Settling in the Montreal area of southern Quebec, they became the first West Asian group to immigrate to Canada.

[8] The first Lebanese immigrant to Canada was Abraham Bounadere (Ibrahim Abu Nadir) from Zahlé in Lebanon who settled in Montreal in 1882.

[10] West Asian settlement into Canada was also bolstered by early Armenian immigration during the late 19th century.

The first recorded Armenian to settle in Canada was a man named Garabed Nergarian, who came to Port Hope, Ontario in 1887.

[13] Furthermore, the turn of the 20th century featured a small wave of Syrian−Lebanese settlement into the southern prairies including Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

[14] A majority of the Syrian−Lebanese families settling in the prairies were of the Christian faith, with a minority adhering to Islam, mirroring earlier settler demographics in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario.

Prominent settlement occurred in communities such as Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and Lac La Biche, Alberta.

[19] However, due to bad relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies, further migration was made difficult for the Turks and the Canadian government discouraged "Asian" immigration.

[12] The Georgetown Farmhouse (now the Cedarvale Community Centre) was designated historic and protected municipal site in 2010.