Tatar Canadians

Tatar Canadians are Canadian citizens of Tatar descent residing in Canada. According to the 2011 Census there were 2,850 Canadians who claimed Tatar ancestry.[1] Most of them (1,245[2]−2,000[3]) live in Toronto, Ontario.

Further information: Tatars and Tartary
Tatar Canadians
Канада татарлары
Total population
2,850 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Ontario and Quebec
Languages
Canadian English · Canadian French · Tatar · Russian
Religion
Sunni Islam · Irreligion

Every year, a group of Tatar activists organizes Sabantuy festival in Montreal, which brings together Tatars and members of other Turkic diasporas from all over the country.[3]

Notable Tatar Canadians

References
  1. Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. Statistics Canada. "Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. The Tatar Gazette. "Tatars in Canada". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. "Дневник Олимпиады: пять главных событий второго соревновательного дня".
  5. "Спортсмены-татары на Олимпиаде в Сочи".


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