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Belgians Canadians

Belgian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Belgian ancestry.  People of Belgian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per estimates, there are One million Belgian diasporas around the world.

Belgian Canadians account for about 0.50% of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 182,175 people of Russian descent in Canada. British Columbia is the province with the highest percentage of Chinese population in Canada.

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Belgians population in Canadian Provinces

Ontario, with 56,860 people of Belgian ancestry, has the largest population of Belgian-Canadians in Canada followed by Quebec (48,380) and Alberta (21,985). 

Percentage-wise Manitoba (1.57%) has the highest percentage of Belgian followed by Saskatchewan (0.85%) and Yukon(0.76%).

List of Provinces by Belgian Ancestry Population

#ProvincePopulation 2021% of Total
1Alberta21,9850.53%
2British Columbia19,5100.40%
3Manitoba20,5801.57%
4New Brunswick1,5000.20%
5Newfoundland2650.05%
6Northwest Territories1250.31%
7Nova Scotia2,9750.31%
8Nunavut 250.07%
9Ontario56,8600.41%
10Prince Edward Island3400.23%
11Quebec48,3800.58%
12Saskatchewan9,3450.85%
13Yukon3000.76%
 Canada182,1900.50%

Source: Census 2021

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Top Canadian metropolitan areas by Belgians population

The Montreal Metro area with 28,960 people of Belgian ancestry, has the largest population of Belgian Canadians. It’s followed by Winnipeg (11,440) and  Toronto (8,935).

Top Cities in Canada by Belgian Population

#City (Metropolitan Area)ProvincePopulation 2021% of Total
1Montreal  Que28,9600.69%
2Winnipeg  Man11,4401.40%
3Toronto  Ont8,9350.15%
4Edmonton  Alta7,7550.55%
5Vancouver  B.C7,4050.28%
6Ottawa – Gatineau  Ont./Que6,9300.47%
7Calgary  Alta6,5150.44%
8London  Ont5,0200.94%
9Chatham-Kent  Ont5,0154.91%
10Québec  Que4,3250.53%
11Norfolk  Ont3,7005.59%
12Windsor  Ont3,3600.81%
13Hamilton  Ont2,5450.33%
14Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo  Ont2,4000.42%
15Saskatoon  Sask2,3650.76%
16Victoria  B.C2,2200.57%
17Regina  Sask1,9050.78%
18Sherbrooke  Que1,5450.70%
19Tillsonburg  Ont1,3857.57%
20Halifax  N.S1,3550.29%

Source: Canada Census 2021

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