Hungarian Canadians
Hungarian Canadians (Hungarian: kanadai magyarok) are persons in Canada of Hungarian ancestry. According to the 2016 Census, there are 348,085 Canadians of Hungarian ancestry. The Hungarian minority is the 24th largest ethnic group of Canada. The bulk of Hungarian immigration occurred after World War II, with the wave peaking after the 1956 Hungarian revolution against communist rule, when over 100,000 Hungarian refugees went to Canada. The Hungarian Canadian community is among the country's multiple ethnicities; Canada is one of the top five countries of the Hungarian diaspora.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 348,085 (by ancestry, 2016 Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ontario | 163,500 (1.23%) |
| British Columbia | 56,535 (1.24%) |
| Alberta | 56,270 (1.41%) |
| Quebec | 28,280 (0.36%) |
| Saskatchewan | 27,880 (2.60%) |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, Hungarian, Canadian French, Yiddish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholic, Jewish, Reformed | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hungarian Americans, European Canadians | |
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