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Romanian Canadians

Romanian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Romanian ancestry. People of Romanian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. 

Romanian Canadians account for about 0.59%  of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2021, there were 215,885 people of Chinese descent in Canada. Ontario is the province with the highest percentage of the Romanian population in Canada.

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Romanian population by Canadian Provinces

Ontario, with 86,435 people of Romanian ancestry, has the largest population of Romanian Canadians in Canada followed by Quebec (46,765) and Alberta (31,525).

Percentage-wise Saskatchewan (1.13%) has the highest percentage of Romanian followed by Alberta (0.75%) and Ontario (0.62%).

List of Provinces by Romanian Ancestry Population

#ProvincePopulation 2021% of Province’s Population
1Alberta31,5250.75%
2British Columbia30,1900.61%
3Manitoba5,5050.42%
4New Brunswick1,0200.13%
5Newfoundland3000.06%
6Northwest Territories1350.33%
7Nova Scotia1,2750.13%
8Nunavut 300.08%
9Ontario86,4350.62%
10Prince Edward Island1100.07%
11Quebec46,7650.56%
12Saskatchewan12,4151.13%
13Yukon1800.45%
  Canada215,8850.59%

Source: Census 2021

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Top Canadian metropolitan areas by Romanian population

The Montreal Metro area with 41,540 people of Romanian ancestry, has the largest population of Romanian Canadians. It’s followed by Toronto (39,635) and  Vancouver (15,490).

Top Metro Areas by Romanian Population

#City (Metropolitan Area)ProvincePopulation 2021% of Total
1Montreal  Quebec41,5400.99%
2Toronto  Ontario39,6350.65%
3Vancouver  B.C15,4900.59%
4Calgary  Alta12,0800.82%
5Edmonton  Alta10,7900.77%
6Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo  Ontario9,0351.59%
7Ottawa – Gatineau  Ont./Que7,6650.52%
8Hamilton  Ontario6,1350.79%
9Windsor  Ontario5,7751.39%
10Regina  Sask5,1602.11%
11Winnipeg  Man3,8100.46%
12London Ontario2,7250.51%
13St. Catharines – Niagara Ontario2,5700.60%
14Saskatoon  Sask2,4750.79%
15Victoria  B.C2,4050.62%
16Oshawa  Ontario1,8950.46%
17Kelowna  B.C1,8600.85%
18Ottawa – Gatineau Quebec part1,7450.50%
19Abbotsford – Mission  B.C1,3500.70%
20Quebec City Que1,2250.15%

Source: Canada Census 2021

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