Maltese Canadians are Canadian citizens of Maltese descent or

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-born people who reside in

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. According to the 2011 Census, there were 38,780 Canadians who claimed full or partial Maltese ancestry, having an increase compared to those 37,120 in 2006.

History

The Maltese emigration of significant manner occurred in 1840, followed by periods of emigration around 1907 and between 1918-1920. However, most Maltese emigrants settled in Canada after

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. Most these immigrants settled in

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, mainly

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, but over time other Maltese immigrants moved to other Canadian cities including

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Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. ...

, and St. John's. Approximately 18,000 Maltese people emigrated to Canada between 1946 and 1981, but emigration slowly reduced over time. In 2006 only 145 people of Maltese origin settled in the country.Maltese - The Canadian Encyclopedia

Demography

Today, most of people of Maltese origin, some 18,680 live in

(more than 50% of the total Maltese Canadian population). An area of Dundas Street West in The Junction is known as "Little Malta" due to the historic Maltese population, as well as the continued presence of Maltese clubs and businesses. There are also Maltese communities in other parts of

as well as in

, Quebec,

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, Manitoba and

, British Columbia.

References

Bibliography

* Dan Brock
The Distribution of the Maltese in Canada up to the Eve of the Second World War
''The Maltese Canadian Club of London Newsletter'' Vol 38 No. 2, July/August 2017 {{Maltese diaspora European Canadian *

History

Demography

See also

References

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