List of mosques in Canada

{{Short description|Notable mosques and islamic places of worship}}

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This is an alphabetical listing of notable mosques in Canada (Arabic: Masjid, French: Mosquée), including Islamic places of worship that do not qualify as traditional mosques.

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Al-Rashid Mosque

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| Edmonton

| Alberta

| 1938

| S

| First purpose-built mosque in Canada

Baitul Hadi Mosque

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| Edmonton

| Alberta

|

| A

| Serves local chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim in Edmonton.Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World, pg. 273

Baitun Nur Mosque

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| Calgary

| Alberta

| 2008

| A

| Largest mosque in Canada.[http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6 Politicians and faithful open Canada’s largest mosque] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012150130/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6 |date=12 October 2008 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=81e95e14-0d8a-46c5-82fd-7e7b1d2cc0d8|title=Largest mosque in Canada opened|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031805/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=81e95e14-0d8a-46c5-82fd-7e7b1d2cc0d8|archivedate=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=2016-01-03|df=dmy-all}}

Calgary Islamic Centre

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| Calgary

| Alberta

| 1975

| S

| Calgary's first purpose-built masjid.

Edson Mosque

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| Edson

| Alberta

|

|

| Subject to an arson attack in June 2018.{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-mosque-fire-eid-islamic-society-alberta-1.4710155 |publisher=CBC News |date=June 17, 2018 |title=Alberta mosque set ablaze in 'brazen' arson |first=Zoe |last=Todd |quote=The three people who were praying inside had left the Edson Mosque, about 200 kilometres west of Edmonton, and were still in the parking lot when the fire started at the building's south entrance at around 11 p.m. local time.}}

Bait-ur-Rahmaan Mosque

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| Vancouver

| British Columbia

| 2005

| A

| Serves Vancouver Ahmadiyya Muslim Local Chapters Masjid: Baitu Dua.

Ismaili Centre

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| Vancouver

| British Columbia

| 1985

| SH

| Salima Versi, 'Make This Your Home: The Impact of Religion on Acculturation: The Case of Canadian Khoja Nizari Isma‗ilis from East Africa' (unpublished MA thesis, Queen‘s University Kingston, 2010), pp. 22, 52Parin Dossa, 'Women's Space/Time: An Anthropological Perspective on Ismaili Immigrant Women in Calgary and Vancouver', Canadian Ethnic Studies/Etudes Ethniques au Canada, 20.1: 45.

Masjid Omar Al-Farouq

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| Vancouver

| British Columbia

|

| S

| {{Cite web |title=Masjid Omar Al-Farooq |url=http://www.masjidomar.ca/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.masjidomar.ca}}

Prince George Islamic Centre

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| Prince George

| British Columbia

| 2006

|

| First purpose built mosque in northern British Columbia.{{Cite web |title=Prince George Chapter |url=http://thebcma.com/BranchProfile.aspx?BranchId=11 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The BC Muslim Association - Official Website}}

Richmond Jamia Masjid

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| Richmond

| British Columbia

| 1983

|

| First purpose built mosque in British Columbia.{{Cite web |title=Richmond Branch |url=http://thebcma.com/BranchProfile.aspx?BranchId=2 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The BC Muslim Association - Official Website}}

Ahmaddiya Centre Mosque

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| Winnipeg

| Manitoba

|

| A

| The Ahmaddiya Centre-Mosque in Winnipeg serves the local Ahmadiyya Chapter of Winnipeg.[http://www.ahmadiyya.ca/contact.php Ahmadiyya Canada – Mosques]

Moncton Muslim Association Mosque

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| Moncton

| New Brunswick

| 2007

|

| First mosque and Islamic community centre in New Brunswick.{{Cite news |last=Lapointe |first=Suzanne |date=2016-07-26 |title=Moncton mosque overflowing since Syrians arrived |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-mosque-expansion-syrians-1.3695327 |access-date=2022-04-24}}

Masjid-an-Noor

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| St. John's

| Newfoundland and Labrador

| 1990

| S

| Only mosque in Newfoundland.

