Uruguayan Canadians

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Uruguayan Canadians
Canadienses uruguayos
Total population
6,795 (2016)[1]
Languages
Uruguayan Spanish, Canadian English, Canadian French
Religion
Majority Christian
Related ethnic groups
Argentine Canadians, Chilean Canadians,
other Latin American Canadians

Uruguayan Canadians are Canadian citizens of Uruguayan descent or persons of Uruguayan descent residing in Canada. Uruguayans who have immigrated to Canada. According to the 2016 Census there were 6,795 Canadians who claimed full or partial Uruguayan ancestry.[1] Modern estimates put the figure of people with at least some Uruguayan heritage in Canada at about 20,000.[2]

Overview[]

There was a significant migration wave of Uruguayans during the late 1960s-early 1970s.

As of 2011 there were about 6,000 Uruguayans living in Canada.[3] During the 2010s some returned to their country of birth, but most went back to Canada, the country where they found more opportunities.[4]

They have their own institutions, such as the Uruguay-Canada Association,[5] the Consultative Councils in Quebec and Toronto[6] and the Canadian Soccer Club, which represents them in Montevideo.[7]

Demographics[]

Population by ancestry by Canadian province or territory (2016)
Province Population Percentage Source
 Ontario 4,200 0.0% [8]
 Quebec 1,760 0.0% [9]
 British Columbia 415 0.0% [10]
 Alberta 315 0.0% [11]
 Saskatchewan 60 0.0% [12]
 Manitoba 30 0.0% [13]
 Nova Scotia 15 0.0% [14]
 New Brunswick 10 0.0% [15]
 Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0.0% [16]
 Yukon 0 0.0% [17]
 Prince Edward Island 0 0.0% [18]
 Northwest Territories 0 0.0% [19]
 Nunavut 0 0.0% [20]
 Canada 6,975 0.0% [21]

Notable people[]

  • Jorge Armua, soccer coach
  • Claudio Aprile, chef and judge on Masterchef Canada
  • Rafael Carbajal, soccer coach
  • Marco Carducci, soccer player
  • Gloria Escomel, writer
  • Carole Facal, singer-songwriter
  • Joseph Facal, politician, academic, and journalist
  • Gaston Gonnet, computer scientist
  • Carlos Ott, architect

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Where did Uruguayans go?". El Observador. 13 August 2017. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ [1], 2011 National Household Survey: Data tables | Citizenship (5), Place of Birth (236), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey
  4. ^ Uruguayan Canadians coming and going (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Uruguay-Canada Association
  6. ^ "List of Consultative Councils of Uruguayans abroad". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "Canadian Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  8. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  21. ^ Statistics Canada (2019-02-20). "2016 Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data: Data tables". Retrieved December 7, 2019.

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