Estonian Canadians


Estonian Canadians 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..
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, about 17,000 arrived in Canada. 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 include Kalle Lasn, Endel Tulving, Elmar Tampõld and Uno Prii.