Czech Canadians
Ethnic group
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Czech Canadians are Canadian citizens of Czech ancestry or Czech-born people who reside in Canada. They were frequently called Bohemian Canadians until the late 19th century. According to the 2021 Canadian census, there were 98,925 Canadians of full or partial Czech descent.
Čeští Kanaďané | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 94,805 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1] Additional 40,035 Czechoslovaks | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, Canadian French and Czech | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Irreligion · Roman Catholic (minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Czech Americans, Slovak Canadians |
Number of Czech and Czechoslovak Canadians
Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[2]
| Percent | |
|---|---|
 Canada— Total | 0.4% |
 Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.0% |
 Prince Edward Island | 0.0% |
 Nova Scotia | 0.2% |
 New Brunswick | 0.1% |
 Quebec | 0.1% |
 Ontario | 0.4% |
 Manitoba | 0.5% |
 Saskatchewan | 0.7% |
 Alberta | 0.8% |
 British Columbia | 0.7% |
 Yukon | 0.6% |
 Northwest Territories | 0.3% |
 Nunavut | 0.0% |
Notable people
- Karla Homolka - serial killer
- Vasek Pospisil - tennis player
- Jenna Talackova - model, TV personality
- Otto Jelinek - businessman, former figure skater, politician
- Thomas J. Bata - businessman, "Shoemaker to the World"
- Josef Škvorecký - writer, publisher
- Ivan Reitman - director
- Jamie Oleksiak - hockey player
- Penny Oleksiak - swimmer, Olympic gold medallist
- David Nykl - actor
- Vaclav Smil - scientist and policy analyst
- Karina Gould - politician
- Travis Konecny - hockey player
See also
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Further reading
- Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples. "Czechs:Origins.". Multicultural Canada.