Croatian-Canadian
| Hrvati u Kanadi or Hrvatski Kanađani | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 114,880 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Ontario
|
74,020 |
 British Columbia
|
19,855 |
 Alberta
|
10,060 |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, Croatian and Canadian French | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Croatian Americans, European Canadians | |
Croatian Canadians are Canadian citizens who are of Croatian descent. The community exists in major cities including the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Windsor, and Montreal.
A popular Croatian Canadian event is the Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament.
There are approximately 114,880 Canadians of Croatian ethnic origin as reported in the 2011 National Household Survey compiled by Statistics Canada. Although predominantly found in Ontario, Croatian Canadians are present in most major Canadian cities throughout the country. The ten largest Croatian communities are found in the following cities:
The town with the largest percentage of people of Croatian ethnic origin is Kenaston, Saskatchewan - 17.5% of its 285 inhabitants claim Croatian ethnic origin.
Statistics Canada also designates Census Metropolitan Areas in the collection of its data. The ten Census Metropolitan Areas with the highest concentration of Croatian Canadians are:
Most Croatian Canadians are Roman Catholic who follow the Latin Rite of their ancestors in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. A very small minority of Croatians are Byzantine Rite Roman Catholics. There is also a community of Croats who follow Islam, the descendants of those who converted after the 16th century, after the conquest of much of Croatia by the Ottomans. Communities of Protestants have historically been negligible in Croatia.
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