Canadians of Flemish ancestry
- Canadians of Flemish ancestry
According to the 2001 Canadian census 11,665 Canadians claim full or partial Flemish ancestry. Of the 129,780 people that claimed Belgian ancestry, 80% are Flemish, putting the total number of Flemish Canadians close to 116,000.
Notable Flemish Canadians
*Glenn De Baeremaeker, Toronto city councillor
*Lara Fabian, international French-language singer, is a famous Belgian expatriate of Flemish and Sicilian extraction
*Émilie Heymans, Canadian diver
*Charles John Seghers, Jesuit clergyman and missionary, was a Flemish-Belgian expatriate in Canada
*Paul Vermeersch, Canadian poet
External links
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000650 Canadian Encyclopedia - Belgian]
*http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume7/countries/belgium.htmlCanadian Museum of Civilization - Belgian Canadians]
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