Greek Canadians ( el, Ελληνοκαναδοί) are

Canadian citizen Canadian nationality law details the conditions in which a person is a national of Canada. With few exceptions, almost all individuals born in the country are automatically citizens at birth. Foreign nationals may naturalize after living in ...

s who have full or partial Greek heritage or people who emigrated from

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...

and reside in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

. According to the 2021 Census, there were 262,140 Canadians who claimed Greek ancestry.

Demographics

Provinces and territories with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census: : Census Metropolitan Agglomerations (CMAs) with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census: Cities with the highest population of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census: Ridings (Federal electoral districts) with the highest percentage of Greek Canadians, according to 2016 Census:

List of notable Canadians of Greek ancestry

Academics

* Andreas Mandelis – expert on photonics, member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering; awarded the 2014 Killam Prize

Authors

Pan Bouyoucas Pan Bouyoucas (born 16 August 1946 in Lebanon) is a Greek-Canadian author, playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("p ...

– finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award, 2001 *

Tess Fragoulis Tess Fragoulis is a Canadian writer and educator. Born in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, she was raised in Montreal, Quebec, where she attended Concordia University. Her first book, ''Stories to Hide from Your Mother'' (Arsenal Pulp Press, 1997), was n ...

– writer and educator * Thomas King – writer and broadcaster presenter * Dimitrios Roussopoulos – politician and activist *Hélène Papachristidis Holden - writer, recipient of Order of Canada

Professors

Athanasios Asimakopulos Athanasios "Tom" Asimakopulos () (May 28, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was a Canadian economist, who was the "William Dow Professor of Political Economy" in the Department of Economics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His monograph, '' ...

– Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Economics, McGill University *

Nick Bontis Nick Bontis (born May 27, 1969) is a Canadian academic, management consultant, speaker, sports management executive and author. His research focuses on intellectual capital, knowledge management and organizational learning. Bontis is Associate P ...

– DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University 3M National Teaching Fellow * André Gerolymatos – Hellenic Studies * Dimitri Kitsikis – Professor Emeritus of History, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada * Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara – Physics *

John Mylopoulos John Mylopoulos (born 12 July 1943) is a Greek-Canadian computer scientist, Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada, and at the University of Trento, Italy. He is known for his work in the field of conceptual modeling, specifically the d ...

– Computer Science * Nikolaos Oikonomides – Byzantine history *

David N. Stamos David N. Stamos (born 1957) is a Canadian philosopher of science and professor in the Philosophy Department at York University. He studied in York University, where he received his Ph.D. in Philosophy. He emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach ...

– Philosophy * Anastasios Venetsanopoulos – Vice President of Research and Innovation at Ryerson University

Business and philanthropy

* Jack Agrios – former director and executive member of the Edmonton Eskimos * Andreas Apostolopoulos – real estate *

Chris Giannou Chris Giannou, CM (born 1949) is a Greek Canadian war surgeon and served chief surgeon for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) until December 2006. General Giannou was educated at the University of Toronto Schools. After a year o ...

– war surgeon * Sam Kolias – founder, Chairman and CEO of Boardwalk REIT * Mike Lazaridis – founder and co-CEO of

Research In Motion BlackBerry Limited is a Canadian software company specializing in cybersecurity. Founded in 1984, it was originally known as Research In Motion (RIM). As RIM, it developed the BlackBerry brand of interactive pagers, smartphones, and tablet ...

(RIM), creator of

BlackBerry The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus ''Rubus'' in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus ''Rubus'', and hybrids between the subgenera ''Rubus'' and ''Idaeobatus''. The taxonomy ...

* Sam Panopoulos - Chef and businessman best known for his invention of the Hawaiian Pizza

Creatives

Artists

* Pythia (drag queen) – drag queen * Eleonora Dimakos – model, actress, journalist and makeup artist * Billy Mavreas – cartoonist *

Paul Soulikias Paleologos Soulikias (13 October 1926 – 17 January 2023) was a Greek-Canadian artist painter, known primarily for his Canadian landscape scenes. Biography Soulikias was born in Komotini, Greece on 13 October 1926, and raised in Volos. Afte ...

– artist painter *

Chrysanne Stathacos Chrysanne Stathacos (born 1951) is a Canadian American multidisciplinary artist. Her work has encompassed print, textile, performance and conceptual art. Stathacos is heavily involved with and influenced by feminism, Greek Mythology, eastern ...

- multidisciplinary artist *

George Trakas George Trakas is a sculptor who was born in Quebec City in 1944 and has lived in New York City since 1963. Many of his projects are site-specific installations, and he describes himself as an environmental sculptor. He often recycles local mate ...

– environmental sculptor

Sport

Athletics

Nicolas Macrozonaris Nicolas Macrozonaris ( gr, Νικόλαος Μακροζωνάρης, born August 22, 1980) is a Canadian Olympic track and field athlete who has won the 100 metre national title four times and once in the 200 metre. Career He was inspired t ...

– 100m sprinter

Baseball

* Alex Anthopoulos – Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, former Blue Jays General Manager *

George Kottaras George Kottaras ( ; born May 10, 1983) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Card ...

– Major League player *

Vickie Panos Victoria Panos (March 20, 1920 – April 29, 1986) was Canadian baseball player who played as an outfielder for two different teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 120 lb., Panos batted left-handed ...

– player, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in

Basketball

Naz Mitrou-Long Nazareth Jersey Mitrou-Long is a Greek-Canadian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones. Born in Mississauga, Ontar ...

– NBA player, Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers * Elijah Mitrou-Long - player with PAOK of the Greek Basket League

Boxing

* Hercules Kyvelos – boxer

Chess

Peter Biyiasas Peter Biyiasas (born November 19, 1950) is a Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He was Canadian champion in 1972 and 1975, represented Canada with success on four Olympiad teams, and played in two Interzonals. He mo ...

– chess grandmaster

Diving

Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie (; born June 8, 1985) is a Canadian diver and broadcaster from Laval, Quebec. He was the world champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been world champion ...

– diver, Olympic silver medalist (Greek grandmother)

Field hockey

* Ernie Cholakis – player

Figure skating

* Madeline Schizas

Football

* Dave Sapunjis –

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

all-star receiver, Calgary Stampeders

Ice hockey

Andreas Athanasiou Andreas Athanasiou (born August 6, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Athanasiou was drafted 110th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. P ...

– NHL player for the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Divisio ...

Chris Kontos Christopher T. Kontos (born December 10, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Kontos is best known for his nine goals in 11 playoff games while he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings and his franchise opening night four-go ...

– former

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

(NHL) player *

Chris Kotsopoulos Chris Kotsopoulos ( el, Χρήστος Κωτσόπουλος; born November 27, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 479 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers ...

— former NHL player,

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its ho ...

, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings * Tom Kostopoulos – former NHL player,

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conferenc ...

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

and

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are the third major professional ice hockey te ...

Nick Kypreos Nikos "Nick" Kypreos (born June 4, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leaf ...

– former NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs and

Jordan Kyrou Jordan Kyrou (born May 5, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kyrou was selected 35th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Blues. Playing career Kyrou first p ...

– NHL player for the St. Louis Blues; gold medalist at the 2018 World Junior Championships Nick Kypreos

Dave Nonis David M. Nonis (born May 25, 1966) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He is a special assignment scout for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and serves as a consultant to the team's general manager. Playing career ...

– former Canadian ice hockey defenceman; former general manager and executive of the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce ...

and Toronto Maple Leafs. * José Théodore – former NHL player; Hart Memorial Trophy winner in 2002 with the

Mixed Martial Arts

* Elias Theodorou – former UFC middleweight

Soccer

* David Fronimadis – player *

Stathis Kappos Efstathios Dimitrios Kappos (born July 31, 1979) is a Canadian football (soccer) player, who plays for Agios Dimitrios. Now he plays in a local club in a north suburb of Athens, Neopedelikos. Career Kappos has played his entire football career i ...

– player * John Limniatis – player * James Pantemis – goalkeeper, CF Montréal *

Nick Papadakis Nick Papadakis (born 6 March 1943) is a former professional soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League. Born in Greece, he earned four caps for the Canadian national side. He is the current CEO of the USL First Division. Pla ...

– player *

Peter Sarantopoulos Peter Sarantopoulos (born 2 May 1968) is a former Canadian international soccer defender. Club career Sarantopolous was a two-time First Team and one-time Second Team Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian with the University of Toronto ...

