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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 ...
In 1990, prime minister Brian Mulroney apologized for the war internment of Italian Canadians to a Toronto meeting of the National Congress of Italian Canadians: "On behalf of the government and the people of Canada, I offer a full and unqualified apology for the wrongs done to our fellow Canadians of Italian origin during World War II." [11]
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 .
During the 1950s and 1960s, the Italian community shaped Canada's Italian culinary culture as Italian restaurants began to emerge, as well as storefront supermarkets that expanded over time, such as Longo's. [6] In the late 1960s, the Italian economy experienced a period of growth and recovery, removing one of the primary incentives for emigration.
Since 1990, the congress has sought compensation for Italian Canadians who were interned and arrested by the Canadian government during World War II. [3] At one stage in the mid-1990s, the congress voted to drop its request for compensation and focus on clearing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police records of surviving internees; in later years, however, it resumed its efforts for compensation.
For most of World War I (1914–1918), Canada (under the British Empire) and Italy were allies during the war. During World War II (1939–1945), Canada and Italy were on opposing sides. On 10 June 1940, Canada declared war on Italy after Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini declared war on France and the United Kingdom. [3]
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 436 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .