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| Total population | |
| 46,6901(2006)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Ontario[2] | 29,315 (2011) |
 Alberta | 5,310 |
 Quebec | 5,155 |
 British Columbia | 5,740 |
 Manitoba | 1,495 |
 Saskatchewan | 735 |
 Nova Scotia | 955 |
 New Brunswick | 255 |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English,Lithuanian,Québécois French | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism,Romuva,Lutheranism,Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Lithuanians,Lithuanian Americans, andPrussian Lithuanians 1*11,425 solely of Lithuanian origin, 35,260 of mixed origin. | |
Lithuanian Canadians (Lithuanian:Kanados lietuviai) areCanadians who are of full or partialLithuanian descent. Over two-thirds of Lithuanian Canadians reside inToronto,[3] with other much smaller populations scattered around most of theCanadian provinces and territories.
The first documented Lithuanians in Canada were Lithuanians who fought in the British Army in Canada (1813–1815). Lithuanian immigrants to Canada came primarily for economic reasons, arriving between 1905-1940. The second wave of Lithuanians came afterWorld War II,[4] with most of the immigrants seeking to escapeCommunism after the unilateralSovietincorporation of Lithuania into its boundaries. The third wave of immigrants began after the restoration of Lithuania's independence (1990), and have continued to arrive.[2]
The majority of Lithuanian Canadians reside in Toronto.[2][5] Other well-rooted populations of moderate size can be found inurban Ontario (particularlyMississauga andHamilton),Montreal inQuebec,Alberta,Manitoba,[2] andNova Scotia. Lithuanian Canadians are present in 37 Canadian municipalities.[2] Other groups have migrated toBritish Columbia,New Brunswick,Saskatchewan, theNorthwest Territories, andYukon.
The Lithuanian Canadian Community (Lithuanian:Kanados Lietuvių Bendruomenė), the largest Lithuanian Canadian association in Canada, has 17 chapters throughout Canada.[6]
The descendants of the first and second waves of Lithuanian immigration are predominantlyRoman Catholic, while a minority areRomuva orEvangelical Lutheran. A considerable percentage of Lithuanian Canadians have reverted to the indigenous Lithuanian religion (which has been revived asRomuva), particularly third-wave immigrants.[7] There are two Roman Catholic parishes for Lithuanian Canadians,[2] two Romuva groups,[7] one Evangelical Lutheran congregation,[2] and some minorities ofLithuanian-Jewish descent.
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