Estonian Canadians Explained

Group:Estonian Canadians
Native Name:
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Population:23,455
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
Popplace:TorontoMontrealVancouver
Langs:Canadian English, Canadian French, Estonian
Rels:Protestant (Lutheran)
Related:Estonians, Estonian Americans, Finnish Canadians, Latvian Canadians, Lithuanian Canadians

Estonian Canadians (Estonian: Kanada eestlased) are Canadian citizens or residents of Estonian descent or Estonian-born people who reside in Canada. Currently 24,530 people of Estonian descent live in Canada.[2] (according to some sources up to 50,000 people[3]).

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, about 17,000 arrived in Canada.[4] The city with the largest population of Estonians outside Estonia is Toronto. The first Estonian World Festival was held in Toronto in 1972.

Some notable Estonian Canadians and Canadians with Estonian ethnicity include Kalle Lasn, Alison Pill, Uno Prii, Elmar Tampõld, Endel Tulving, and Andreas Vaikla.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021. statcan.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: File Not Found.
  3. http://www.estemb.ca/estonia_and_canada Estonian Embassy in Ottawa: Canada - Relations
  4. http://www.tgmag.ca/magic/mt51.html The Estonian Presence in Toronto