Portuguese Canadians

Portuguese Canadians
Luso-canadianos (Portuguese); Canadiens portugais (French)
	Population distribution of Portuguese Canadians by census division, 2021 census
Total population
	448,310; (by ancestry, 2021 Census)
Regions with significant populations
	; Toronto 85,165 ; Vancouver, British Columbia 22,765 ; Brampton, Ontario 18,700 ; Calgary, Alberta 6,170 ; Edmonton, Alberta 5,550 ; Bradford, Ontario 2,580 ; Halifax, Nova Scotia 1,435 ; Cambridge, Ontario: 10,685 ; Hamilton, Ontario: 14,110 ; Davenport, Toronto ; 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 ; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario ; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador ; Strathroy, Ontario ; Victoria, British Columbia ; Waterloo, Ontario
Languages
	Predominantly Canadian English, Quebec French and Portuguese and/or its dialects
Religion
	Predominantly Roman Catholic

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).

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]

^ "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
^ "Population by selected ethnic origins, by city".
^ "Ethnic Origin, Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses and Sex for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census – 20% Sample Data". Retrieved 10 November 2010.

[2016_Ethnic_Origin-1] "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.

[2] "Population by selected ethnic origins, by city".

[stats-3] "Ethnic Origin, Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses and Sex for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census – 20% Sample Data". Retrieved 10 November 2010.

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Luso-canadianos (Portuguese) Canadiens portugais (French)
Population distribution of Portuguese Canadians by census division, 2021 census
Total population
448,310 (by ancestry, 2021 Census)^[1]
Regions with significant populations
Toronto 85,165 Vancouver, British Columbia 22,765 Brampton, Ontario 18,700 Calgary, Alberta 6,170 Edmonton, Alberta 5,550 Bradford, Ontario 2,580 Halifax, Nova Scotia 1,435 Cambridge, Ontario: 10,685 Hamilton, Ontario: 14,110 Davenport, Toronto 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 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Strathroy, Ontario Victoria, British Columbia Waterloo, Ontario^[2]
Languages
Predominantly Canadian English, Quebec French and Portuguese and/or its dialects
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic

Portuguese Canadians

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