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{{Short description|Canadians with Russian ancestry}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Russian Canadians
| group = Russian Canadians
| native_name = Русские канадцы
| native_name = Русские канадцы
| native_name_lang =
| native_name_lang =
| image = Russian Canadian population by province.svg
| image = Russian Canadian population by province.svg
| image_caption = <div style="text-align: center>Russian Canadians as percent of population by province/territory</div>
| image_caption = <div style="text-align: center>Russian Canadians as percent of population by province/territory</div>
| pop = 622,445<br>by ancestry, [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census]]
| pop = 548,140<br />(by ancestry, <small>[[Canada 2021 Census|2021 Census]]</small>)<ref name="statcan21" />
| total_ref = <ref name="statcan1" />
| total_ref = <ref name="statcan1">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/imm/Table.cfm?Lang=E&T=31&Geo=01&SO=4D|title=Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables|date=25 October 2017|publisher=statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
| popplace = [[Saskatchewan]], [[Alberta]], [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]], [[Vancouver]]
| popplace = [[Saskatchewan]], [[Alberta]], [[Yukon Territory]], [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]], [[Vancouver]]
| langs = {{hlist|[[Canadian English]]|[[Russian language|Russian]]|[[French language|French]]}}
| langs = {{hlist|[[Canadian English]]|[[Russian language|Russian]]|[[French language|French]]}}
| rels = {{hlist|[[Christianity]] (<small>mainly [[Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox]]</small>)|[[Judaism]]|[[Irreligion]]}}
| rels = {{hlist|[[Christianity]] (<small>mainly [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]]</small>)|[[Judaism]]|[[Irreligion]]}}
| related = {{hlist|[[Russian people]]|[[Russian Americans]]|[[Ukrainian Canadians]]|[[Belarusian Canadians]]}}
| related = {{hlist|[[Russian people]]|[[Russian Americans]]|[[Ukrainian Canadians]]|[[Belarusian Canadians]]}}
}}
}}
'''Russian Canadians''' comprise [[Canadian nationality law|Canadian citizens]] of [[Russian diaspora|Russian heritage]] or [[Russians]] who emigrated to and reside in [[Canada]]. According to the [[Canada 2016 census|2016 Census]], there were 622,445 Canadians who claimed full or partial Russian ancestry.<ref name="statcan1">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/imm/Table.cfm?Lang=E&T=31&Geo=01&SO=4D|title=Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables|date=25 October 2017|publisher=statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> The areas of Canada with the highest percentage population of Russian Canadians are the Prairie Provinces.
'''Russian Canadians''' comprise [[Canadian nationality law|Canadian citizens]] of [[Russian diaspora|Russian heritage]] or [[Russians]] who immigrated to and reside in [[Canada]]. According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census]], there were 548,140 Canadians who claimed full or partial Russian ancestry.<ref name="statcan21" /> The areas of Canada with the highest percentage population of Russian Canadians are the Prairie Provinces.


==Number of Russian Canadians==
==Number of Russian Canadians==
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Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref name="statcan1" />

Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref name="statcan1">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/imm/Table.cfm?Lang=E&T=31&Geo=01&SO=4D|title=Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables|date=25 October 2017|publisher=statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
* Total: 622,445.
* Total: 622,445.
* Single response: 120,165.
* Single response: 120,165.
* Multiple response: 502,280.
* Multiple response: 502,280.


===Provinces and CMAs (census metropolitan areas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/92-195-x/2011001/geo/cma-rmr/def-eng.htm |title=CMA and CA: Detailed definition |date=2018-09-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>) with Russian Canadian populations over 10,000===
===Provinces with high Russian Canadian populations===
====Quebec====
====Quebec====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2006.<ref name="statcan2006">[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/tbt/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&APATH=7&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=E&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=92333&PRID=0&PTYPE=88971,97154&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=0&VID=0&VNAMEE=Ethnic%20origin%20(247)&VNAMEF=Origine%20ethnique%20]{{dead link|date=September 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341684&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Quebec |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 40,155
* Total: 55,230
* Single response: 11,935
* Single response: 15,800
* Multiple response: 28,220
* Multiple response: 39,435


