True and magnetic Qibla bearings and the distance to the Kaaba for 15 Canadian cities.
From every city below the Qibla points between north-northeast and east-northeast: from 16.7° in Vancouver to 58.7° in Montreal, measured clockwise from true north. The bearing follows the great circle, the shortest path over the globe, which is why it points northeast rather than the southeast a flat map suggests.
A regular compass points to magnetic north, not true north, so it needs a different number. Across these cities magnetic declination (WMM2025, November 2026) runs from 13.6° W in Montreal to 15.4° E in Vancouver; the magnetic column already allows for it. The nearest city to the Kaaba here is Montreal at 6,213 miles, the furthest Surrey at 7,443 miles.
| Alberta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary, AB | 25.0° | 11.7° | NNE | 7,184 |
| Edmonton, AB | 25.3° | 11.7° | NNE | 7,017 |
| British Columbia | ||||
| Surrey, BC | 16.9° | 1.6° | NNE | 7,443 |
| Vancouver, BC | 16.7° | 1.3° | NNE | 7,440 |
| Manitoba | ||||
| Winnipeg, MB | 40.1° | 37.4° | NE | 6,850 |
| Ontario | ||||
| Brampton, ON | 54.3° | 64.2° | NE | 6,534 |
| Hamilton, ON | 54.3° | 64.0° | NE | 6,558 |
| Markham, ON | 54.6° | 64.8° | NE | 6,512 |
| Milton, ON | 54.2° | 64.0° | NE | 6,547 |
| Mississauga, ON | 54.4° | 64.4° | NE | 6,535 |
| Oakville, ON | 54.4° | 64.3° | NE | 6,542 |
| Ottawa, ON | 57.2° | 69.7° | ENE | 6,303 |
| Toronto, ON | 54.6° | 64.7° | NE | 6,522 |
| Windsor, ON | 52.0° | 59.6° | NE | 6,725 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Montreal, QC | 58.7° | 72.3° | ENE | 6,213 |
Calculated for each city centre with the same great-circle formula as the Qibla Finder (Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E, mean earth radius 6,371 km). Magnetic bearing = true bearing minus declination (east positive), from NOAA's World Magnetic Model 2025 for November 2026. Your own bearing varies a little across a city; use the live finder for your exact spot.
Also see the Qibla direction in the USA.
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