Midnight Sun Mosque

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| Inuvik

| Northwest Territories

| 2010

| S

| Northernmost mosque in the Americas.[Arctic mosque lands safely in Inuvik]. CBC, 24 September 2010[https://web.archive.org/web/20101029213607/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hKXPlUU0rb663YHIFLfWyypWkoSw?docId=CNG.eda576e8d345a4138944fb769b58e602.a1 Canadian Muslims erect first minaret in Arctic]. AFP via GoogleNews, 27 October 2010

Ummah Masjid and Community Centre

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| Halifax

| Nova Scotia

| 2011

|

| Completed in May 2013, the mosque first opened at partial capacity on 1 August 2011.{{Cite web |title=The Story of Ummah Masjid – Ummah Masjid |url=https://www.ummahmasjid.ca/history/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |language=en-US}}

Masjid Iqaluit

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| Iqaluit

| Nunavut

| 2016

|

| First mosque in Nunavut.{{Cite news |last=Tranter |first=Emma |date=2022-04-04 |title='It's really about unity': Iqaluit Muslim community comes together to observe Ramadan |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-ramadan-2022-1.6407520 |access-date=2022-04-24}}

South Nepean Muslim Community

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| Barrhaven

| Ontario

|

|

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Hadeeqa-e-Ahmad

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| Bradford

| Ontario

|

| A

| Ahmadiyya Muslim Centre consists of a large detached house on 250 acres (100 ha) of land which was bought by the community to serve as a Jalsa facility and a Moosian Graveyard. The land is used to grow corn and carrots. An orchard of 900 trees grows apples, pears and cherries.

Brampton Mosque

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| Brampton

| Ontario

| 2005

| A

| Foundation stone laid for Brampton Mosque in 2005. When completed, it will have a larger interior than that of Bait-ul Islam Mosque in Maple.Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World, pg. 275

Baitul Kareem Mosque

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| Cambridge

| Ontario

| 2006

| A

| local mosque for the Ahmadi Muslim Community's local chapter; It was bought as a church and converted to a mosque.

Baitul Mahdi Mosque

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| Durham Oshawa

| Ontario

| 2005/6

| A

| A converted Mosque from a Dutch style castle was brought by a member of the Jamaat in 2005 and later donated to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to serve as Mosque and centre for the local chapters of Oshawa and Durham. The property includes a 25-acre plot and has also regularly used by the Jamaat for regional sports events. The opening of the Masjid Al Mahdi took place in July 2006 during the visit of Khalifatul Masih the fifth to Canada.

Jannatul Ferdous Mosque

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| Etobicoke

| Ontario

| 2016

| S

| Daily prayers, educational & community initiatives. Developed & funded by Etobicoke Community Development Centre{{Cite news|url=http://jannatulferdous.ca/index.php/about/|title=About Us - Etobicoke Community Development Centre - Jannatul Ferdous|newspaper=Etobicoke Community Development Centre - Jannatul Ferdous|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-31}}

Bosnian Islamic Centre of Hamilton

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| Hamilton

| Ontario

| 2001

| S

| Mosque established by Muslims of Bosniak origin in the greater Hamilton area and Niagara Region of Ontario.{{Cite web |title=Bosnian Islamic Centre of Hamilton |url=http://bichamilton.com/about-us/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Bosnian Islamic Centre of Hamilton - Official Website}}

Malton Mosque

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| Malton, Mississauga

| Ontario

|

| S

| Located close by to Toronto Pearson International Airport, at the corner of Airport Rd. and Derry Rd.

Baitul Islam Mosque

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| Maple

| Ontario

| 1992

| A

| Adjacent to the Peace Village the largest mosque in Ontario acts as the National Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada;Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World, pg. 270

Al Rahman Islamic Center

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| Mississauga

| Ontario

|

|

| The mosque gained notoriety in 2006 due to its alleged links with terrorists.{{cite news |author=DePalma, Anthony |title=Six of 17 Arrested in Canada's Antiterror Sweep Have Ties to Mosque Near Toronto |url=https://torontosun.com/2012/02/17/to-mosque-gets-thousands-from-foreign-donors |work=The New York Times |date=5 June 2006 |access-date=1 January 2025 }}

Baitul Hamd Mosque

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| Mississauga

| Ontario

| 1999

| A

| The complex has one large hall, a cafeteria, a library, several offices for local and regional chapters of the community. Previously, the building also served as Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada, which later shifted to a newly constructed building in Maple, Ontario.Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World, pg. 276

Islamic Society of North America

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| Mississauga

| Ontario

|

| S

|

Masjid Al-Farooq

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| Mississauga

| Ontario

| 1987

| S

| First mosque in the City of Mississauga{{cite web | url=https://www.masjidfarooq.com/about-us-3/ | title=Background }}