=====Montreal (Census Metropolitan Area)=====
=====Montréal (CMA)=====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341736&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Montréal (CMA) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2006.<ref name="statcan2006"/>
* Total: 98,800 (???)
* Total: 49,275
* Single response: 10,685
* Single response: 14,315
* Multiple response: 25,115
* Multiple response: 34,960


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Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341685&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Ontario |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2006.<ref name="statcan2006"/>
* Total: 167,360
* Total: 220,850
* Single response: 39,660
* Single response: 53,175
* Multiple response: 127,700
* Multiple response: 167,675


=====Toronto (Census Metropolitan Area)=====
=====Toronto (CMA)=====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341762&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Toronto (CMA) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2006.<ref name="statcan2006"/>
* Total: 102,815
* Total: 139,915
* Single response: 29,695
* Single response: 40,570
* Multiple response: 73,120
* Multiple response: 99,340

=====Ottawa-Gatineau (CMA - Ontario part)=====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341747&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Ottawa-Gatineau (CMA) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 15,620 ''<small>(represents ~90% of total Ottawa-Gatineau CMA)</small>''
* Single response: 3,205
* Multiple response: 12,415

====Manitoba====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341686&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Manitoba |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 58,225
* Single response: 9,510
* Multiple response: 48,720

=====Winnipeg (CMA)=====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341790&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Winnipeg (CMA) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 29,575
* Single response: 3,580
* Multiple response: 26,000

====Saskatchewan====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341687&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Saskatchewan |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 39,390
* Single response: 3,645
* Multiple response: 35,745

=====Saskatoon (CMA)=====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341800&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Saskatoon (CMA) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 13,280
* Single response: 1,360
* Multiple response: 11,925


====Alberta====
====Alberta====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341688&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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 |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2006.<ref name="statcan2006"/>
* Total: 92,020
* Total: 107,800
* Single response: 11,075
* Single response: 14,320
* Multiple response: 80,940
* Multiple response: 93,480

=====Calgary (CMA)=====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341810&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 37,955
* Single response: 6,125
* Multiple response: 31,830

=====Edmonton (CMA)=====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341817&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 28,275
* Single response: 3,325
* Multiple response: 24,945


====British Columbia====
====British Columbia====
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341689&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, British Columbia |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2006.<ref name="statcan2006"/>
* Total: 114,112
* Total: 131,060
* Single response: 21,740
* Single response: 22,145
* Multiple response: 92,365
* Multiple response: 108,910


=====Vancouver (CMA)=====
Many British Columbians of Russian descent are [[Doukhobors]], historically concentrated in the [[West Kootenay]] and [[Boundary Country]] regions.
Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=1341834&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110528&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=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, Vancouver (CMA) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
* Total: 58,535
* Single response: 11,145
* Multiple response: 47,395
<br>
''Many British Columbians of Russian descent are [[Doukhobors]], historically concentrated in the [[West Kootenay]] and [[Boundary Country]] regions.''


