Dutch Canadians are Canadians of Dutch ancestry. According to the 2001 Canadian census 923,310 Canadians claim full or partial Dutch ancestry.

The first Dutch to come to Canada were Dutch-Americans among the United Empire Loyalists. The largest wave was in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century when large numbers of Dutch helped settle the Canadian west. During this period significant numbers also settled in major cities like Toronto. While interrupted by the First World War this migration returned in the 1920s, but again halted during the Great Depression and Second World War. After the war a large number of Dutch immigrants moved to Canada, including a number of war brides of the Canadian soldiers who liberated the Netherlands. During the war Canada had sheltered Crown Princess Juliana and her family. Due to these close links Canada became a popular destination for Dutch immigrants. The Canadian government encouraged this, recruiting skilled workers. This post-war wave went mainly to urban centres such as Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver. With the economic recovery of the Netherlands in the post-war years immigration to Canada greatly slowed. According to the 2000 United States Census, more than 4. ... United Empire Loyalists is the name given to the portion of British Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War, and to recover lost fortunes (land and private property... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 (although its effects were not fully felt until late in 1930) and lasting through most of the 1930s. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... War-bride was a term used in reference to World War II era marriages. ... Juliana Queen of the Netherlands Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (Juliana Emma Louise Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau) (April 30, 1909 – March 20, 2004), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, was Queen of the Netherlands from her mothers abdication in 1948 to her own abdication...

While one of the largest minority groups in Canada, Dutch Canadians have tended to rapidly assimilate and there are relatively few Dutch Canadian organizations and media. One important institution is the Dutch Reformed Church, with congregations in many larger cities. The Dutch Reformed village church of St. ...

Notable Dutch Canadians

• Petra Burka (1946 - ) Olympic figure skater^[1]
• Neve Campbell (1973 - ) actress (Dutch-Jewish mother)
• Michael Chong (1971 - ) politician
• Parzival Copes (1924 - ) economist with a particular interest in regional science and specialization in fisheries economics and management
• Simon De Jong (1942 - ) former parliamentarian
• Sarah de Leeuw writer who wrote Unmarked: Landscapes Along Highway 16
• John Gerretsen (1942 - ) politician
• Samuel Holland (1728 - 1801) Royal Engineer and first Surveyor General of British North America
• Aart Kemink (1914 - 2006) painter
• Kristin Kreuk (1982 - ) actress^[2]
• Cornelius Krieghoff (1815 - 1872) probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century^[3]
• Trevor Linden (1970 - ) ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks
• Dwight Lodeweges (1957 - ) footballer and coach
• Joe Nieuwendyk (1966 - ) ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers
• Beorn Nijenhuis (1984 - ) speed skater, who represents the Netherlands at the 2006 Winter Olympics^[4]
• John Oostrom (1930 - ) first Dutch born MP^[5]
• Case Ootes - city councillor in Toronto. He served as deputy mayor under Mayor Mel Lastman and represents one of the two Toronto—Danforth wards.
• Sonja Smits (1958 - ) actress
• Peter Stoffer (1956 - ) NDP MP Sackville-Eastern Shore
• Johnny Terris - filmmaker^[6]
• Sidney van den Bergh (1929 - ) astronomer^[7]
• Bill Vander Zalm (1934 - ) politician and entrepreneur in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 28th Premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991^[8]
• John van 't Schip (1963 - ) footballer
• Elizabeth Witmer (1946 - ) Ontario cabinet minister
• Jody de Ruiter (1979- ) actress, makeup artist.

Petra Burka is a former World Champion Figure Skater and now coach. ... Neve Adrianne Campbell (born October 3, 1973) is a Canadian actress. ... Hon. ... Parzival Copes (born 22 January 1924) is a Canadian economist who has specialized in the study of fisheries economics and management. ... Simon Leendert De Jong (born 1942) is a former Canadian parliamentarian. ... Sarah de Leeuw is a Canadian writer who wrote Unmarked: Landscapes Along Highway 16. ... John Gerretsen (born June 9, 1942) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Samuel Holland Samuel Johannes Holland (1728 – 28 December 1801) was a Royal Engineer and first Surveyor General of British North America. ... Kemink, Boats, 1950s Aart Kemink (1914-2006) (variant name Arie Kemink) was a Dutch-Canadian painter, born May 30th, 1914 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ... Kristin Laura Kreuk (born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. ... Cornelius Krieghoff (June 19, 1815 - March 8, 1872) is probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century. ... Trevor Linden, OBC, (formerly van der Linden) (born April 11, 1970 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. ... Dwight Lodeweges (born October 26, 1957 in Turner Valley, Alberta, Canada) was a Dutch footballer and coach. ... Joe Nieuwendyk at the 1998 Winter Olympics. ... Beorn Nijenhuis (born on April 2, 1984 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada) is a Dutch speed skater, who will represent the Netherlands at the 2006 Olympics. ... John Martin Oostrom (born September 2, 1930 in Wekhoven, Netherlands)is a former business executive and Canadian parliamentarian. ... Case Ootes is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. ... Official Photograph of Mel Lastman Melvin Douglas (Mel) Lastman (born March 9, 1933) was the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1972 until 1997. ... Sonja Smits (born September 8, 1958 in Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada) is a television actress who has played roles in many television series, including: Falcon Crest, Airwolf, Odyssey 5, The Outer Limits, Street Legal, Traders and The Eleventh Hour. ... Peter Arend Stoffer (born January 6, 1956 in Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands) is a Canadian politician. ... Johnny Terris is a Canadian born actor, model and filmmaker, born on July 3, 1973 and of Italian and Dutch heritage. ... Sidney van den Bergh (born 1929) is a Canadian astronomer. ... William Nicholas Vander Zalm (b. ... Johannes Nicolaas John van t Schip (born December 30, 1963 in Fort Saint John, British Columbia, Canada) is a Dutch football coach and former player. ... Elizabeth Witmer, BA (born October 16, 1946 in Schiedam, The Netherlands) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Jody Maria de Ruiter (b. ...

References

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Web sites

• Canadian Encyclopedia - Dutch
• DCA: Dutch Canadian Association - Dutch Canadians
• CAANS: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Netherlandic Studies - Dutch Canadians
• Canadian Museum of Civilization - Dutch Canadians