– player *

Kenny Stamatopolous Kyriakos Stamatopoulos (born 28 August 1979) is a Greek Canadian former football goalkeeper who is the head goalkeeper coach for AIK. He is nicknamed "Stam" () and he is also often referred to as Kenny Stamatopoulos. Early life Stamatopoulos mo ...

– player, former Toronto FC and Kalamata * Sarah Stratigakis - midfield, Michigan Wolverines, Canadian Women's National Team *

Theo Zagar Theodosis Zagar (born November 2, 1974) is a Canadian former goalkeeper, who had a notable tenure with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division, and played indoor soccer in the National Professional Soccer League. Playing career Before Zaga ...

– player

Strength athletics

* Dominic Filiou – strongman

Water skiing

* George Athans – water-skier

Wrestling

Bret Hart Bret Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE under a legend's contract. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler, he has an amateur wrestling back ...

– former pro wrestler, multiple World Champion in the WWF and WCW; of Greek ancestry; mother is half GreekBret Hart's mother is half Greek as is published in his autobiography ''Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling'' * Owen Hart – former pro wrestler, WWE Intercontinental Champion, European Champion and Tag-Team Champion, brother of Bret * Teddy Hart – pro wrestler, nephew of Owen and Bret * Jim Korderas – former WWE referee, television commentator * Natalya Neidhart – pro wrestler, former WWE Women's Champion, niece of Bret and Owen Hart * Trish Stratus (aka Patricia Anne Stratigias) – former professional wrestler, seven time WWE Women's Champion, former WWE Hardcore Champion * John Tolos – former professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager

Film, TV and stage

Actors and performers

Marie Avgeropoulos Marie Avgeropoulos (Greek: Μαρία "Μαρί" Αυγεροπούλου, born 17 June 1986) is a Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her role as Octavia Blake on The CW's post-apocalyptic science fiction television series '' Th ...

– actress, ''Tracers'', ''Supernatural'', ''Fringe'', ''The 100'' * Alex Carter – actor * John Colicos – actor * Chris Diamantopoulos – actor * John Ioannou – actor * John Kapelos – actor * Athena Karkanis – actress, ''The Border'', ''Lost Girl'', ''Low Winter Sun'', ''The Lottery'' *

Argiris Karras '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and T ...

– actor * Alex Karzis – actor, singer and musician * Elias Koteas – actor, ''

Crash Crash or CRASH may refer to: Common meanings * Collision, an impact between two or more objects * Crash (computing), a condition where a program ceases to respond * Cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating * Couch ...

'' *

Natasha Negovanlis Natasha Negovanlis (born April 3, 1990) is a Canadian actress, writer, producer, and singer. She achieved international recognition for portraying Carmilla Karnstein in the web series ''Carmilla'' (2014–2016) and in the 2017 feature film bas ...

– actress and web host *

Nikki Ponte Nikki Ponte (Greek: Νίκη Πόντε; born 1 August 1991), is a Cypriot-Canadian singer who rose to fame in Greece and Cyprus through her participation in the third season of Greece's version of the singing competition ''The X Factor'', in ...

– singer * Cristine Prosperi – actress *

Daniel Samonas Daniel Nicholas Patrick Samonas (born March 7, 1990) is a Canadian American actor known best for his roles as Dean Moriarty on ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' and as Toder on '' iCarly''. Background Born in Toronto, Ontario, Samonas is of Greek, ...

– actor *

Sofia Shinas Sofia Shinas (born January 17, 1968) is a Greek Canadian singer, songwriter, actress and director."Dream comes true for Shinas". '' Windsor Star'', May 28, 1994. Shinas entered the entertainment industry as a recording artist and later pursued ...

– singer, actress, ''The Crow'' * Tracy Spiridakos – actress, ''Being Human'', ''Revolution'' * Elias Toufexis – actor *

Angelo Tsarouchas Angelo Tsarouchas () is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer living in Los Angeles. He is known for incorporating Greek culture into his stand-up comedy routines, and has been called the "King of Greek Ethnic Comedy." He organized World Dafni D ...

– comedian/actor ''It's all Greek to Me Comedy Show'' * Nia Vardalos – actress, screenwriter, ''

My Big Fat Greek Wedding ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos, who also stars in the film as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos, a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with White Anglo-Saxo ...

