[1] The Shia Muslim community (jamaat) manifests itself in two main forms in Canada.
However, due to the lack of census questions that go into specific details in Canada, it remains unknown which community is larger between the two.
[3] The Shiite population in Canada is estimated to be approximately 300,000 people.
[4] Reza Hosseini Nassab is a Canadian Grand Ayatollah of the Twelver rite.
Anisa Mehdi, a film director and journalist, who although a Shia, reports on her faith from a Pan-Islamic viewpoint.