Ahmadiyya Abode of Peace

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| North York

| Ontario

|

| A

| A 14-story building run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and predominantly inhabbited by Ahmadi Muslims making up 98 percent of the nearly 150 families living in the building. A hall on the first floor of the building serves as the gathering centre for the local chapter.Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World, pg. 274

Masjid Noor-Ul-Haram

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| Oakville

| Ontario

|

| S

|

Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque

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| Ottawa

| Ontario

|

| A

| Established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association.[http://www.ahmadiyya.ca Places of Worship – Mosques]

Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque Kanata

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| Ottawa

| Ontario

|

| A

| Established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association.

Assalam Mosque

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| Ottawa

| Ontario

|

|

| Assalam mosque (Ottawa Islamic Centre) in the Ottawa Business Park on St. Laurent Avenue[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mosque-building-booms-in-ottawa-gatineau-1.637799 Mosque-building booms in Ottawa-Gatineau]. CBC.ca Ottawa, 24 January 2007

Bilal Mosque

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| Ottawa-Orléans

| Ontario

|

|

|

Dar As-Sunnah Mosque

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| Ottawa

| Ontario

| 2011

| S

| Assunnah Muslim Association{{cite web|url=http://www.amacanada.org |title=Assunnah Muslims Association |publisher=AMA Canada |date= |access-date=2022-04-19}}

Islam Care Centre Mosque

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| Ottawa

| Ontario

| 1993

| S

| Previously known as Islamic Information Centre or Lisgar Mosque. The only mosque in downtown Ottawa, which also serves as a community centre, a resource centre, and a family service centre.{{cite web|url=http://IslamCare.ca |title=Dawah With Care In The Heart of Ottawa - Islam Care Centre |publisher=Islamcare.ca |date= |access-date=2022-04-19}}

Jami Omar

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| Ottawa-Carleton

| Ontario

|

|

|

Ottawa Ismaili Mosque

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| Ottawa

| Ontario

|

| SH

| Ismaili Council for Ottawa[http://ismaili.net/heritage/node/21396 Ismaili.net]{{where|date=August 2012}}

Ottawa Mosque

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| Ottawa

| Ontario

|

| S

| Ottawa Muslim Association[http://www.ottawamuslim.net/Placesofworship/mosques.htm Places of Worship – Mosques] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928175301/http://www.ottawamuslim.net/Placesofworship/mosques.htm |date=28 September 2011 }}

Baitul Hanif Mosque

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| Toronto

| Ontario

|

| A

| Oldest mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in its eastern GTA and serves as the local mosque for the local chapter of Toronto East.Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World, pg. 272

Islamic Foundation

|

| Toronto

| Ontario

| 1969

| S

| First purpose-built mosque in Canada

Ismaili Centre

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| Toronto

| Ontario

| 2010

| SH

| {{Cite news| url=http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1005/New-chapter-in-Canadian-Ismaili-story-set-to-unfold-in-the-Don-Mills-neighbourhood-of-Toronto | title=New chapter in Canadian Ismaili story set to unfold in the Don Mills neighbourhood of Toronto | author=Tamizan Esmail and Nikhat Ahmed | date=May 26, 2010 | publisher=TheIsmaili.org | access-date=May 31, 2010}}

Jame Abu Bakr Siddique

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| Toronto

| Ontario

| 1970s

| S

| {{cite web|title = Scarborough Muslim Association [SMA]-Jame Abu Bakr Siddique|url = http://www.smacanada.ca/?p=About_SMA/about.html|website = www.smacanada.ca|access-date = 2016-01-13}}

Jami Mosque

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| Toronto

| Ontario

| 1969

|

| Formerly a Presbyterian church and converted into the city's first worship centre.

