The majority descend from the Republic of Turkey and minorities from other post-Ottoman Empire states, including the Balkans (Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Romania), the island of Cyprus, the Levant (Iraq, Lebanon and Syria) and North Africa (especially Egypt).

[5] There have also been Turks fleeing from unrest and oppression in Bulgaria and Cyprus who arrived in Canada as political and economic refugees.

[7] Due to poor relations between the Ottomans and Allied Powers of WWI, further migration was made difficult for the Turks and the Canadian government discouraged "Asian" immigration.

[7] Thus, by the onset of World War I, Canada witnessed the return of many Turkish immigrants who were then classified as "enemy aliens".

[8][9] This nativism lasted four years till the ban was lifted because the Canadian economy needed cheap immigrant labour.

[10] According to the newspapers, the reason for the detention of the Turks was the government's desire to protect 400 Armenians living in Brantford, where the majority of the Turkish population was concentrated.

[11][18] Also, many of these Turks left Eastern Anatolia to earn enough money to buy land in their homeland and live in their native places.

[15] Although Turkey, as soon as it learned of what was happening, tried to help its compatriots, its attempts were unsuccessful, especially after the Turks were banned from sending letters to the Ottoman Empire, even to their families, on November 25.

But some of them were later released, with the obligation to work, as during the war, the economy of factories increased and the government needed manpower.

Some people, especially the Canadian-Armenian community had claimed that it is a political act and created online petition to “stop the fake monument”.

The Muslim plot of the Mount Hope cemetery exists since 1912 and seven names belong to men that died before the 1914 events.

[13] In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the government of Turkey encouraged and financially supported Turkish students to study in Canada.

[7] In addition, Turkish Bulgarian refugees who had originally settled in Sweden and then returned to Bulgaria in the 1990s were forced to flee again and sought life in Western countries such as Canada, England, the United States, Turkey and Germany.

Many initially homesteaded and raised their families on farms whilst some went into the grocery businesses or opened street carts.

[28] Tension continued to grow by the late 1960s and approximately 60,000 Turkish Cypriots left their homes and moved into enclaves due to intercommunal violence, fearing their safety as the minority on the island..[29] This resulted in an exodus of more Turkish Cypriots from the island, many migrating to Canada.

[37] The majority of Turkish Canadians are Sunnis with minorities being Alevis and people generally do not have any religious affiliation.

Throughout the years, Nile Academy has competed in Turkish Language Olympiads and many wrestling tournaments in Ontario.

[58] In the mid 2010s, Nile Academy closed its main dormitory, and merged its three campuses into a single one, located in the Humber Summit neighbourhood of Toronto.

[62] The federation serves as a referral and communications centre for news of Turkey, local events, business and governmental inquiries, and intergroup relations.

It supports and encourages activities that deal with important cultural, economic, educational, historical, social and religious issues that relate to the Turkish community in Canada.