==List of notable Russian Canadians==
==List of notable Russian Canadians==
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===Arts, entertainment and literature===
===Arts, entertainment and literature===
*[[Aleksei Serebryakov (actor)]] – actor
*[[Boris Volkoff]] - ballet master, choreographer, "the father of Canadian ballet"
*[[Harvey Atkin]] – voice-over actor
*[[Harvey Atkin]] – voice-over actor
*[[Alex Battler]] – writer
*[[Alex Battler]] – writer
*[[Arnold Belkin]] – painter
*[[Arnold Belkin]] – painter
*[[Sasha Clements]] – actress, ''[[Majority Rules!]]''
*[[Chinawoman]] – singer
*[[Ludmilla Chiriaeff]] – ballet dancer, choreographer and company director
*[[Ludmilla Chiriaeff]] – ballet dancer, choreographer and company director
*[[Melyssa Ford]] – model and actress
*[[Victor Garber]] – actor, ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]''
*[[Victor Garber]] – actor, ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]''
*[[Natalie Glebova]] – Miss Universe 2005, Miss Universe Canada 2005
*[[Natalie Glebova]] – Miss Universe 2005, Miss Universe Canada 2005
*[[Anais Granofsky]] – actress, ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]''
*[[Anais Granofsky]] – actress, ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]''
*[[Michelle Gurevich]] – singer, formerly known as "Chinawoman"
*[[Boris Hambourg]] – cellist
*[[Melissa Hayden (dancer)|Melissa Hayden]] – ballet dancer
*[[Melissa Hayden (dancer)|Melissa Hayden]] – ballet dancer
*[[Julia Ivanova (filmmaker)|Julia Ivanova]] - documentary filmmaker
*[[Jessica Parker Kennedy]] – actress, ''[[The Secret Circle]]'', ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Black Sails (TV series)|Black Sails]]''
*[[Jessica Parker Kennedy]] – actress, ''[[The Secret Circle (TV series)|The Secret Circle]]'', ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Black Sails (TV series)|Black Sails]]''
*[[Ezra Levant]] – media personality
*[[Nadia Litz]] – actress
*[[Nadia Litz]] – actress
*[[Elena Lobsanova]] – ballet dancer
*[[Elena Lobsanova]] – ballet dancer
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*[[Eli Mandel]] – poet
*[[Eli Mandel]] – poet
*[[Catherine Manoukian]] – violinist
*[[Catherine Manoukian]] – violinist
*[[Niall Matter]] – actor, ''[[Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]'', ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'', ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''
*[[Niall Matter]] – actor, ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]'', ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'', ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''
*[[Sophie Milman]] – jazz musician
*[[Sophie Milman]] – jazz musician
*[[Zara Nelsova]] – cellist<ref>[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/zara-nelsova/ "Zara Nelsova" ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515150007/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002550 |date=May 15, 2009 }}</ref>
*[[Zara Nelsova]] – cellist<ref>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/zara-nelsova "Zara Nelsova" ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515150007/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002550 |date=May 15, 2009 }}</ref>
*[[Greta Onieogou]] - actress
*[[Alex Ozerov]] - actor
*[[Alex Ozerov]] - actor
*[[Kim Yaroshevskaya]] - actress, voice-over, story-teller and writer
*[[Kim Yaroshevskaya]] - actress, voice-over, story-teller and writer
*[[Sarah Polley]] – actress and film director, [[Order of Canada]]
*[[Sarah Polley]] – actress and film director, [[Order of Canada]]
*[[Duncan Regehr]] – writer and actor, ''[[Star Trek]]''
*[[Duncan Regehr]] – writer and actor, ''[[Star Trek]]''
*[[Coco Rocha]] – fashion model and cover girl
*[[Sasha Roiz]] – actor
*[[Sasha Roiz]] – actor
*[[Aleksei Serebryakov (actor)|Aleksei Serebryakov]] – actor
*[[Elena Semikina]] – [[Miss Universe Canada]] 2010
*[[Elena Semikina]] – [[Miss Universe Canada]] 2010
*Inga Skaya – Miss Universe Canada 2007{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
*[[Socalled]] – musician
*[[Socalled]] – musician
*[[Ksenia Solo]] – actress, ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm989959/ |title=Ksenia Solo|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref>
*[[Ksenia Solo]] – actress, ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm989959/ |title=Ksenia Solo|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref>
*[[Madeline Sonik]] – writer
*[[Madeline Sonik]] – writer
*[[Jessica Trisko]] – [[Miss Earth]] 2007
*[[Jessica Trisko]] – [[Miss Earth]] 2007
*[[Boris Volkoff]] - ballet master, choreographer, "the father of Canadian ballet"
*[[Watts (producer)|Watts]] – produced for [[Method Man]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], and [[Snoop Dogg]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2007/08/interview-austin-watts-garrick/ |title=Austin "Watts" Garrick [Interview&#93; |publisher=Hiphopcanada.com |date=2007-08-07 |access-date=2014-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509142348/http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2007/08/interview-austin-watts-garrick/ |archive-date=2015-05-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Watts (producer)|Watts]] – produced for [[Method Man]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], and [[Snoop Dogg]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2007/08/interview-austin-watts-garrick/ |title=Austin "Watts" Garrick [Interview&#93; |publisher=Hiphopcanada.com |date=2007-08-07 |access-date=2014-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509142348/http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2007/08/interview-austin-watts-garrick/ |archive-date=2015-05-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Adele Wiseman]] – author
*[[Adele Wiseman]] – author
*[[Sasha Clements]] – actress, ''[[Majority Rules!]]''


