Portuguese Canadians

Portuguese Canadians
Luso-canadianos (Portuguese)
Canadiens portugais (French)
Population distribution of Portuguese Canadians by census division, 2021 census
Total population
448,310
(by ancestry, 2021 census)
Regions with significant populations

Toronto 85,165


Vancouver, British Columbia 22,765
Brampton, Ontario 18,700
Calgary, Alberta 6,170
Edmonton, Alberta 5,550
Bradford, Ontario 2,580
Halifax, Nova Scotia 1,435


Cambridge, Ontario:  10,685
Hamilton, Ontario:  14,110
Davenport, Toronto
Harrow, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario:  17,220
Laval, Quebec
London, Ontario:  10,525
Mississauga, Ontario:  31,795
Montreal, Quebec:  46,535
New Westminster, British Columbia
Oshawa, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario:  9,910
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Strathroy, Ontario
Victoria, British Columbia


Waterloo, Ontario
Languages
Predominantly Canadian English, Quebec French and Portuguese and/or its dialects
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic

Portuguese Canadians (Portuguese: luso-canadianos) are Canadian citizens of full or partial Portuguese heritage or people who migrated from Portugal and reside in Canada. According to the 2021 Census, there were 448,310 or 1.21% of Canadians claimed full or partial Portuguese ancestry, a decrease compared to 482,110 in 2016 (1.40% of the nation's total population).

Most Portuguese Canadians live in Ontario - 300,600 (67.05%), followed by Quebec 64,385 (14.36%) and British Columbia 39,755 (8.87%).

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