Czech Canadians

Czech Canadians
Total population

94,805
(by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]

Additional 40,035 Czechoslovaks
Regions with significant populations
Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario
Languages
Canadian English and Czech
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
Czech Americans, Slovak Canadians

Czech Canadians are Canadian citizens of Czech ancestry or Czech Republic-born people who reside in Canada. It also includes people descended from, the territory of the historic Czech lands, constituting the Kingdom of Bohemia (consisting of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia), or successor states, now known as the Czech Republic the Czechs' nation state. In the 19th century, they were frequently called Bohemians. According to the 2006 Canadian census, there were 98,090 Canadians of full or partial Czech descent.

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References

  1. Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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