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.
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, Toronto, and Calgary which brings together Tatars and Bashkirs and members of other Turkic diasporas from all over the country.[3]
Notable Tatar Canadians
edit- Daria Gaiazova, Canadian cross-country skier[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Statistics Canada. "Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ a b "ТАТАРЫ В КАНАДЕ" [Tatars in Canada]. ТАТАРСКАЯ ГАЗЕТА (in Russian) (2). 17 October 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Дневник Олимпиады: пять главных событий второго соревновательного дня" [Olympics diary: five main events of the second day of competition]. Бизнес Online (in Russian). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Спортсмены-татары на Олимпиаде в Сочи" [Tatar athletes at the Sochi Olympics]. Islamic portal (in Russian). 17 February 2014.
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