* Marie Wilson – actress, '' Days of Our Lives'', '' General Hospital''

Directors and producers

* Tony Asimakopoulos – documentary film director *

Stephano Barberis Stephano Barberis (born Stephen Barberis in Kitimat, British Columbia) is a Canadian music video director. By Autumn of 2022, Barberis has received 45 'Director Of The Year' and 'Video Of The Year' Awards, including a Leo Award, 21 consecutive BC ...

- music video director * Constant Mentzas - filmmaker *

Watts Watts is plural for ''watt'', the unit of power. Watts may also refer to: People * Watts (surname), list of people with the surname Watts Fictional characters *Watts, main character in the film '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' * Watts family, six cha ...

– music producer, born Austin Garrick

Entertainers

* Rex Harrington - ballet dancer *

Ariana Chris Ariana Chris (born Ariadni Christodoulopoulos; el, Αριάδνη Χριστοδουλοπούλου; on 26 September 1975 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Greek-Canadian mezzo-soprano. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and received addi ...

– mezzo-soprano *

Christine Cushing Christine Cushing is a Canadian celebrity chef and television program host. Her television debut took place in May 1998 when she was working at a small food company and a TV producer approached her, asking her to audition for one of his new sh ...

– celebrity chef *

Dini Dimakos Dini Dimakos is a Canadian stand-up comedian and registered social worker. Early life Dimakos was raised in the rural town of Shelburne, Ontario, an hour north of Toronto. Her family ran a restaurant in the nearby town of Primrose, Ontario. She ...

– comedian/actor, ''Video on Trial'', ''Love Court'' * DVBBS – electronic duo, most famous for their joint international hit with Borgeous, ''Tsunami'' * Hannah Georgas – singer/songwriter * Alex Karzis – actor, voiceover artist, musician and singer * KO – musician * Sid Krofft – puppeteer * George Sapounidis – musician, troubadour, statistician, Sinophile; subject of documentary ''

Chairman George ''Chairman George'' is a 73-minute 2005 Canadian documentary film about the Greek Canadian musician / troubadour and statistician George Sapounidis. The documentary is directed by Daniel Cross and Mila Aung-Thwin and produced by EyeSteelFilm ...

'' * Teresa Stratas (born 1938) – soprano OC; retired Canadian operatic soprano; known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's ''Lulu''; born in Toronto, Ontario *

– comedian/actor, ''It's all Greek to Me Comedy Show'' * Phil X (born Phil Xenidis) – prolific session guitarist

Journalists and broadcasters

Ernie Afaganis Ernie Afaganis (born ) is a Canadian sports broadcaster, known for his work at CBC Sports. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta. Career After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Washington University, Afaganis returned to Alberta where ...

– retired CBC-TV Sports and Olympics anchor. *Mannie Buzunis - Vancouver radio talk show host and news anchor (maternal uncle is Ernie Afaganis) * Thalia Assuras – anchor and reporter * Athena King – newscaster on '' Naked News'' *

Steve Kouleas Steve Kouleas (born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian television anchor, hockey broadcaster and currently radio host on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio channel 91 (The Power Play). Kouleas has also worked for TSN. He hosted both the weeknight ...

– sports anchor and reporter *

George Lagogianes George Lagogianes is a Canadian television personality, best known as a longtime reporter and anchor for CP24. Lagogianes graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute with a bachelor's degree in radio and television arts. After graduation, he ...

– television personality, currently reporter and anchor for CP24; host of ''Auto Shop'' * Nik Nanos – political commentator and founder of Nanos Research * Ioanna Roumeliotis –

CBC Newsworld CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. As Canada's first all-news channel, it is th ...

reporter * Lou Schizas – equities analyst * George Stroumboulopoulos – host,

's '' The Hour'', former MuchMusic VJ * Christina-Laia Vlahos – OMNI 1 presenter *

Antonia Zerbisias Antonia Zerbisias is a Canadian journalist associated with the ''Toronto Star'' from 1989 until she took early retirement from the paper on 31 October 2014. She has been a reporter and TV host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as wel ...

– ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and par ...

'' columnist *

Vassy Kapelos Vassiliki Kapelos (; born May 6, 1981) is a Canadian political journalist, currently serving as the chief political correspondent for CTV News. She formerly was the host of ''Power & Politics'' on CBC News Network from 2018 to 2022. She formerly ...

— host,

CBC News Network CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. As Canada's first all-news channel, it is th ...

