Dawoodi Bohra Masjid, Toronto — Canada's Bohra Community

Toronto is home to the largest Dawoodi Bohra community in Canada. The Canadian Bohra community established itself primarily from the 1970s onwards, with families arriving from East Africa (particularly Kenya and Tanzania following independence) and directly from Gujarat and Mumbai. The Toronto Bohra Masjid serves as the hub for mumineen across Ontario, and the community has grown into a vibrant, well-established diaspora presence in one of North America's most multicultural cities. The Aamil appointed by the Dawat in Toronto maintains the religious calendar, leads the Ashara Mubaraka majalis each year, and provides pastoral care to mumineen across Canada. The Toronto community is also notable for its strong educational and professional culture — many Canadian Bohras are prominent in medicine, engineering, business, and the arts. They maintain the characteristic Bohra identity of rida, daura-topi, and walayah while participating fully in Canadian civic life. Ashara Mubaraka gatherings in Toronto draw mumineen from across the Canadian Bohra diaspora, from Vancouver to Ottawa to Montreal. The Toronto community embodies the Bohra tradition's remarkable capacity to thrive in diaspora without losing its roots.