Greek Canadians


Greek Canadians are Canadian citizens who have full or partial Greek heritage or people who emigrated from Greece and reside in Canada. According to the 2016 Census, there were 271,405 Canadians who claimed Greek ancestry.

Demographics

Provinces and territories with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:
Province or territoryGreek CanadiansPercentage
271,4100.79
148,5551.12
71,3300.90
24,4600.54
15,0250.38
4,1300.33
3,3600.37
2,8800.27
9500.13
3800.07
1750.13
900.26
500.12
200.06

Census Metropolitan Agglomerations with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:
CMAGreek CanadiansPercentage
Toronto99,1451.69
Montreal66,3951.66
Vancouver16,0850.66
Ottawa - Gatineau / 8,0050.62
Hamilton6,9400.94
Calgary6,7700.49
London5,3651.10
Edmonton5,0150.39
Oshawa4,6901.25
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo3,8850.75

Cities with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:
CityProvinceGreek CanadiansPercentage
Toronto57,4202.13
Montreal29,0601.75
Laval20,3854.96
Mississauga7,4901.05
Ottawa6,9750.76
Markham6,2151.90
Calgary6,1500.50
Vancouver5,7600.93
Vaughan5,0651.67
Hamilton5,0300.95

Ridings with the highest percentage of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:
RidingProvinceGreek CanadiansPercentage
Laval—Les Îles13,19012.46
Toronto—Danforth7,6557.26
Papineau5,4905.01
Saint-Laurent4,7954.92
Scarborough Centre4,9454.48
Beaches—East York4,5854.23
Ahuntsic-Cartierville4,6954.18
Vimy4,3354.07
Don Valley East3,7854.06
Pierrefonds—Dollard3,6803.43

List of notable Canadians of Greek ancestry

Academics

Artists

Athletics

Actors and performers

Immigrants