Total population | |
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(429,850 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)) |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Bradford, Ontario Waterloo, Ontario |
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Languages | |
Predominantly Canadian English, Quebec French and Portuguese and/or its dialects | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholic |
Bradford, Ontario
Brampton, Ontario 27,000
Cambridge, Ontario: 10,685
Edmonton, Alberta: 7,760
Hamilton, Ontario: 14,110
Harrow, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario: 17,220
Laval, Quebec
London, Ontario: 10,525
Mississauga, Ontario: 31,795
Montreal, Quebec: 46,535
New Westminster, British Columbia
Oshawa, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario: 9,910
Strathroy, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario: 171,545
Vancouver, British Columbia 20,335
Victoria, British Columbia
Winnipeg, Manitoba: 10,315
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 2011 Census, there were 429,850 Canadians who claimed full or partial Portuguese ancestry, an increase compared to 410,850 in 2006 (1.3% of the nation's total population). Most Portuguese Canadians live in Ontario - 282,865 (69%), followed by Quebec 57,445 (14%) and British Columbia 34,660 (8%).