's ''

Power & Politics ''Power & Politics'' is a Canadian television news program focused on national politics, which airs live daily on CBC News Network from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time weekdays and as a syndicated podcast. The program normally originates from the ...

'', former

Global News Global News is the news and current affairs division of the Canadian Global Television Network. The network is owned by Corus Entertainment, which oversees all of the network's national news programming as well as local news on its 21 owned-an ...

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the c ...

bureau chief *Niki Anastasakis — Producer and Anchor,

CHCH Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River ...

's ''Inside the Story'', former

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire unti ...

Reporter

Historical figures

Immigrants

*Ioánnis Fokás Juan de Fuca – first Greek-Canadian (1592)

Politicians

Annie Koutrakis Annie Koutrakis (born November 22, 1960) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Vimy during the 2019 Canadian federal election, and w ...

- Liberal MP for Vimy, Quebec *

Sophia Aggelonitis Sophia Aggelonitis (born ) is a Canadian businesswoman and former politician. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Hamilton Mountain from 2007 to 2011. She served as the province's Minis ...

– former Liberal MPP for Hamilton Mountain *

Niki Ashton Niki Christina Ashton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian politician. She is the New Democratic Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in the 2008 f ...

– NDP Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill, Manitoba *

Eleni Bakopanos Eleni Bakopanos, (born May 10, 1954 in Argos, Greece) is a Canadian politician. Bakopanos was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Ahuntsic from 1997 to 2006, and Saint-Denis ...

– former Liberal MP for Saint-Denis *

Staff Barootes Efstathios William (Staff) Barootes (November 15, 1918 – July 30, 2000) was a Canadian physician, urologist, and parliamentarian. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, of Greek immigrants, he moved with his family to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He rec ...

– former Conservative Senator * Marie Bountrogianni – former Liberal MPP for Hamilton Mountain * John Cannis – former Liberal MP for Scarborough Centre, 1993 to 2011 *

Tony Clement Tony Peter Clement (born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian former federal politician and former Member of Parliament for Parry Sound—Muskoka in Ontario. Before entering federal politics, Clement served as an Ontario cabinet minister, including ...

– Member of Parliament for Muskoka, and President of the Treasury Board *

Mary Fragedakis Mary Fragedakis ( ; born April 22, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as the Toronto city councillor for Ward 29 Toronto—Danforth from 2010 to 2018. She was also the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for Toronto—Danforth in the 2022 prov ...

– Toronto City Councillor for Ward 29, Toronto-Danforth * Peter Fragiskatos – Liberal MP for London North Centre * Philippe Gigantès – former Liberal Senator *

Faith Goldy Faith Julia Goldy (born June 8, 1989), also known as Faith Goldy-Bazos, is a Canadian far-right, white nationalist political commentator, associated with the alt-right and white supremacy. She was a contributor to '' The Rebel Media'' and cove ...

– right-wing political commentator, former Toronto Mayoral candidate * Leo Housakos – Conservative Senator *

Maurine Karagianis Maurine Karagianis (born August 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician, formerly the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She was first elected in the 2005 election ...

– New Democratic Party of British Columbia MLA, former Esquimalt – municipal councillor,

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

Jim Karygiannis James Karygiannis ( ; el, Δημήτρης Καρύγιαννης, Dimítris Karýgiannis, ; born May 2, 1955) is a Canadian former politician. He formerly served in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal MP from 1988 to 2014, and as memb ...

– Toronto City Councillor *

Chris Kibermanis Christopher John Kibermanis (born March 24, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Kibermanis, was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 1994. He played three seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Red Deer ...

– Liberal candidate *

Labi Kousoulis Labi Kousoulis (born 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel-Sab ...

– Nova Scotia Liberal MLA for

Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Halifax Citadel-Sable Island is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Lisa Lachance of the Nova Scotia Ne ...

Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Minister of Inclusive Economic Growth (formerly Business), and Minister of Trade. *

Emmanuella Lambropoulos Emmanuella Lambropoulos (born September 12, 1990) is a Canadian politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Saint-Laurent since 2017.Costas Menegakis Costas Menegakis (born in Montreal, Quebec) is a businessman, an entrepreneur and a former Canadians, Canadian politician, who represented the federal Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Richmond Hill (electoral district), Richmo ...

