canadian Jewish News

Small Town Jews Series

• Peterborough, ON

• Kamloops, BC

• Moncton, NB

• Saskatoon, MB

Articles of Interest

• The life of a small-town Jew - how families maintain their traditions

• Jon Goldberg: A voice for Atlantic Canada at the highest levels of Canadian Jewry

• Saint John has only Jewish historical museum in region

• Cape Breton shul to celebrate 100 years

• Newfoundland congregation marks 10 years

Jewish Canada

• Total Jewish population 391, 665

• 16.9% of Canadian Jews are 65 or older

• 25% of Quebec Jews have French as their mother tongue, and 62% are bilingual.*

• Median income for Canadian Jews (age 15+) is $30,670

• 6.7% of Canadian Jews live in female-headed single-parent families

• 14.6% of Canadian Jews live below the poverty line. This percentage rises to 15.7% for Canadian Jews aged 75 and older, and to 20% among Quebec Jews.

Jewish Communities by City

• Toronto 188,710
• Montreal 90,780
• Vancouver 26,255
• Ottawa 14,010
• Winnipeg 13.690
• Calgary 8,335
• Edmonton 5,550
• Hamilton 5,110
• Victoria 2,740
• London 2,675
• Halifax 2,120
• Windsor 1,515
• Kitchener 2,015 (included Cambridge and Waterloo)
• Kingston 1,100 (Stats Canada, 2001)

Figures are from a comprehensive study of data collected in the 2011 National Household Survey. Access the reports here.