Polish Canadians
Polish Canadians (Polish: Polonia w Kanadzie, French: Canadiens polonais) are citizens of Canada with Polish ancestry, and Poles who immigrated to Canada from abroad. At the 2016 Census, there were 1,106,585 Canadians who claimed full or partial Polish heritage.[1]
Total population | |
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1,106,585 (by ancestry, 2016 Census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Western Canada, Ontario | |
Languages | |
Polish · Canadian English · Canadian French | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholicism · Judaism[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
West Slavs · Polish Jews · Polish Americans |
Polish Canadians Media
Sir Casimir S. Gzowski from Historic Sites of Ontario
Toronto Memorial to Katyn
The Pope John Paul II statue, Toronto
The largest Polish festival in Canada, held annually in Roncesvalles, Toronto
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca.
- ↑ Sheldon Kirshner (Sep 15, 2004). "Database" (PDF). The Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation of Canada. The Canadian Jewish News, Toronto. Archived from the original (PDF file, direct download 351 KB) on May 15, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.