Demographics. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, the largest Latin American Canadian communities are in the census metropolitan areas of Toronto (132,945), Montreal (110,200), Vancouver (34,800), Calgary (27,710), Edmonton (18,755), Ottawa (15,635), and Hamilton (10,910).

What cities have most Hispanics?

New York, N.Y. Hispanic Population: 2.27 million. Los Angeles, Calif. Hispanic Population: 1.8 million. Houston, Texas. Hispanic Population: 908,000. San Antonio, Texas. Hispanic Population: 807,000. Chicago, Ill. Hispanic Population: 774,000. Phoenix, Ariz. Hispanic Population: 643,000. Dallas, Texas. El Paso, Texas.More items

Are there a lot of Spanish people in Canada?

Statistics Canada reports that 495,090 people in Canada reported speaking Spanish, and it is the fifth most spoken immigrant language in Canada. Spanish-speaking people make up about 2.7 per cent Torontos population. When I was born in Toronto in 1977 to Ecuadorian parents, there was a lot of diversity.

Did Spain ever own Canada?

Spanish colonizers had originally taken the lead in the Pacific Northwest coast, with the voyages of Juan José Pérez Hernández in 1774 and 1775. Santa Cruz de Nuca and Fort San Miguel at Nootka Sound – (1789–1795) The first colony in British Columbia and the only Spanish settlement in what is now Canada.