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== Demographics ==
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{{Main|Demographics of Edmonton}}
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the City of Edmonton had a population of 1,010,899 living in 396,404 of its 428,857 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1010899-933088}}|933088|1}} from its 2016 population of 933,088. With a land area of {{cvt|765.61|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1010899|765.61|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusb>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

At the [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Edmonton CMA had a population of {{val|1418118|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|548624|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|589554|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1418118-1321441}}|1321441|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1321441|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|9416.19|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1418118|9416.19|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCMA>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

The population of the City of Edmonton according to its [[2019 Alberta municipal censuses|2019 municipal census]] is 972,223,<ref name=2019census>{{cite web | url=https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/municipal-census-results.aspx | title=2019 Municipal Census Results | publisher=City of Edmonton | date=September 5, 2019 | access-date=September 5, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916195820/https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/municipal-census-results.aspx | archive-date=September 16, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:972223-899447}}|899447|1}} from its [[2016 Alberta municipal censuses|2016 municipal census]] population of 899,447.<ref name=2016MAPL>{{cite book |url=http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2016_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf |title=2016 Municipal Affairs Population List |publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] |isbn=978-1-4601-3127-5 |access-date=January 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155759/http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2016_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf |archive-date=January 16, 2017 }}{{cite book|url=http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2015_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf |title=2015 Municipal Affairs Population List |publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] |isbn=978-1-4601-2630-1 |access-date=January 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004185447/http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2015_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2016 }}</ref> After factoring in dwellings that did not respond to the municipal census, Edmonton's population is further estimated to be 992,812.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-Release---City-of-Edmonton-population-vibrant-and-growing-steadily.html?soid=1127191170163&aid=0TvuNEX1Fd0 | title=City of Edmonton population vibrant and growing steadily | publisher=City of Edmonton | date=September 5, 2019 | access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> Per its municipal census policy,<ref name=censuspolicy>{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PoliciesDirectives/C520C.pdf |title=Municipal Census Policy |publisher=City of Edmonton |date=May 15, 2018 |access-date=August 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830072005/https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PoliciesDirectives/C520C.pdf |archive-date=August 30, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> the city's next municipal census is scheduled for 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton's official population rises to 972,223|url=https://www.taprootedmonton.ca/news/2019/09/05/edmontons-official-population-rises-to-972223/|last=Male|first=Mack|website=Taproot Edmonton|date=September 5, 2019|language=en-CA|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref>

In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Edmonton had a population of 932,546 living in 360,828 of its 387,950 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:932546-812201}}|812201|1}} from its 2011 population of 812,201. With a land area of {{convert|685.25|km2|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|932546|685.25|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016CensusABmunis/>

The 2016 municipal census captured more detailed demographic information on residents, including age and gender, marital status, employment status, length of residency, prior residence, employment transportation mode, citizenship, school residency, economic diversity, city resource access, highest educational attainment, household language and income, as well as dwellings and properties, including ownership, structure and status.<ref name=2016censussummary>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/census/Summary%20Report%20of%20All%20Questions_EDMONTON_2016.pdf |title=Summary of All Questions: 2016 Municipal Census |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=August 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831233230/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/census/Summary%20Report%20of%20All%20Questions_EDMONTON_2016.pdf |archive-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref>

The 2011 Census reported that 50.2 percent of the population (407,325) was female while 49.8 percent (404,875) was male. The average age of the city's population was 36.0 years while there was an average 2.5 people per household.<ref name=2011profile>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811061&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Edmonton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=4811061 |title=Census Profile: Edmonton, City, Alberta (Census subdivision) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=January 12, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207103012/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811061&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Edmonton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=4811061 |archive-date=February 7, 2013 }}</ref>

The Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) has the fifth-greatest population of CMAs in Canada and the second-greatest in Alberta, but has the largest land area in Canada. It had a population of 1,159,869 in the 2011 Census compared to its 2006 population of 1,034,945. Its five-year population change of 12.1 percent was second only to the [[Calgary Region|Calgary CMA]] between 2006 and 2011. With a land area of {{convert|9426.73|km2|abbr=on}}, the Edmonton CMA had a population density of {{Pop density|1159869|9426.73|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2011.<ref name="2011censusCMAs" /> Statistics Canada's latest estimate of the Edmonton CMA population, as of July 1, 2016, is 1,363,300<ref>{{cite web |title=Population of census metropolitan areas |url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo05a-eng.htm |work=Statistics Canada |date=February 26, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216151031/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo05a-eng.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2016 }}</ref>

