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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox ethnic group Шаблон:Greeks Greek Canadians (Шаблон:Lang-el) are Canadian citizens who have full or partial Greek heritage or people who emigrated from Greece and reside in Canada. According to the 2021 Census, there were 262,140 Canadians who claimed Greek ancestry.[1]
Demographics
Provinces and territories with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:[2]
| Province or territory | Greek Canadians | Percentage | Born in Greece |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flag | 271,410 | 0.79 | |
| Шаблон:Flag | 148,555 | 1.12 | 36,575 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 71,330 | 0.90 | 18,420 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 24,460 | 0.54 | 3,635 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 15,025 | 0.38 | 2,005 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 4,130 | 0.33 | 820 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 3,360 | 0.37 | 510 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 2,880 | 0.27 | 605 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 950 | 0.13 | 95 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 380 | 0.07 | 30 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 175 | 0.13 | 15 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 90 | 0.26 | 10 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 50 | 0.12 | 10 |
| Шаблон:Flag | 20 | 0.06 | 10 |
Census Metropolitan Agglomerations (CMAs) with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:[2]
| CMA | Greek Canadians | Percentage | Born in Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Шаблон:Flag | 99,145 | 1.69 | 27,890 |
| Montreal | Шаблон:Flag | 66,395 | 1.66 | 17,890 |
| Vancouver | Шаблон:Flag | 16,085 | 0.66 | 2,890 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | Шаблон:Flag / Шаблон:Flag | 8,005 | 0.62 | 990 |
| Hamilton | Шаблон:Flag | 6,940 | 0.94 | 1,620 |
| Calgary | Шаблон:Flag | 6,770 | 0.49 | 940 |
| London | Шаблон:Flag | 5,365 | 1.10 | 1,180 |
| Edmonton | Шаблон:Flag | 5,015 | 0.39 | 655 |
| Oshawa | Шаблон:Flag | 4,690 | 1.25 | 715 |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | Шаблон:Flag | 3,885 | 0.75 | 580 |
Cities with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:[3]
| City | Province | Greek Canadians | Percentage | Born in Greece |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Шаблон:Flag | 57,420 | 2.13 | 19,240 |
| Montreal | Шаблон:Flag | 29,060 | 1.75 | 9,150 |
| Laval | Шаблон:Flag | 20,385 | 4.96 | 5,940 |
| Mississauga | Шаблон:Flag | 7,490 | 1.05 | |
| Ottawa | Шаблон:Flag | 6,975 | 0.76 | |
| Markham | Шаблон:Flag | 6,215 | 1.90 | |
| Calgary | Шаблон:Flag | 6,150 | 0.50 | |
| Vancouver | Шаблон:Flag | 5,760 | 0.93 | |
| Vaughan | Шаблон:Flag | 5,065 | 1.67 | |
| Hamilton | Шаблон:Flag | 5,030 | 0.95 |
Ridings (Federal electoral districts) with the highest percentage of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:[4]
| Riding | Province | Greek Canadians | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laval—Les Îles | Шаблон:Flag | 13,190 | 12.46 |
| Toronto—Danforth | Шаблон:Flag | 7,655 | 7.26 |
| Papineau | Шаблон:Flag | 5,490 | 5.01 |
| Saint-Laurent | Шаблон:Flag | 4,795 | 4.92 |
| Scarborough Centre | Шаблон:Flag | 4,945 | 4.48 |
| Beaches—East York | Шаблон:Flag | 4,585 | 4.23 |
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville | Шаблон:Flag | 4,695 | 4.18 |
