ukrainian canadian

A Ukrainian Canadian is a person of Ukrainian descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. In 2001 there were 1,071,060 Canadians of Ukrainian descent, making them Canada's eighth largest ethnic group. Ukrainian Canadians are concentrated in the parklands belt and cities of the Prairie provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, whose frigid terrain has many similarities with the farmlands and steppes of Ukraine. In addition to the official English and French, many prairie public schools offer Ukrainian-language education for children. There are also large Ukrainian communities in Toronto and Montreal. The Ukrainians have long been at the heart of Canadian socialism. Most Ukrainians were anti-Soviet, but a significant minority were communists and made up the largest block in the Communist Party of Canada. Ukrainians also played a central role in the formation of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the New Democratic Party. There are a number of Ukrainian Canadian institutions such as:

Ukrainian Canadian Congress, a national organization representing the Ukrainian Canadian community
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies at the University of Manitoba

Famous Ukrainian Canadians

James Bezan - MP
Roberta Bondar - Astronaut
Peter Dmytruk - World War II hero
Ernie Eves - former Ontario Premier
Gary Filmon - former Manitoba Premier
Luba Goy - comedian
Wayne Gretzky - Hockey Player
Ramon John Hnatyshyn - Governor-General
Stephen Juba - former Winnipeg mayor
Gerard Kennedy - Ontario cabinet minister
Filip Konowal - Victoria Cross winner
Peter Liba - former Lieutenant-governor of Manitoba
Steve Peters - Ontario cabinet minister
Roy Romanow - former Saskatchewan Premier
Marsha Skrypuch - writer
John Sopinka - jurist
Judy Wasylycia-Leis - MP
Ed Werenich - Curler
Borys Wrzesnewskyj - MP

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