Latvian Canadians
Total population | |
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27,355 (by ancestry, Protestant | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Latvian Americans |
Latvian Canadians (
2011 census, there were about 27,355 people of Latvian descent in Canada
.
History
Although by 1921 the Canadian government considered all persons from the
1905 Revolution
. Between 1921 and 1945, 409 Latvians arrived to Canada, although in the 1941 census listed 975 people claimed Latvian origin.
After the war refugees. This migration, which accounted for 92% of Latvians who immigrated to the country between 1921 and 1965, ended in 1957. Many of these Latvians worked in the agricultural areas during their first years in Canada, but soon settled in cities. By 1961, only 10% of those immigrants lived in rural zones and farms (6% in rural areas and 4% on farms). The majority of Latvian immigrants in Canada in 1991 were women, 775 more women than men.[1]
Demography
Although before 1939, 78 percent of Latvians lived in the three
prairie provinces, and only 12 percent in Ontario, since 1945 over 70 percent of Latvians live in Ontario and only about 10 percent in Quebec, while the prairie provinces have only had 11 percent of new Latvian immigrants. By 1991, 20,445 persons indicated they were of Latvian descent, most of them living in the capital, 14 percent in the prairie provinces, 12 percent in British Columbia, 5.9 percent in Quebec, and 1.8 percent in the Atlantic region.[citation needed
]
In 1991, the largest populations of Latvian Canadians are in Toronto, Vancouver, Hamilton, Ottawa, and Montreal, Quebec.[1]
Religion
Most Latvian Canadians are
Roman Catholic Church in Canada. In the Toronto archdiocese is The Association of Canadian Latvian Catholics, founded in 1949. On the other hand, Latvian Baptists are much less numerous in Canada: only 200. However they have a very active congregation in Toronto.[2]
Notable people
- Harry Adaskin, violinist, academic, and radio broadcaster
- Murray Adaskin, violinist, composer, conductor and teacher
- David Bezmozgis, writer and filmmaker[citation needed]
- Fred Bruemmer, nature photographer and researcher
- Sarmite Bulte, lawyer, advocate and politician[citation needed]
- Sylvia Burka, ice speed skater
- Ludmilla Chiriaeff, ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, and company director
- Misha Cirkunov, current UFC fighter
- Peter Dreimanis, rock singer (July Talk)
- Kārlis Irbītis, aeroplane designer
- Henriette Ivanans, actress
- Miervaldis Jurševskis, chess master
- Jānis Kalniņš, composer and conductor
- Tālivaldis Ķeniņš, composer
- Elizabeth Lazebnik, filmmaker
- Maris Martinsons, professor of management (top 2% scientist) and business consultant
- Andrew Podnieks, author and ice hockey historian
- Imants Kārlis Ramiņš, composer, best known for his choral compositions
- Signe Ronka, figure skater
- Haralds Šnepsts, former professional ice hockey player
- Ksenia Solo, actress and former ballet dancer
- Katie Stelmanis, musician
- Pēteris Tabūns, politician
- University of Montreal; 6th President of Latvia
- Zoomer Media
See also
- Canada–Latvia relations
- European Canadians
- Jewish Canadians
- Latvian Americans
References
- ^ a b "Migration, Arrival, and Settlement | Multicultural Canada". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-05. Multicultural Canada: Migration, Arrival, and Settlement. Retrieved January 05, 2012
- ^ "Religion | Multicultural Canada". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-06. Multicultural Canada: Religion.