Estonian Canadians

Estonian Canadians
Kanada eestlased (Estonian)
Canadiens estoniens (French)
Estonia Canada
Total population
23,455
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Toronto · Montreal · Vancouver
Languages
Canadian English, Canadian French, Estonian
Religion
Protestant (Lutheran)
Related ethnic groups
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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021". statcan.gc.ca.
  2. ^ "File Not Found".
  3. ^ Estonian Embassy in Ottawa: Canada - Relations Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ The Estonian Presence in Toronto Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine. Post by Ended Aruia.


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