| Vimy | Шаблон:Flag | 4,335 | 4.07 |
| Don Valley East | Шаблон:Flag | 3,785 | 4.06 |
| Pierrefonds—Dollard | Шаблон:Flag | 3,680 | 3.43 |
List of notable Canadians of Greek ancestry
Academics
- Andreas Mandelis – expert on photonics, member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering; awarded the 2014 Killam Prize
Authors
- Pan Bouyoucas – finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award, 2001
- Tess Fragoulis – writer and educator
- Thomas King – writer and broadcaster presenter
- Dimitrios Roussopoulos – politician and activist
- Hélène Papachristidis Holden[5] - writer, recipient of Order of Canada
Professors
- Athanasios Asimakopulos – Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Economics, McGill University
- Nick Bontis – DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University 3M National Teaching Fellow
- André Gerolymatos – Hellenic Studies
- Dimitri Kitsikis – Professor Emeritus of History, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara – Physics
- John Mylopoulos – Computer Science
- Nikolaos Oikonomides – Byzantine history
- David N. Stamos – Philosophy
- Anastasios Venetsanopoulos – Vice President of Research and Innovation at Ryerson University
Business and philanthropy
- Jack Agrios – former director and executive member of the Edmonton Elks
- Andreas Apostolopoulos – real estate
- Chris Giannou – war surgeon
- Sam Kolias – founder, Chairman and CEO of Boardwalk REIT
- Mike Lazaridis – founder and co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM), creator of BlackBerry
- Sam Panopoulos - Chef and businessman best known for his invention of the Hawaiian Pizza
Creatives
Artists
- Eleonora Dimakos – model, actress, journalist and makeup artist
- Billy Mavreas – cartoonist
- Pythia – drag queen
- Paul Soulikias – artist painter
- Chrysanne Stathacos - multidisciplinary artist
- George Trakas – environmental sculptor
Sport
Athletics
- Nicolas Macrozonaris – 100m sprinter
Baseball
- Alex Anthopoulos – President of Baseball Operations for the Atlanta Braves, former Blue Jays General Manager
- George Kottaras – Major League player
- Vickie Panos – player, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in Шаблон:Baseball year
Basketball
- Naz Mitrou-Long – NBA player, Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers
- Elijah Mitrou-Long - player with PAOK of the Greek Basket League
Boxing
- Hercules Kyvelos – boxer
Chess
- Peter Biyiasas – chess grandmaster
Diving
- Alexandre Despatie – diver, Olympic silver medalist (Greek grandmother)
Field hockey
- Ernie Cholakis – player
Figure skating
Football
- Dave Sapunjis – CFL all-star receiver, Calgary Stampeders
Ice hockey
- Andreas Athanasiou – NHL player for the Chicago Blackhawks
- Chris Kontos – former National Hockey League (NHL) player
- Chris Kotsopoulos — former NHL player, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings
- Tom Kostopoulos – former NHL player, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames
- Nick Kypreos – former NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers
- Jordan Kyrou – NHL player for the St. Louis Blues; gold medalist at the 2018 World Junior Championships
Файл:Nick Kypreos.jpg Nick Kypreos, former NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers - Dave Nonis – former Canadian ice hockey defenceman; former general manager and executive of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.
