Total population | |
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186,665 (by ancestry, 2016 Census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa | |
Languages | |
Canadian English · Canadian French · Flemish Dutch · Belgian French · German | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Catholicism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Dutch Canadians · French Canadians · German Canadians · Luxembourgish Canadians |
Belgian Canadians (French: Canadiens belges; Dutch: Belgisch-canadezen) are Canadian citizens of Belgian ancestry or Belgium-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2011 census there were 176,615 Canadians who claimed full or partial Belgian ancestry.[1] It encompasses immigrants from both French and Dutch-speaking parts of Belgium.