Polish
Polish Profile
Main Languages: Polish
Major Ethnic Groups: Poles, Ukranians, Belarusians, Germans
Primary Religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Number of Polish:
- In Canada: 984,565
In the GTA: 207,495 - In the City of Toronto: 82,035
Primary Areas of Settlement in the GTA (Social Atlas): Milton, Halton Hills, Caledon, Oakville, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Aurora, City of Toronto (Ward 5 & 6, Ward 12 York South - Weston, Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence, Ward 17 Davenport)
Social and Settlement Services in the GTA
Polycultural Immigrant & Community Services (PICS)
history started in 1973 as Polish Immigrant Aid Services-Toronto (PIAST). In 1993 PIAST merged with Polish Community Social Services (PCSS) under the name of Polish Immigrant and Community Services. In 2000, the name was changed to Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services to better reflect the services provided to the many different language and cultural groups being served in the GTA.
Church Information
Polska Misja (Polish Mission)
Nabozenstwa niedzielne 11:00 am
7755 Tenth Line West
Mississauga, ON L5N 0C4
Polish Baptist Church (Credit Source: Polish Heritage in Canada)
The Slavic Mission directed by Bulgarian Rev. Kolesnikov in the Russian language began the existence of this New Testament Christian religious community. With time, a Polish Mission was established on Elizabeth Street and later moved to the Memorial Institute on Richmond Street. Between 1910 and 1920, the Polish Mission operated on Royce Avenue.
In 1920, the First Polish Baptist Bethel was established. Later, the second bethel was established at the Memorial Institute. Before the eruption of World War II, the Polish Baptist Church developed quite quickly, but the war considerably slowed its activity.
In 1944, the Torontonian bethels amalgamated. In 1952, the building on Royce Avenue was sold. The current building was finally purchased in 1962.
Location: 2611 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario
More Information
This information is sourced from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Statistics Canada.
The Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples: Polish
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