– Former Conservative Party of Canada MP for Richmond Hill * Pana Merchant – Liberal Senator from Saskatchewan * Christina Mitas - PC MPP for Scarborough Centre, 2018 to present * Constantine George Mitges – former PC MP, first Greek elected federally *

Nick Mantas Nick Mantas (born 1983) is a Canadian politician who currently sits as a member of the Toronto City Council for Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt. Mantas was elected in a by-election held on January 15, 2021. Prior to his election, Mantas worked as ...

- Toronto City Councillor, Ward 22, Scarborough - Agincourt *

George Samis George Roy Samis (born March 24, 1943) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1974 to 1985 as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Background He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and ...

– former Ontario New Democratic Party MPP, first Greek elected to a Canadian legislature *

Christos Sirros Christos Sirros ( el, Χρήστος Σύρρος; born 2 February 1948) is a politician in the Province of Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the Laurier-Dorion riding for two decades as a member of t ...

– former Quebec Liberal MNA and provincial cabinet minister *

Gerry Sklavounos Gerry Sklavounos, B.C.L., J.D., (born December 16, 1974) is a former Quebec politician. He was the Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion. He is currently an international public affairs and business dev ...

– Liberal Member of the Québec National Assembly * Dimitri Soudas – Former Communications Director to the Prime Minister of Canada * Diane Stratas – former Progressive Conservative MP for Scarborough Centre, 1979 to 1980 *

Effie Triantafilopoulos Effie J. Triantafilopoulos is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the riding of Oakville North—Burlington as a member of the Progressive ...

- PC MPP for Oakville-North Burlington, 2018 to present *

Vasilios Karidogiannis Vassilios or Vassileios, also transliterated Vasileios, Vasilios, Vassilis or Vasilis ( el, Βασίλειος or Βασίλης), is a Greek given name, the origin of Basil. In ancient/medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basile ...

- Ville de Laval City councillor 2013 to present.

Judiciary

*Justice

Andromache Karakatsanis Andromache Karakatsanis (born October 3, 1955) is a Canadian jurist. She was nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada by Stephen Harper in October 2011. She is the first Greek-Canadian judge on the Court. Early life Karakatsanis was born in To ...

– Supreme Court of Canada, 2011 to present *Justice David Stratas – Federal Court of Appeal, 2009 to present

Religious figures

* Nicholas Salamis – priest * Christophoros (Rakintzakis) – bishop

Order of Canada recipients

* Teresa Stratas (born 1938) – soprano OC; retired Canadian operatic soprano; known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's ''Lulu''; born in Toronto, Ontario

Order of Merit of the Police Forces recipients

Peter Lambrinakos Peter Lambrinakos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Λαμπρινάκος) is a Canadian police officer and corporate security executive, currently serving as the first Chief of Police of the VIA Rail Canada Police Service and additionally as VIA ...

MOM ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestati ...

– Canadians, Canadian police and corporate security executive.

References

External links

hellenism.net
– a comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Americans

External links

Greek-Canadians
– A comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Canadians
GreekGateway.com
– Greek cultural entertainment site, event resource and business directory * Toronto-Danforth political riding with concentrated Hellenic population ;Embassy and Consulates
Embassy of Greece in Ottawa, OntarioConsulate General of Greece in Toronto, OntarioConsulate General of Greece in Montreal, QuebecConsulate General of Greece in Vancouver, British Columbia
;Charitable organizations
AHEPA home page
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American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA, usually referred to as the Order of AHEPA) is a fraternal organization founded on July 26, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia. AHEPA was founded to fight for civil rights and against discrim ...

Hellenic Heritage FoundationHellenic Home for the AgedHellenic Hope Center – supports people with disabilities
;Communities
Ottawa Hellenic CommunityToronto Greek CommunityHellenic Community of Greater MontrealWinnipeg, ManitobaCalgaryVictoria, British ColumbiaHellenic Community of Vancouver
;Trade organizations
Hellenic Canadian Board of TradeHellenic Canadian Lawyers Association
;Affiliate trade organizations
Hellenic-American Chamber of CommerceHellenic-Argentine Chamber of Industry and Commerce (C.I.C.H.A.)
;Performance art groups
KyklosTheatre Nefeli
{{Greek diaspora Canadian people of Greek descent

European Canadian Greek

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List of notable Canadians of Greek ancestry

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