===Business and other===
===Business and other===
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*[[Peter Vasilevich Verigin]] – [[Doukhobor]] leader
*[[Peter Vasilevich Verigin]] – [[Doukhobor]] leader
*[[Pyotr Verzilov]] – activist
*[[Pyotr Verzilov]] – activist
*[[Roman Baber]] – M.P.P
*[[Roman Baber]] – Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]]


===Science===
===Science===
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*[[Harry Medovy]] – pediatrician and academic, [[Order of Canada]]
*[[Harry Medovy]] – pediatrician and academic, [[Order of Canada]]
*[[Pierre Milman]] – mathematician, Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]]
*[[Pierre Milman]] – mathematician, Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]]
*[[Sergei M. Plekhanov|Sergei Plekhanov]] – Professor of Political Science at [[York University]]; former Deputy Director of the Institute for US and Canadian Studies in Russia
*[[Sergei M. Plekhanov|Sergei Plekhanov]] – Professor of Political Science at [[York University]]; former deputy director of the Institute for US and Canadian Studies in Russia
*[[Louis Slotin]] – physicist, member of the [[Manhattan Project]] (first nuclear bomb)
*[[Louis Slotin]] – physicist, member of the [[Manhattan Project]] (first nuclear bomb)
*[[George Volkoff]], [[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] – physicist who helped discover the existence of [[neutron stars]]
*[[George Volkoff]], [[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] – physicist who helped discover the existence of [[neutron stars]]
*Leonid Ivanovich Strakhovsky - professor, pioneered Slavic studies at the [[University of Toronto]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bowman |first=H. E. |date=1964-01-01 |title=Leonid Ivanovich Strakhovsky (1898-1963) |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00085006.1964.11417879 |journal=Canadian Slavonic Papers |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=97–98 |doi=10.1080/00085006.1964.11417879 |issn=0008-5006}}</ref>


===Sports===
===Sports===
*[[Nik Antropov]] – hockey player with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] (NHL) and the KHL
*[[Nik Antropov]] – hockey player with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] (NHL) and the KHL
*[[Ivan Babikov]] – Olympic cross-country skier
*[[Ivan Babikov]] – Olympic cross-country skier
*[[Artur Beterbiev]] – professional boxer
*[[Patricia Bezzoubenko]] – rhythmic gymnast
*[[Patricia Bezzoubenko]] – rhythmic gymnast
*[[Boris Blumin]] – chess grandmaster
*[[Boris Blumin]] – chess grandmaster
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*[[Édouard Carpentier]] – professional wrestler
*[[Édouard Carpentier]] – professional wrestler
*[[Joshua Ho-Sang]] – hockey player with the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
*[[Joshua Ho-Sang]] – hockey player with the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
*[https://www.google.com/search?&q=Ron+Cherkas+football Ron Cherkas] – football
*[[Mike Chernoff (ice hockey)|Mike Chernoff]] – ice hockey<ref name="Chernoff" />
*[[Mike Chernoff (ice hockey)|Mike Chernoff]] – ice hockey<ref name="Chernoff" />
*[[Rob Chernoff]] – swimmer<ref name="Chernoff" />
*[[Rob Chernoff]] – swimmer<ref name="Chernoff" />
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*[[Pete Knight (rodeo)|Pete Knight]] – rodeo bronc rider<ref name="Chernoff" />
*[[Pete Knight (rodeo)|Pete Knight]] – rodeo bronc rider<ref name="Chernoff" />
*[[Lioudmila Kortchaguina]] – marathon runner
*[[Lioudmila Kortchaguina]] – marathon runner
*[https://www.jlkootnekoff.com/bio Jon-Lee Kootnekoff] – basketball<ref name="Chernoff" />
*[[Crazy Leo]] – [[rallying|rally]] driver
*[[Crazy Leo]] – [[rallying|rally]] driver
*[[Andrei Markov (ice hockey)|Andrei Markov]] – NHL hockey player
*[[Andrei Markov (ice hockey)|Andrei Markov]] – NHL hockey player
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*[[Misha Goikhberg|Mikhail "Misha" Goikhberg]] – racing driver
*[[Misha Goikhberg|Mikhail "Misha" Goikhberg]] – racing driver
*[[Bobbie Rosenfeld]] – [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist
*[[Bobbie Rosenfeld]] – [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist
*[http://www.softballalberta.ca/awards/hall-of-fame/athlete/savinkoff.asp Pete Savenkoff] – "Iron Man of Fastball"
*[[Denis Shapovalov]] – tennis player
*[[Denis Shapovalov]] – tennis player
*[[Igor Tikhomirov]] – [[Olympic champion]] in fencing
*[[Igor Tikhomirov]] – [[Olympic champion]] in fencing
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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Canada|Russia}}
{{Portal|Canada|Russia}}
*[[Canada–Russia relations]]
*[[European Canadians]]
*[[European Canadians]]
*[[Polish Canadians]]
*[[Polish Canadians]]
*[[Russian Canadian Info]]
*[[Ukrainian Canadians]]
*[[Ukrainian Canadians]]


