Prominent Iraqis in Canada and Canadians of Iraqi Descent
- Isho Shiba, Assyrian born in Iraq, and a 5-time Canadian National Boxing Champion
- The Narcicyst, rapper
- Rifat Mohammed Rifat
- Naïm Kattan, author/novelist and critic
- Anisa Mehdi, Emmy Award winning film director, journalist and director of Inside Mecca
- Muayyed Nureddin, geologist
- Joe Balass, film maker
- Leilah Nadir, writer
- Farah Nosh, photojournalist
- Abu Abdul Rahman, suspected terrorist
- Duraid Munajim, filmmaker and freelance cinematographer
- Farouk Kaspaules, Iraqi-born Canadian artist
- Fajer Al-Kaisi, Iraqi-born Canadian actor and comedian from Montreal.
- Awatef Rasheed, Women's Rights Activist, Femmy's Award winner in Canada
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