Chilean Canadians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 45,190' (by ancestry, 2016 Census)[1] 26,705 (by birth, 2016 Census)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Montréal, Toronto, Alberta (Edmonton) | |
| Languages | |
| Chilean Spanish, Canadian English, Canadian French | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chilean Americans |
Chilean Canadians (French: Canadiens Chiliens) are Canadian citizens of Chilean descent or a Chile-born person who resides in Canada. According to the 2011 Census there were 38,140 Canadians who claimed full or partial Chilean ancestry.[3] The first major wave of Chilean arrival in Canada began in the second half of the twentieth century. This was also the first great wave of Latin American immigrants in Canada and the third Latin American wave in that country (though the previous two were smaller).
History[edit]
After the coup d'état carried out by Army General Augusto Pinochet on September 11, 1973 in Chile, which overthrew the elected government of Salvador Allende and established a military dictatorship, a significant number of Chileans emigrated to Canada in early 1974. This migration of refugees to Canada lasted until the nineties, when Pinochet's rule over Chile ended.
Although the Canadian government rejected these political refugees, the Canadian population in general had a greater acceptance of them. Groups such as the Inter-Church Committee (which later became the Inter Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America and is now integrated in KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives) were formed to advocate for more open doors to these refugees. Church groups like the Canadian Council of Churches, and spontaneously formed citizens' organizations, helped refugees in income and settlement of the country. Not all the population supported the newcomers, however. Small demonstrations were developed rejecting Chilean immigrants, labeling them Marxists, and supporting the coup in Chile that broke with the Socialist government, replacing it with a neoliberal dictatorship.[4]
Demographics[edit]
| Province | Population | Percentage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ontario |
14,625 | 0.1% | [5] |
 Quebec |
14,060 | 0.2% | [6] |
 Alberta |
8,105 | 0.2% | [7] |
 British Columbia |
5,700 | 0.1% | [8] |
 Manitoba |
1,520 | 0.1% | [9] |
 Saskatchewan |
865 | 0.1% | [10] |
 Nova Scotia |
125 | 0.0% | [11] |
 New Brunswick |
95 | 0.0% | [12] |
 Newfoundland and Labrador |
30 | 0.0% | [13] |
 Yukon |
30 | 0.1% | [14] |
 Prince Edward Island |
25 | 0.0% | [15] |
 Northwest Territories |
15 | 0.0% | [16] |
 Nunavut |
0 | 0.0% | [17] |
 Canada |
45,190 | 0.1% | [1] |
Legacy[edit]
The most important consequence of the arrival of Chilean refugees to the country was the founding of organizations whose aim is to help to the country's growing Latin American community. According to studies, the Chileans who arrived in Canada after the coup in Chile brought with them political activism, which caused the formation of Chilean partnerships and associations which eventually became organizations for the Latino community in Canada. Examples of this include the Arauco cooperative housing in Toronto and various associations and publications in Alberta, as well as the television news program Nosotros (We) and the radio program Hispanoamérica in Edmonton. In other cases, Chileans formed and worked on pan-Latin American organizations that have helped political and economic refugees Hispanics adjust to life in Canada, and may be considered essential in the formation of these associations.[4]
Notable Chilean-Canadians[edit]
Athletes and Sportspeople
- Javier Acevedo, swimmer
- Marco Bustos, soccer player
- Juan Córdova, soccer player
- Cristián Gutiérrez, soccer player
- Diego Gutiérrez Zúñiga, soccer player
- Joshua Ho-Sang, ice hockey player
- Melissa Humana-Paredes, beach volleyball player
- Jaime Lo Presti, retired soccer player
- Mauricio Navarro, soccer referee
- Veronica Planella, field hockey player
- Carlos Rivas, soccer player
- Carlos Rivas Godoy, soccer player
- Alejandro Tabilo, table tennis player
- Héctor Vergara, soccer referee
Media, Film and Television
- Manuel Aranguiz, actor (The Paper Wedding)
- Alexandra Castillo, actress, Utopia Falls
- Carlos Patricio Díaz, actor, Cra$h & Burn, Rent-a-Goalie
- Christian de la Cortina, writer, actor and director
- Diego Fuentes, actor, Hollywoodland, Remedy
- Patricio Henriquez, documentarian, You Don't Like the Truth
- Pablo Hidalgo, creative executive, Lucasfilm
- Rosa Labordé, screenwriter, director and actress, Sensitive Skin
- Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez, actress, 19-2, Bad Seeds
- Claudia Morgado Escanilla, filmmaker, screen writer, and script supervisor, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- America Olivo, actress, singer, and model, Bitch Slap, Friday the 13th
- Jacob Tremblay, actor, Good Boys, Doctor Sleep
Musicians
- Alberto Guerrero, composer and pianist
- Oscar Lopez, Latin and jazz guitarist
- Cristobal Tapia de Veer, film and television score composer
Politicians
- Paulina Ayala, MP for Honoré-Mercier
- Andrés Fontecilla, MNA for Laurier-Dorion
- Soraya Martinez Ferrada, MP for Hochelaga
- Osvaldo Nunez, former MP for Bourassa
- Rod Loyola, MLA for Edmonton-Ellerslie
- Alejandro Rojas Wainer, former member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, left following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état
Visual Artists
- Silvia Araya, painter and educator
- Nino Muñoz, photographer
Writers and Authors
- Carmen Aguirre, author, actor, and playwright
- Rodrigo Bascuñán, author, journalist, and television producer
- Gabriela Etcheverry writer, translator, and literary critic
- Carmen Rodríguez, author, poet, and educator
- Renato Trujillo, poet and writer
Other
- Carlos Jauregui, chess player
- Ian C. Johnston, classicist
See also[edit]
Other articles of the topic Canada : Canadian hip hop
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration, 2016 counts, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Diálogos: Chilean Refugees in Canada and their Long-Term Impact. Posted on 2007/07/15 by Francis Peddi. Retrieved in January 31, 2012, to 23:20 pm.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
External links[edit]
- http://www.chileansincalgary.com/ Chilean Canadian Community Association
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