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="statcan21">{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810035501|title=Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021|publisher=statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Canada–Russia relations]]
[[Category:Canada–Russia relations]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Russian descent| ]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Russian descent| ]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Canada|Russian]]
[[Category:European diaspora in Canada]]
[[Category:European Canadian]]
[[Category:Russian diaspora in Canada| ]]
[[Category:Russian Canadian| ]]
[[Category:Asian diaspora in Canada]]
[[Category:Asian Canadian]]

Latest revision as of 01:50, 16 February 2024

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

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.

Number of Russian Canadians[edit]

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[edit]

Quebec[edit]

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

  • Total: 55,230
  • Single response: 15,800
  • Multiple response: 39,435
Montréal (CMA)[edit]

Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[6]

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

Ontario[edit]

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

  • Total: 220,850
  • Single response: 53,175
  • Multiple response: 167,675
Toronto (CMA)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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

  • Total: 58,225
  • Single response: 9,510
  • Multiple response: 48,720
Winnipeg (CMA)[edit]

Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[11]

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

Saskatchewan[edit]

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

  • Total: 39,390
  • Single response: 3,645
  • Multiple response: 35,745
Saskatoon (CMA)[edit]

Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[13]

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

Alberta[edit]

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

  • Total: 107,800
  • Single response: 14,320
  • Multiple response: 93,480
Calgary (CMA)[edit]

Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[15]

  • Total: 37,955
  • Single response: 6,125
  • Multiple response: 31,830
Edmonton (CMA)[edit]

Data in this section from Statistics Canada, 2016.[16]

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

British Columbia[edit]

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

  • Total: 131,060
  • Single response: 22,145
  • Multiple response: 108,910
Vancouver (CMA)[edit]

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[edit]

[19]

Arts, entertainment and literature[edit]

Business and other[edit]

Politics[edit]

Science[edit]

Sports[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021". statcan.gc.ca.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". Statistics Canada. 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. ^ "CMA and CA: Detailed definition". 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  5. ^ "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, Quebec". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  6. ^ "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, Montréal (CMA)". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  7. ^ "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, Ontario". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  8. ^ "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, Toronto (CMA)". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  9. ^ "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, Ottawa-Gatineau (CMA)". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  10. ^ "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, Manitoba". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  11. ^ "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, Winnipeg (CMA)". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  12. ^ "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, Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  13. ^ "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, Saskatoon (CMA)". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  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.
  17. ^ "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, British Columbia". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  18. ^ "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, Vancouver (CMA)". Statistics Canada. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  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.

External links[edit]

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