Portuguese Canadians
Canadians of Portuguese birth or descent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Portuguese Canadians (Portuguese: luso-canadianos) are Canadian citizens of full or partial Portuguese heritage or people who migrated from Portugal and reside in Canada. According to the 2021 Census, there were 448,310 or 1.21% of Canadians claimed full or partial Portuguese ancestry, a decrease compared to 482,110 in 2016 (1.40% of the nation's total population).
Total population | |
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448,310 (by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Toronto 85,165
Waterloo, Ontario[2] | |
Languages | |
Predominantly Canadian English, Quebec French and Portuguese and/or its dialects | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholic |
Most Portuguese Canadians live in Ontario - 300,600 (67.05%), followed by Quebec 64,385 (14.36%) and British Columbia 39,755 (8.87%).[3]