Greek Canadians

Greek Canadians
Ελληνοκαναδοί
Total population
252,960
(by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Canada
 Ontario 132,440[2]
 Quebec 89,985[3]
 British Columbia 42,770[4]
 Alberta 11,945[5]
Languages
Canadian English, Canadian French, Aromanian and Greek
Religion
Predominantly Greek Orthodox Christianity, Judaism and Islam[6]

Greek Canadians (Greek: Ελληνοκαναδοί) are Canadian citizens who have full or partial Greek heritage or people who emigrated from Greece and reside in Canada. According to the 2011 Census, there were 252,960 Canadians who claimed Greek ancestry.[7]

Demographics

Provinces and territories with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census: [8]

Province or territoryGreek CanadiansPercentage
 Canada271,4100.79
 Ontario148,5551.12
 Quebec 71,330 0.90
 British Columbia24,460 0.54
 Alberta 15,025 0.38
 Manitoba4,1300.33
 Nova Scotia3,3600.37
 Saskatchewan2,880 0.27
 New Brunswick9500.13
 Newfoundland and Labrador3800.07
 Prince Edward Island1750.13
 Yukon900.26
 Northwest Territories500.12
 Nunavut200.06

Census Metropolitan Agglomerations (CMAs) with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census: [8]

CMA Greek CanadiansPercentage
Toronto  Ontario99,1451.69
Montreal  Quebec 66,395 1.66
Vancouver  British Columbia16,085 0.66
Ottawa - Gatineau  Ontario /  Quebec 8,005 0.62
Hamilton  Ontario 6,940 0.94
Calgary  Alberta 6,770 0.49
London  Ontario 5,365 1.10
Edmonton  Alberta5,0150.39
Oshawa  Ontario 4,690 1.25
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo  Ontario 3,885 0.75

Cities with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census: [9]

City ProvinceGreek CanadiansPercentage
Toronto  Ontario57,4202.13
Montreal  Quebec 29,060 1.75
Laval  Quebec 20,385 4.96
Mississauga  Ontario 7,490 1.05
Ottawa  Ontario6,975 0.76
Markham  Ontario 6,215 1.90
Calgary  Alberta 6,150 0.50
Vancouver  British Columbia 5,760 0.93
Vaughan  Ontario 5,065 1.67
Hamilton  Ontario 5,030 0.95

Ridings (Federal electoral districts) with the highest percentage of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census: [10]

Riding ProvinceGreek CanadiansPercentage
Laval--Les Îles  Quebec 13,190 12.46
Toronto--Danforth  Ontario7,6557.26
Papineau  Quebec 5,490 5.01
Saint-Laurent  Quebec 4,795 4.92
Scarborough Centre  Ontario 4,945 4.48
Beaches--East York  Ontario 4,585 4.23
Ahuntsic-Cartierville  Quebec 4,695 4.18
Vimy  Quebec 4,335 4.07
Don Valley East  Ontario 3,785 4.06
Pierrefonds--Dollard  Quebec 3,680 3.43

List of notable Canadians of Greek ancestry

Academics

Authors

Professors

Business and philanthropy

Mike Lazaridis, creator of BlackBerry

Creatives

Canadians of Greek ancestry mark the independence of Greece in Montreal's Park Extension neighbourhood.

Artists

Sport

Athletics

Baseball

Boxing

Chess

Diving

Field hockey

Football

Ice hockey

Soccer

Strength athletics

Water skiing

Wrestling

  • Bret Hart – former pro wrestler, multiple World Champion in the WWF and WCW; of Greek ancestry; mother is half Greek[11]
  • Trish Stratus (aka Patricia Anne Stratigias) – former professional wrestler

Film, TV and stage

Actors and performers

Directors and producers

Entertainers

Journalists and broadcasters

Historical figures

Immigrants

  • Ioánnis Fokás Juan de Fuca – first Greek-Canadian (1592)

Politicians

Judiciary

Religious figures

Order of Canada recipients

  • Teresa Stratas (born 1938) – soprano OC; retired Canadian operatic soprano; known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu; born in Toronto, Ontario

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Selected Demographic and Cultural Characteristics". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  8. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Ethnic origin for Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs)". Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Toronto, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Toronto, Census division [Census division], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  10. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Laval--Les Îles [Federal electoral district], Quebec and Toronto, Census division [Census division], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  11. ↑ Bret Hart's mother is half Greek as is published in his autobiography Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling
  12. ↑ Peter Bexis
  • hellenism.net – a comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Americans

Further reading

  • Magocsi, Paul R (1997). Encyclopedia of Canada's peoples. Multicultural History Society of Ontario. pp. 616–26. ISBN 0-8020-2938-8.
  • Ember, Melvin (2005). Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. p. 207. ISBN 9780306483219.
  • Greek-Canadians – A comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Canadians
  • GreekGateway.com – Greek cultural entertainment site, event resource and business directory
  • Toronto-Danforth political riding with concentrated Hellenic population
Embassy and Consulates
Charitable organizations
Communities
Trade organizations
Affiliate trade organizations
Performance art groups
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