Albanians of Canada (PGID: PG043350)

PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Albanians of Canada

The Albanians of Canada, numbering approximately 27,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Balkan ethnic group united by Albanian language, a shared historical identity, and common cultural traditions, internally differentiated into regional subgroups such as Gheg and Tosk but maintaining a strong overarching sense of collective identity. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Tosk Albanian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Albanian
Primary Language(s): Tosk Albanian (als)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 27,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043350
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

46%

Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tosk Albanian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%

Albanian, Tosk Speakers

Media Resources in Tosk Albanian:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tosk Albanian:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Albanian Bible Version			✓
Interconfessional/së bashku	✓	✓	✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tosk Albanian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Albanians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Albanians:

Continue prayer and fasting for this group

Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Albanians of Canada

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
Romans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
Ephesians 6:1-2

Pray that God will bring young men and women to faith in Jesus and that the fruit of their faith will be a powerful testimony as they honor their parents.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Luke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Luke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Albanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 115689) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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14 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG000704	Albanians	Albania	2,595,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Folk Islam
PG033629	Albanians	Kosovo	1,970,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Folk Islam
PG000858	Albanians	North Macedonia	541,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Folk Islam
PG047112	Albanians	Italy	446,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Folk Islam
PG000824	Albanians	Greece	280,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Tosk Albanian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG043249	Albanians	United States	226,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Folk Islam
PG048840	Albanians	Switzerland	115,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Tosk Albanian	Folk Islam
PG024592	Albanians	Turkiye	68,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Tosk Albanian	Folk Islam
PG033511	Albanians	Germany	66,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Tosk Albanian	Folk Islam
PG048717	Albanians	Montenegro	49,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Folk Islam
PG000688	Albanians	United Kingdom	42,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Tosk Albanian	Folk Islam
PG043350	Albanians	Canada	27,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Tosk Albanian	Folk Islam
PG049961	Albanians	Austria	24,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Tosk Albanian	Folk Islam
PG042369	Albanians	Belgium	18,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Folk Islam

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