- José Théodore – former NHL player; Hart Memorial Trophy winner in 2002 with the Montreal Canadiens
Mixed Martial Arts
- Elias Theodorou – former UFC middleweight
Soccer
- David Fronimadis – player
- Stathis Kappos – player
- John Limniatis – player
- James Pantemis – goalkeeper, CF Montréal
- Nick Papadakis – player
- Peter Sarantopoulos – player
- Kenny Stamatopolous – player, former Toronto FC and Kalamata
- Sarah Stratigakis - midfield, Michigan Wolverines, Canadian Women's National Team
- Theo Zagar – player
Strength athletics
- Dominic Filiou – strongman
Water skiing
- George Athans – water-skier
Wrestling
- Bret Hart – former pro wrestler, multiple World Champion in the WWF and WCW; of Greek ancestry; mother is half Greek[6]
- Owen Hart – former pro wrestler, WWE Intercontinental Champion, European Champion and Tag-Team Champion, brother of Bret
- Teddy Hart – pro wrestler, nephew of Owen and Bret
- Jim Korderas – former WWE referee, television commentator
- Natalya Neidhart – pro wrestler, former WWE Women's Champion, niece of Bret and Owen Hart
- Trish Stratus (aka Patricia Anne Stratigias) – former professional wrestler, seven time WWE Women's Champion, former WWE Hardcore Champion
- John Tolos – former professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager
Film, TV and stage
Actors and performers
- Marie Avgeropoulos – actress, Tracers, Supernatural, Fringe, The 100
- Alex Carter – actor
- John Colicos – actor
- Chris Diamantopoulos – actor
- John Ioannou – actor
- John Kapelos – actor
- Athena Karkanis – actress, The Border, Lost Girl, Low Winter Sun, The Lottery
- Argiris Karras – actor
- Alex Karzis – actor, singer and musician
- Elias Koteas – actor, Crash
- Natasha Negovanlis – actress and web host
- Nikki Ponte – singer
- Cristine Prosperi – actress
- Daniel Samonas – actor
- Sofia Shinas – singer, actress, The Crow
- Tracy Spiridakos – actress, Being Human, Revolution
- Elias Toufexis – actor
- Angelo Tsarouchas – comedian/actor It's all Greek to Me Comedy Show
- Nia Vardalos – actress, screenwriter, My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Файл:Nia Vardalos (2009).jpg Nia Vardalos, actress My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Marie Wilson – actress, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital
Directors and producers
- Tony Asimakopoulos – documentary film director
- Stephano Barberis - music video director
- Constant Mentzas - filmmaker
- Watts – music producer, born Austin Garrick
Entertainers
- Ariana Chris – mezzo-soprano
- Christine Cushing – celebrity chef
- Anesti Danelis - comedian, musician
- Dini Dimakos – comedian/actor, Video on Trial, Love Court
- DVBBS – electronic duo, most famous for their joint international hit with Borgeous, Tsunami
- Hannah Georgas – singer/songwriter
- Rex Harrington - ballet dancer
- Alex Karzis – actor, voiceover artist, musician and singer
- KO – musician
- Sid Krofft – puppeteer
- George Sapounidis – musician, troubadour, statistician, Sinophile; subject of documentary Chairman George
- Teresa Stratas (born 1938) – soprano OC; retired Canadian operatic soprano; known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu; born in Toronto, Ontario
- Angelo Tsarouchas – comedian/actor, It's all Greek to Me Comedy Show
- Phil X (born Phil Xenidis) – prolific session guitarist
Journalists and broadcasters
- Ernie Afaganis – retired CBC-TV Sports and Olympics anchor.
- Mannie Buzunis - Vancouver radio talk show host and news anchor (maternal uncle is Ernie Afaganis)
- Thalia Assuras – anchor and reporter
- Athena King – newscaster on Naked News
- Steve Kouleas – sports anchor and reporter
- George Lagogianes – television personality, currently reporter and anchor for CP24; host of Auto Shop
- Nik Nanos – political commentator and founder of Nanos Research
- Ioanna Roumeliotis – CBC Newsworld reporter
- Lou Schizas – equities analyst
- George Stroumboulopoulos – host, CBC Newsworld's The Hour, former MuchMusic VJ
- Christina-Laia Vlahos – OMNI 1 presenter
- Antonia Zerbisias – Toronto Star columnist
- Vassy Kapelos — host, CBC News Network's Power & Politics, former Global News Ottawa bureau chief
- Niki Anastasakis — Producer and Anchor, CHCH's Inside the Story, former Global News Peterborough Reporter
Historical figures
Immigrants
- Ioánnis Fokás Juan de Fuca – first Greek-Canadian (1592)
Politicians
- Annie Koutrakis - Liberal MP for Vimy, Quebec
- Sophia Aggelonitis – former Liberal MPP for Hamilton Mountain
- Niki Ashton – NDP Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill, Manitoba
- Eleni Bakopanos – former Liberal MP for Saint-Denis
- Staff Barootes – former Conservative Senator
- Marie Bountrogianni – former Liberal MPP for Hamilton Mountain
- John Cannis – former Liberal MP for Scarborough Centre, 1993 to 2011
- Tony Clement – Member of Parliament for Muskoka, and President of the Treasury Board
- Mary Fragedakis – Toronto City Councillor for Ward 29, Toronto-Danforth
- Peter Fragiskatos – Liberal MP for London North Centre
- Philippe Gigantès – former Liberal Senator
- Faith Goldy – right-wing political commentator, former Toronto Mayoral candidate
- Leo Housakos – Conservative Senator
- Maurine Karagianis – New Democratic Party of British Columbia MLA, former Esquimalt – municipal councillor, British Columbia
- Jim Karygiannis – Toronto City Councillor
- Labi Kousoulis – Nova Scotia Liberal MLA for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Minister of Inclusive Economic Growth (formerly Business), and Minister of Trade.
