Greek Population in Canada 2024

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Greek Canadians

Greek Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Greek ancestry or people who emigrated from Greece and reside in Canada. People of Greek ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America.

Greek Canadians account for about 0.72% of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2021, there were 262,135 (1.7 million) people of Greek descent in Canada. British Columbia is the province with the highest percentage of Greek population in Canada.

Source: Census 2021

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Greek population in Canadian Provinces

Ontario, with 143065 people of Greek ancestry, has the largest population of Greek Canadians in Canada followed by Quebec (69,710) and British Columbia (23,300).

Percentage-wise Ontario (1.02%) has the highest percentage of Greek followed by Quebec (0.84%) and British Columbia (0.47%).

List of Provinces by Greek Ancestry

#	Province	Population 2021	% of Total
1	Alberta	13,980	0.33%
2	British Columbia	23,300	0.47%
3	Manitoba	3,790	0.29%
4	New Brunswick	,1265	0.17%
5	Newfoundland	365	0.07%
6	Northwest Territories	100	0.25%
7	Nova Scotia	3,180	0.33%
8	Nunavut	30	0.08%
9	Ontario	143,065	1.02%
10	Prince Edward Island	220	0.15%
11	Quebec	69,710	0.84%
12	Saskatchewan	3070	0.28%
13	Yukon	65	0.16%
	Canada	262,135	0.72%

Source: Canada Census 2021

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Top Canadian metropolitan areas by Greek population

Toronto Metro area with 90,400 people of Greek ancestry, has the largest population of Greek Canadians. It’s followed by Montreal (64,790) and Vancouver (14,570).

Top Metro Areas by Greek Population

#	City (Metropolitan Area)	Province	Population	Percentage
1	Toronto	Ontario	90,400	1.47%
2	Montreal	Quebec	64,790	1.54%
3	Vancouver	British Columbia	14,570	0.56%
4	Ottawa – Gatineau	Ont./Que.	8,550	0.58%
5	Hamilton	Ontario	7,150	0.92%
6	Calgary	Alberta	6,310	0.43%
7	Oshawa	Ontario	5,145	1.25%
8	Edmonton	Alberta	4,830	0.35%
9	London	Ontario	4,780	0.89%
10	Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo	Ontario	3,690	0.65%
11	Winnipeg	Manitoba	3,305	0.40%
12	Windsor	Ontario	3,105	0.75%
13	St. Catharines – Niagara	Ontario	3,060	0.72%
14	Victoria	British Columbia	2,225	0.57%
15	Halifax	Nova Scotia	2,200	0.48%
16	Barrie	Ontario	1,925	0.92%
17	Regina	Saskatchewan	1,370	0.56%
18	Kingston	Ontario	1,270	0.76%
19	Guelph	Ontario	1,130	0.69%
20	Kelowna	British Columbia	980	0.45%