The Edmonton [[Population centre (Canada)|population centre]] is the core<ref name=CMAdefn>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/dict/geo009-eng.cfm |title=Census metropolitan area (CMA) and census agglomeration (CA) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=August 23, 2012 |access-date=January 12, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207103008/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/dict/geo009-eng.cfm |archive-date=February 7, 2013 }}</ref> of the Edmonton CMA. This core includes the cities of Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan and St. Albert, the Sherwood Park portion of Strathcona County, and portions of Parkland County and Sturgeon County.<ref name=CTmap>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/map-carte/pdf/CMA-CA-CT_RMR-AR-SR/2011-92146-835-00.pdf |title=Census Tract by CMA / CA (Edmonton) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=November 16, 2011 |access-date=January 12, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207102940/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/map-carte/pdf/CMA-CA-CT_RMR-AR-SR/2011-92146-835-00.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2013 }}</ref> The Edmonton population centre, the fifth-largest in Canada, had a population of 960,015 in 2011, an 11.3 percent increase over its 2006 population of 862,544.<ref name=2011censusPCs>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=802&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=February 8, 2012 |access-date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207103003/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=802&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 |archive-date=February 7, 2013 }}</ref>

The [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]] reported that [[Immigration to Canada|immigrants]] (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 324,315 persons or 32.5% of the total population of Edmonton. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were Philippines (54,850 persons or 16.9%), India (50,435 persons or 15.6%), China (21,110 persons or 6.5%), Vietnam (10,280 persons or 3.2%), United Kingdom (9,990 persons or 3.1%), Pakistan (8,895 persons or 2.7%), Hong Kong (6,985 persons or 2.2%), Poland (6,470 persons or 2.0%), United States of America (6,295 persons or 1.9%), and Somalia (5,765 persons or 1.8%).<ref name="2021censusC">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00054811061&SearchText=edmonton |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
{{See also|Demographics of Edmonton#City of Edmonton}}
{{Pie chart
 | caption=[[Panethnicity|Pan-ethnic]] breakdown of Edmonton from the [[Canada 2021 Census|2021 census]]<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Edmonton&DGUIDlist=2021A00054811061&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
 | label1 = European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
 | value1 = 51.39
 | color1 = white
 | label2 = South Asian
 | value2 = 11.54
 | color2 = #804000
 | label3 = Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
 | value3 = 9.01
 | color3 = orange
 | label4 = Black
 | value4 = 7.58
 | color4 = black
 | label5 = East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
 | value5 = 7.02
 | color5 = yellow
 | label6 = [[Indigenous peoples of Canada|Indigenous]]
 | value6 = 5.84
 | color6 = red
 | label7 = Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
 | value7 = 3.83
 | color7 = darkgreen
 | label8 = Latin American
 | value8 = 1.95
 | color8 = brown
 | label9 = Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
 | value9 = 1.84
 | color9 = grey
}}

According to the 2021 census, 51.4% of Edmonton's population were of [[European ethnic groups|European ethnicities]], the most frequent of which included the [[English people|English]] ({{percentage|132440|996490|1}}), [[Scottish people|Scottish]] ({{percentage|116785|996490|1}}), [[Canadians of German ethnicity|German]] ({{percentage|115540|996490|1}}), [[Irish Canadian|Irish]] ({{percentage|108030|996490|1}}), [[Ukrainian Canadian|Ukrainian]] ({{percentage|92615|996490|1}}), [[French people|French]] ({{percentage|73060|996490|1}}), and [[Polish Canadian|Polish]] ({{percentage|44080|996490|1}}) <ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=edmonton&DGUIDlist=2021A00054811061&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> {{percentage|84995|996490|1}} of the population identified their ethnic origin as [[Canadian ethnicity|Canadian]], counted as non-visible minority in the census. Other [[Ethnic origins of people in Canada|ethnic groups and origins]] included, among others:<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=edmonton&DGUIDlist=2021A00054811061&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref>
*East and Southeast Asian ({{percentage|159720|996490|1}}) ({{percentage|70550|996490|1}} Filipino, {{percentage|59,740	|996490|1}} Chinese, and {{percentage|14,465|996490|1}} Vietnamese);
*South Asian ({{percentage|114,985|996490|1}}) ({{percentage|61940|996490|1}} Indian);
*Indigenous ({{percentage|58165|996490|1}} ({{percentage|27840|996490|1}} First Nations and {{percentage|27570|996490|1}} Métis);
*Black ({{percentage|75525|996490|1}});
*Latin American ({{percentage|19455|996490|1}}) and
*West Asian and Arab ({{percentage|38175|996490|1}} ({{percentage|12085|996490|1}} Lebanese)).

