Colombian Canadians

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Colombian Canadians
Total population
96,325 (by ancestry, 2016 Census)[1]
70,040 (by birth, 2016 Census)[2]
Regions with significant populations
 Ontario40,825
 Quebec33,965
 Alberta12,590
Languages
English · French · Spanish
Religion
Christianity (Mainly Roman Catholicism), Atheism and Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Latin American Canadians

Colombian Canadians (French: Canadiens d'origine Colombienne) are Canadian citizens of Colombian descent or Colombian-born people who reside in Canada. They can be Canadian Born citizens who become nationalized in Colombia too. According to the 2011 Census there were 76,580 Canadians who claimed full or partial Colombian ancestry. Colombian Canadians are the largest South American immigrant group in Canada and the second Latin American immigrant group after Mexican Canadians.[3] Of the Colombian Canadians that have been nationalized in Colombia, some are found living in the Antioquia department region.

Also, Colombians are one of the fastest growing groups from Latin America. Most of them reside in the province of Ontario in the cities of Toronto (12,235; 0.5%),[4] Mississauga (5,190; 0.7%),[5] London, Ontario (4,200; 1.1%),[6] Ottawa (1,945; 0.2%),[7] Hamilton (1,915; 0.4%),[8] Brampton, Ontario (1,670; 0.3%),[9] Kitchener, Ontario (1,660; 0.7%),[10] Vaughan, Ontario (1,225; 0.4%),[11] Milton, Ontario (1,150; 1.0%),[12] Burlington, Ontario (1,000; 0.6%)[13] Oakville, Ontario (950; 0.5%),[14] St. Catharine's, Ontario (730; 0.6%),[15] Richmond Hill, Ontario (495; 0.3%),[16] and Niagara Falls, Ontario (385; 0.5%)[17] followed by Quebec in cities of Montreal (11,545; 0.7%),[18] Quebec City (3,185; 0.6%),[19] Laval (2,615; 0.6%),[20] Longueuil (2,300; 1.0%),[21] Gatineau, Quebec (1,730; 0.6%),[22] Sherbrooke (1,320; 0.8%),[23] and Trois-Rivières, Quebec (755; 0.6%).[24] The province of Alberta has a modest sized and growing Colombian community with Calgary (7,145; 0.6%)[25] and Edmonton (3,335; 0.4%)[26] hosting the bulk of the Colombian community in Alberta.

Colombian Canadians are the largest Latin American Canadian group in the Ontario cities of Toronto, Mississauga, London, Hamilton, Vaughn, Burlington, Oakville, and Oakville (Ecuadorian Canadians are the sole exception in Brampton, as the biggest Latin American group in that city) with London having the highest concentrations of Colombians in Canada, while in Quebec, Colombians are the largest Latin American Canadian group in that province, with Laval, Longueuil, and Sherbrooke having relatively high concentrations of Colombians as well as Colombians being the largest Latin American Canadian group in those cities.

Demographics[]

Population by ancestry by Canadian province or territory (2016)
Province Population Percentage Source
 Ontario 40,825 0.3% [27]
 Quebec 33,965 0.4% [28]
 Alberta 12,590 0.3% [29]
 British Columbia 5,860 0.1% [30]
 Manitoba 1,395 0.1% [31]
 Saskatchewan 705 0.1% [32]
 Nova Scotia 430 0.1% [33]
 New Brunswick 265 0.0% [34]
 Newfoundland and Labrador 160 0.0% [35]
 Prince Edward Island 80 0.1% [36]
 Yukon 25 0.1% [37]
 Northwest Territories 25 0.1% [38]
 Nunavut 0 0.0% [39]
 Canada 96,325 0.3% [1]

Notable Colombian-Canadians[]

Academics

Athletes and Sportspeople

Media, Film, and Television

Musicians

  • Cindy Gomez, singer-songwriter
  • Kira Isabella, country singer
  • Lights, musician, singer-songwriter
  • Roberto López, guitarist
  • John Paul Ospina, singer, contestant on Latin American Idol Season 1
  • Lido Pimienta, synthpop musician
  • Jessie Reyez, R&B singer
  • Tei Shi, singer-songwriter and producer

Visual Artists

  • Ricardo L. Castro, architectural photographer and critic
  • Claudia Cuesta, sculptor

Other

See also[]

References[]

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