Russian Canadians comprise Canadian citizens of Russian heritage or Russians who immigrated to and reside in Canada. According to the 2021 Census, there were 548,140 Canadians who claimed full or partial Russian ancestry.[1] The areas of Canada with the highest percentage population of Russian Canadians are the Prairie Provinces.

Russian Canadians
Русские канадцы
Russian Canadians as percent of population by province/territory
Total population
548,140
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon Territory, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups

Number of Russian Canadians

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Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[3]

Percent
  Newfoundland and Labrador 0.2%
  Prince Edward Island 0.4%
  Nova Scotia 0.5%
  New Brunswick 0.3%
  Quebec 0.7%
  Ontario 1.7%
  Manitoba 4.7%
  Saskatchewan 3.7%
  Alberta 2.7%
  British Columbia 2.9%
  Yukon 2.3%
  Northwest Territories 1.2%
  Nunavut 0.3%

Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[2]

  • Total: 622,445.
  • Single response: 120,165.
  • Multiple response: 502,280.

Provinces and CMAs (census metropolitan areas[4]) with Russian Canadian populations over 10,000

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Quebec

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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[5]

  • Total: 55,230
  • Single response: 15,800
  • Multiple response: 39,435
Montréal (CMA)
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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[6]

  • Total: 49,275
  • Single response: 14,315
  • Multiple response: 34,960

Ontario

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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[7]

  • Total: 220,850
  • Single response: 53,175
  • Multiple response: 167,675
Toronto (CMA)
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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[8]

  • Total: 139,915
  • Single response: 40,570
  • Multiple response: 99,340
Ottawa-Gatineau (CMA - Ontario part)
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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[9]

  • Total: 15,620 (represents ~90% of total Ottawa-Gatineau CMA)
  • Single response: 3,205
  • Multiple response: 12,415

Manitoba

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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[10]

  • Total: 58,225
  • Single response: 9,510
  • Multiple response: 48,720
Winnipeg (CMA)
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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[11]

  • Total: 29,575
  • Single response: 3,580
  • Multiple response: 26,000

Saskatchewan

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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[12]

  • Total: 39,390
  • Single response: 3,645
  • Multiple response: 35,745
Saskatoon (CMA)
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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[13]

  • Total: 13,280
  • Single response: 1,360
  • Multiple response: 11,925

Alberta

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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[14]

  • Total: 107,800
  • Single response: 14,320
  • Multiple response: 93,480
Calgary (CMA)
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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[15]

  • Total: 37,955
  • Single response: 6,125
  • Multiple response: 31,830
Edmonton (CMA)
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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[16]

  • Total: 28,275
  • Single response: 3,325
  • Multiple response: 24,945

British Columbia

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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[17]

  • Total: 131,060
  • Single response: 22,145
  • Multiple response: 108,910
Vancouver (CMA)
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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[18]

  • Total: 58,535
  • Single response: 11,145
  • Multiple response: 47,395


Many British Columbians of Russian descent are Doukhobors, historically concentrated in the West Kootenay and Boundary Country regions.

List of notable Russian Canadians

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Arts, entertainment and literature

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Business and other

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Politics

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Science

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Sports

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
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  14. ^ "Data tables, 2016 Census: Ethnic Origin (279), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data, Alberta". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  15. ^ "Data tables, 2016 Census: Ethnic Origin (279), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data, Calgary (CMA)". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  16. ^ "Data tables, 2016 Census: Ethnic Origin (279), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data, Edmonton (CMA)". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
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  19. ^ References for the descent and/or birthplace of each individual can be found in their respective articles.
  20. ^ "Zara Nelsova" Archived May 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "Ksenia Solo". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  22. ^ "Austin "Watts" Garrick [Interview]". Hiphopcanada.com. 2007-08-07. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  23. ^ "John Tory Is Jewish, Claims Israeli Press". Huffingtonpost.ca. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  24. ^ Bowman, H. E. (1964-01-01). "Leonid Ivanovich Strakhovsky (1898-1963)". Canadian Slavonic Papers. 6 (1): 97–98. doi:10.1080/00085006.1964.11417879. ISSN 0008-5006.
  25. ^ a b c d e Chernoff, Peter F. (1998). Tarasoff, Koozma J. (ed.). "Doukhobor stars in the Sports world". Spirit-Wrestlers' Voice: Honoring Doukhobors on the Centenary of Their Migration to Canada in 1899. Legas: 79–92.
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