The 2016 census also reported that {{percentage|339035|913585|1}} of Edmonton's population identified themselves as [[Visible minority|visible minorities]].<ref name=StatCan2016Visible>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811061&Geo2=CD&Code2=4811&Data=Count&SearchText=edmonton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible%20minority&TABID=1 | title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Edmonton, City [Census subdivision], Alberta and Division No. 11, Census division [Census division], Alberta – Visible minority | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 24, 2018 | access-date=January 6, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108041015/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811061&Geo2=CD&Code2=4811&Data=Count&SearchText=edmonton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible%20minority&TABID=1 | archive-date=January 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The most frequent visible minorities included South Asian ({{percentage|86550|913585|1}}), Chinese ({{percentage|57715|913585|1}}), Black ({{percentage|54285|913585|1}}), Filipino ({{percentage|53980|913585|1}}), and Arab ({{percentage|23970|913585|1}}).<ref name=StatCan2016Visible/>

=== Religion ===
{{Main|Religion in Edmonton}}
{{Pie chart
|caption = Edmonton religious affiliation ([[2021 Canadian census|2021]])<ref name=religionsurvey>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00054811061&SearchText=edmonton|author=[[Statistics Canada]]|title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population|date=February 9, 2022 |publisher=[[Government of Canada]]|access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref>
|other =
|label1 = [[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]]|value1 = 44.6|color1 = DodgerBlue
|label2 = [[Islam in Canada|Islam]]|value2 = 8.3|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]]|value3 = 4.2|color3 = DarkKhaki
|label4 = [[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]]|value4 = 3.4|color4 = DarkOrange
|label5 = [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]]|value5 = 1.5|color5 = Gold
|label6 = [[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]]|value6 = 0.4|color6 = DarkBlue
|label7 = [[Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas#Northern America|Indigenous spirituality]]|value7 = 0.2|color7 = Red
|label8 = [[Religion in Canada|Other religion]]|value8 = 1.0|color8 = Grey
|label9 = [[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]]|value9 = 36.4|color9 = White
}}

Edmonton is home to members of a number of world religions. According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census]], 44.6 percent of metropolitan Edmonton residents identify as [[Christianity|Christian]]. Significant religious minorities include [[Islam|Muslims]] (8.3 percent), [[Sikhism|Sikhs]] (4.1 percent), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (1.5 percent), [[Hinduism|Hindus]] (3.4 percent), [[Judaism|Jewish people]] (0.4 percent), and practitioners of traditional [[First Nations in Canada|Aboriginal]] spirituality (0.2 percent). Those belonging to smaller religions account for 1.1 percent, while 36.4 percent profess no religious affiliation.<ref name=religionsurvey/>

Within Christianity, major denominations include the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] (44.4 percent of self-identified Christians) and the [[United Church of Canada|United Church]] (10.5 percent).<ref name=religionsurvey/> Edmonton is home to four major cathedrals, with [[St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton|St. Joseph's Basilica]] seating the Roman Catholic [[Archdiocese of Edmonton]], [[All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton|All Saints' Cathedral]] seating the [[Anglican Diocese of Edmonton]], [[St. Josaphat Cathedral]] seating the [[Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton]], and [[St. John Cathedral (Edmonton)|St. John Cathedral]] seating the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Canada]]. Additionally, members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] are served by the [[Edmonton Alberta Temple]]. Edmonton also hosts a [[Maronite Church|Maronite]] [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Catholic]] church.

In the 1930s, the local Muslim community began organizing to build a mosque. A local Muslim woman, [[Hilwie Hamdon]], met with the mayor to acquire the land, and campaigned to raise $5,000 for the building. In 1938, [[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]] was present at the opening of the new [[Al-Rashid Mosque]], which became the first [[mosque]] established in Canada and the third in North America.<ref name="Al-Rashid Mosque">{{cite web |url=http://muslim-canada.org/alrashidmosque.html |work=The Friday Bulletin |title=Al-Rashid Mosque |access-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305234233/http://muslim-canada.org/alrashidmosque.html |archive-date=March 5, 2009 }}</ref> In the 1980s, Muslim students at the University of Alberta found it difficult to rent prayer rooms large enough to accommodate the local population, and opened the Muslim Community of Edmonton as a mosque and outreach centre in 1992.<ref name=MCE>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcemosque.com/about-us|access-date=September 19, 2019|title=About Us|website=MCE Mosque|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920064016/https://www.mcemosque.com/about-us|archive-date=September 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> From these beginnings, Muslims now form the city's largest religious minority, with 83,015 members (2021)<ref name=religionsurvey/> representing over 62 ethnic backgrounds<ref name=alrashid-history>{{cite web|url=https://alrashidmosque.ca/our-story/|website=Al Rashid|title=The History of Al Rashid Mosque|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708222629/https://alrashidmosque.ca/our-story/|archive-date=July 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> at over 20 Edmonton-area mosques (2019).<ref name=salatomatic>{{cite web|url=https://www.salatomatic.com/sub/w3NnWVwH2C|website=salatomatic|access-date=September 19, 2019|title=Edmonton Metro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920064016/https://www.salatomatic.com/sub/w3NnWVwH2C|archive-date=September 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Edmonton's Jewish community is represented by the Jewish Federation of Edmonton, operating the historic Edmonton Jewish Cemetery, purchased in 1907. The city contains six [[synagogue]]s.<ref name=rabbis>{{cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-synagogue-led-by-husband-and-wife-rabbi-team|title=Edmonton synagogue led by husband-and-wife rabbi team|publisher=Edmonton Journal|date=October 24, 2015|access-date=September 19, 2019|author=Janet Vlieg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920071021/https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-synagogue-led-by-husband-and-wife-rabbi-team|archive-date=September 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jewish Federation of Edmonton">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishedmonton.org/ |author=Jewish Federation of Edmonton |title=Jewish Federation of Edmonton |access-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528053001/http://www.jewishedmonton.org/ |archive-date=May 28, 2008 }}</ref> The oldest, [[Beth Israel Synagogue (Edmonton)|Beth Israel]], was established in 1912 and served as home of Canada's first [[Jewish day school]]. Other [[Abrahamic religions]] active in Edmonton include the [[Baháʼí Faith]], operating a Baháʼí Centre in [[Norwood, Edmonton|Norwood]], and [[Druze]], with its Canadian Druze Centre located in the [[List of neighbourhoods in Edmonton#Northwest Industrial|Northwest Industrial District]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edmontonbahai.org/about-us/ |title=About Us |publisher=Baháʼí Community of Edmonton |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904005802/http://edmontonbahai.org/about-us/ |archive-date=September 4, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=druze>{{cite web|url=https://edmontondruze.ca/pageHome.php|title=The Druze Association of Edmonton|access-date=September 19, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

[[File:St Joseph s Basillica Compressed.jpg|left|thumb|[[St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton|St. Joseph's Basilica]] is the only Roman Catholic basilica in [[Western Canada]]. In 2021, 21.0 percent of residents of Edmonton identified as Catholic.]]

The [[Hindu]] community of Edmonton is served by the ''Hindu Society of Alberta''<ref name="The Friday Bulletin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindusociety.ab.ca |work=The Friday Bulletin |title=Hindu Society of Alberta |access-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114214419/http://www.hindusociety.ab.ca/ |archive-date=January 14, 2009 }}</ref> (North Indian Temple), the ''Maha Ganapathy Society of Alberta'' (South Indian - Sri Lankan Tamil Temple), Bhartiya Cultural Society Of Alberta and [https://iskconedmonton.ca Sri Sri Radha Govindaji Mandir (Iskcon Edmonton)].<ref name="Maha Ganapathy Temple (Hindu Temple)">{{cite web|url=http://www.mahaganapathytemple.com |author=Maha Ganapathy Temple (Hindu Temple) |title=Maha Ganapathy Temple (Hindu Temple) |access-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227084317/http://www.mahaganapathytemple.com/ |archive-date=February 27, 2009 }}</ref> The [[Sikh]] community in Edmonton is served by four [[gurdwara]]s. Edmonton is also home to two of Alberta's five [[Unitarian Universalist]] congregations – the Unitarian Church of Edmonton<ref name="Unitarian Church of Edmonton">{{cite web|url=http://www.uce.ca/ |title=Welcome to the Unitarian Church of Edmonton |publisher=Unitarian Church of Edmonton |access-date=May 4, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027015148/http://www.uce.ca/ |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref> and the Westwood Unitarian Congregation;<ref name="Westwood Unitarian Congregation">{{cite web|url=http://www.westwoodunitarian.ca/ |title=Welcome to Westwood |publisher=Westwood Unitarian Congregation |access-date=March 28, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408033806/http://www.westwoodunitarian.ca/ |archive-date=April 8, 2010 }}</ref> the other three are located in Calgary, [[Lethbridge]], and [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]].<ref name="CUC">{{cite web|url=http://cuc.ca/congregations/ |author=Canadian Unitarian Council |title=Congregations |access-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523003309/http://cuc.ca/congregations/ |archive-date=May 23, 2014 }}</ref>