Most Azerbaijani-Canadians have immigrated to Canada from the Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia or Turkey.
According to the Canada 2021 Census, 9,915 Canadians claimed ethnic Azerbaijani background, with nearly half living in Ontario.
[1] The 2021 census results also mapped the following distribution of Azerbaijani Canadians by province: As of 2016, there were 1,260 Canadians of Azerbaijani origin who were second-generation immigrants and only 40 who were third-generation or more.
[1] Though immigration from Azerbaijan dates earlier than 1980,[2] ethnic Azerbaijanis were first mentioned in the official census results in 2001.
[2] There are a number of active cultural and political advocacy Azerbaijani organizations established in Canada.