Polish Canadians

Canadians of Polish ancestry

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]

Polish Canadians
Canadiens polonais
Polonia w Kanadzie
Total population
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

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca.
  2. 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.