- Emmanuella Lambropoulos – Liberal MP for Saint Laurent
- Costas Menegakis – Former Conservative Party of Canada MP for Richmond Hill
- Pana Merchant – Liberal Senator from Saskatchewan
- Christina Mitas - PC MPP for Scarborough Centre, 2018 to present
- Constantine George Mitges – former PC MP, first Greek elected federally
- Nick Mantas - Toronto City Councillor, Ward 22, Scarborough - Agincourt
- George Samis – former Ontario New Democratic Party MPP, first Greek elected to a Canadian legislature
- Christos Sirros – former Quebec Liberal MNA and provincial cabinet minister
- Gerry Sklavounos – Liberal Member of the Québec National Assembly
- Dimitri Soudas – Former Communications Director to the Prime Minister of Canada
- Diane Stratas – former Progressive Conservative MP for Scarborough Centre, 1979 to 1980
- Effie Triantafilopoulos - PC MPP for Oakville-North Burlington, 2018 to present
Judiciary
- Justice Andromache Karakatsanis – Supreme Court of Canada, 2011 to present
- Justice David Stratas – Federal Court of Appeal, 2009 to present
Religious figures
- Nicholas Salamis – priest
- Christophoros (Rakintzakis) – bishop
Order of Canada recipients
- Teresa Stratas (born 1938) – soprano OC; retired Canadian operatic soprano; known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu; born in Toronto, Ontario
Order of Merit of the Police Forces recipients
- Peter Lambrinakos MOM – Canadian police and corporate security executive.
See also
- Canadian-Greek relations
- Greek Torontonians
- Canadian people of Greek descent
- Philhellenism
- 1918 Toronto anti-Greek riot
References
External links
- hellenism.net – a comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Americans
Further reading
External links
- Greek-Canadians – A comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Canadians
- GreekGateway.com – Greek cultural entertainment site, event resource and business directory
- Toronto-Danforth political riding with concentrated Hellenic population
- Embassy and Consulates
- Embassy of Greece in Ottawa, Ontario
- Consulate General of Greece in Toronto, Ontario
- Consulate General of Greece in Montreal, Quebec
- Consulate General of Greece in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Charitable organizations
- AHEPA home page – American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
- Hellenic Heritage Foundation
- Hellenic Home for the Aged
- Hellenic Hope Center – supports people with disabilities Шаблон:Webarchive
- Hellenic Scholarships
- Communities
- Ottawa Hellenic Community
- Greek Community of Toronto
- Hellenic Community of York Region
- Greek Community of London
- Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal
- Winnipeg, ManitobaШаблон:Dead link
- Calgary
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Hellenic Community of Vancouver
- Trade organizations
- Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade
- Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association
- Hellenic Canadian Congress of British Columbia
- Affiliate trade organizations
- Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce
- Hellenic-Argentine Chamber of Industry and Commerce (C.I.C.H.A.)
- Performance art groups
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