Netherlands (Dutch)
Netherlands (Dutch) Profile
Main Languages: Dutch (Nederlands), German, French, English; "About 500,000 people in the Friesland province speak their own language, called Frisian. It is the official language in that province. Frisians are determined to keep their language alive. It is closely related to English: words such as boi (boy) and tolve (twelve) are similar. " (Credit Source CIC)
Primary Religions: no official religion (About 40% of Dutch people do not belong to any organized religion); about 1/3 of Dutch people are Roman Catholic; fewer than a third are Protestant; there are small Muslim, Hindu and Jewish communities. (source credit CIC)
Number of Dutch:
- In Canada: 1,035,965
In the GTA: 95,560 - In the City of Toronto: 28,115
Primary Areas of Settlement in the GTA (Social Atlas): Uxbridge, King, Halton Hills, Milton, Caledon, Brampton, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Pickering
Social and Settlement Services in the GTA
Church Information
Covenant Reformed Church
265 Albion Rd. Toronto, Ontario, M9W 3P1
More Information
This information is sourced from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Statistics Canada.
The Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples: Dutch
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