Flemish Canadians
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| 13,840 (2011 Census) |
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| Canadian English · Canadian French · Flemish | |
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| Christianity |
According to the 2006 Canadian census 12,425 Canadians claim full or partial Flemish ancestry while another 168,915 people claimed Belgian ancestry.
Notable Flemish Canadians
- Glenn De Baeremaeker, Toronto city councillor[citation needed]
- Michael DeGroote Belgium born Canadian businessman
- Lara Fabian, international French-language singer, is a famous Belgian expatriate of Flemish and Sicilian extraction
- Émilie Heymans, Canadian diver[citation needed]
- Charles John Seghers, Jesuit clergyman and missionary, was a Flemish-Belgian expatriate in Canada
- Paul Vermeersch, Canadian poet[citation needed]
- Chad VanGaalen, singer
See also
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