Tatar Canadians Explained

Group:	Tatar Canadians
Native Name:	Канада татарлары
Native Name Lang:	tt
Population:	2,850 (by ancestry, 2011 census)^[1]
Popplace:	Ontario and Quebec
Languages:	Canadian EnglishCanadian FrenchTatarRussian
Religions:	Sunni IslamIrreligion

Tatar Canadians are Canadian citizens of Tatar descent residing in Canada. According to the 2011 census, there were 2,850 Canadians who claimed Tatar ancestry.^[1] Most of them (1,245^[2] −2,000^[3]) live in Toronto, Ontario.

Every year, a group of Tatar activists organizes Sabantuy festival in Montreal, Toronto, and Calgary which brings together Tatars and Bashkirs and members of other Turkic diasporas from all over the country.

Notable Tatar Canadians

• Daria Gaiazova, Canadian cross-country skier^[4]

External links

• Montreal Tatar Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 National Household Survey: Data tables . . 11 February 2014.
2. Web site: Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada. Statistics Canada. 11 February 2014.
3. ТАТАРЫ В КАНАДЕ . ТАТАРСКАЯ ГАЗЕТА . 2 . 17 October 2003 . ru . Tatars in Canada. 3 March 2023.
4. Web site: Дневник Олимпиады: пять главных событий второго соревновательного дня . ru. Olympics diary: five main events of the second day of competition . Бизнес Online . 8 February 2014 . 3 March 2023.
   - Web site: Спортсмены-татары на Олимпиаде в Сочи . Islamic portal . 17 February 2014 . ru . Tatar athletes at the Sochi Olympics.