Noor Cultural Centre

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| Toronto

| Ontario

| 2003

|

| Likely closed in October 2021, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |url=https://noorculturalcentre.ca/about-2/the-building/ |title=The Building (Oct 2003 – Oct 2021) |work=Noor Cultural Centre }}

Salaheddin Islamic Centre

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| Toronto

| Ontario

| ?

| S

|

Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation

|

| Toronto

| Ontario

| 1991

| S

|

Jaffari Community Centre

| Vaughan

| Ontario

|

| 1987

| SH

| Largest mosque in North America.{{Cite web |title=Jaffari Community Centre |url=https://www.planar.com/case-studies/projects/jaffari-community-centre/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Planar}}{{Cite web |title=Jaffari Islamic Center: Islamic Shia Ithna-Ashari Jammaat of Toronto – Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) |url=https://iric.org/jaffari-islamic-center-islamic-shia-ithna-ashari-jammaat-of-toronto/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=ISLAMIC SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI JAMAAT OF TORONTO {{!}} Benevity Causes |url=https://causes.benevity.org/causes/124-107516171RR0001 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=causes.benevity.org}}

ALBER Mosque

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| Windsor

| Ontario

| 2006

| S

| Al-Bar Mosque plays an essential role in Windsor, Ontario, as a place of worship for the Sunni Muslim community.

Baitul Ehsaan Mosque

|

| Windsor

| Ontario

|

| A

| A primary school building which includes a Gym, several class rooms and small school field in the back lot was bought by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The Masjid serves as the local Ahmadiyya Muslim chapter.

Rose City Islamic Centre (RCIC)

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| Windsor

| Ontario

| 2019

| S

| A mosque and community centre serving the social service needs of the Muslim community in the region.

Windsor Mosque

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| Windsor

| Ontario

| 2013

| S

|

Masjid Vaughan

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| Vaughan

| Ontario

| 2018

|

| Daily prayers, Friday Prayers, educational initiatives.{{cite web|url=http://www.risalah.ca/mvp.html|title=Masjid Vaughan website|website=risalah.ca|access-date=21 September 2018}}

Masjid Dar As-Salam

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| Charlottetown

| Prince Edward Island

| 2012

|

| First purpose-built mosque in Prince Edward Island. The mosque has a capacity for 500 people.{{Cite news |last=Fernando |first=Tarini |date=2021-07-16 |title=Charlottetown mosque making $400K expansion |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-mosque-expansion-2021-1.6105892 |access-date=2022-04-24}}

Al-Omah Al-Islamiah Mosque

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| Montreal

| Quebec

|

|

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Al Nusrat Mosque

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| Montreal

| Quebec

|

| A

| Located in the north-central part of the Island of Montreal, the current Masjid was a former Banquet Hall facility and consists of three halls and a large commercial kitchen. The building has several shops for rent by the Jamaat which are due to change when their contracts are finished.

Islamic Centre of Montreal

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| Montreal

| Quebec

| 2012

|

| A former war memorial hall, completed in 1929{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Owain |title=A legion hall's last days |url=https://cultmtl.com/2012/11/a-legion-halls-last-days/ |work=Cult MTL |date=9 November 2012}}

Islamic Centre of Quebec

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| Montreal

| Quebec

| 1958

|

| Second mosque built in Canada and first in Quebec

Great Mosque of Quebec City
{{lang|fr|Grande Mosquée de Québec}}

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| Quebec City

| Quebec

| 2009 {{small|(current site)}}

|

| First site completed in 1985; owned by the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, and was the site of the 2017 mosque shooting. Located at Route de l'Église and Chemin Sainte-Foy{{cite web|url=http://www.cciq.org/ |title=CCIQ – Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec |publisher=Cciq.org |date=2017-06-20 |access-date=2022-04-19}}

Outaouais Islamic Centre

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| Gatineau

| Quebec

|

|

| {{langx|fr|Centre islamique de l'Outaouais}}. 1,200-square-metre mosque at Lois and St. Jean Bosco Roads, Ottawa

Ahmadiyya Muslim Centre

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| Regina

| Saskatchewan

| 2011/2012

| A

| Located in the city centre, an official mosque is under construction in the city on a bought plot the contract for which was signed in July 2011

Darur Rahmat Mosque

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| Saskatoon

| Saskatchewan

|

| A

| Serves the local chapter of Saskatoon but a much larger mosque is under construction in the southeastern suburban area on a five-acre plot that has already been brought. The foundation stone was laid early during the time of the fourth Khalifa. Construction of this mosque has been completed in January 2017. It can hold around 2000 people and it is the second biggest mosque in Canada.

Yukon Muslim Society

|

| Whitehorse

| Yukon

| 2018

|

| First mosque in Yukon.{{Cite news |last=Deuling |first=Meagan |date=2019-01-03 |title=Yukon's Muslim community grows into its new mosque |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-whitehorse-muslim-mosque-first-year-1.4953059 |access-date=2022-04-24}}

See also

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