Bulgarian Canadians

Bulgarian Canadians
Канадски българи
Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Cathedral Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Toronto, 1911
Total population
33,085
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
250,000[2] (unofficial estimates)
Regions with significant populations
Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta[3]
Languages
Bulgarian, Canadian English, Canadian French
Religion
mainly Bulgarian Orthodox Christians, but also Roman Catholic, Protestants and Muslim Bulgarians.
Related ethnic groups
Bulgarian people, Bulgarian Americans, Macedonian Canadians, Bulgarians in South America

Bulgarian Canadians (Bulgarian: канадски българи, kanadski balgari) are Canadian citizens or residents from Bulgaria or people of Bulgarian descent. According to the 2021 Census there were 33,085[1] Canadians who claimed Bulgarian ancestry, an increase compared to the 27,260[4] of the 2006 Census.

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada. "Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ Колев, p. 428.
  3. ^ Magocsi, p. 289.
  4. ^ "Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada". Statistics Canada. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-05-04.