Belgian Canadians

Belgian Canadians
Total population
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.

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada. "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.