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Italian Canadians as percent of population by province/territory Population distribution of Italian Canadians by census division. Italian Canadians or Italo-Canadians (French: Italo-Canadiens; Italian: italocanadesi) are Canadian-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who migrated to Canada as part of Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people ...
This is a list of notable Italian Canadians who have been established in Canada. This list takes into account the entire Canadian population, which consists of Canadian citizens (by birth and by naturalization ), landed immigrants and non-permanent residents and their families living with them in Canada as per the census .
The Italian language in Canada has been widespread since the 19th century, particularly due to Italian emigration.According to the 2021 Census of Canada, 1,546,390 Canadians (4.3% of the total population) claimed full or partial Italian ancestry, [1] and Italian is the ninth most widely spoken language in Canada with 547,655 speakers, as well as 319,505 mother tongue speakers. [2]
Pages in category "Canadian people of Italian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 435 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Much of the Italian population subsequently moved to the northwestern part of Metropolitan Toronto, and by 2001 the North York neighbourhoods of Maple Leaf, [9] Pelmo Park-Humberlea, [10] and Humber Summit [11] had the highest concentrations of Italian Canadians in the city, with 41.6 per cent, 40.4 per cent and 39.5 per cent respectively, but ...
Canada partook in the Italian Campaign and the 1st Canadian Division and 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade participated in the invasion of Sicily, Moro River Campaign and in the Battle of Monte Cassino. [4] Between 1940 and 1943, approximately 600 Italian-Canadian men were arrested and sent to internment camps as potentially dangerous enemy aliens. [5]
It was established by an Italian-speaking man, Canon Bruchési. In 1911 the second Italian parish opened. [3] The political unit of the Italian community split after Benito Mussolini became the leader of Italy in the 1920s. During World War II the Canadian government opposed pro-Mussolini elements in the Montreal Italian community. [3]