Greek Canadians
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: Gréco-Canadiens, Canadiens grecs) are Canadian citizens
of Greek
origin, also known as Hellenic origin. According to the 2006 Canadian census
, there were 242,685 Canadians who claimed Greek ethnicity.
Embassy and Consulates
Charitable organizations
Communities
Trade organizations
Affiliate trade organizations
Performance art groups
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Gréco-Canadiens, Canadiens grecs) are Canadian citizens
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
origin, also known as Hellenic origin. According to the 2006 Canadian census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, there were 242,685 Canadians who claimed Greek ethnicity.
Authors
- Pan BouyoucasPan BouyoucasPan Bouyoucas is a Greek-Canadian author, playwright and translator.-History:Bouyoucas was born to Greek parents and emigrated to Canada in 1963. After studies in architecture, in Montreal and New York City, he obtained a BFA at Concordia University, and worked a few years as a film critic...
- finalist for The Governor General’s Literary Award, 2001 - Tess FragoulisTess FragoulisTess Fragoulis is a Canadian writer and educator. Born in Heraklion, Crete, she was raised in Montreal, Quebec, where she attended Concordia University. Her first book, Stories to Hide from Your Mother , was nominated for the QSPELL First Book Award. One of the stories was adapted for the...
- Thomas KingThomas KingThomas King, CM is a noted novelist and broadcaster who most often writes about North America's First Nations. He is an advocate for First Nations causes. He is of Cherokee and Greek descent...
- Dimitrios RoussopoulosDimitrios RoussopoulosDimitrios Roussopoulos is a Montreal based political and environmental activist, prolific author and editor,and founder of the left-wing publishing house Black Rose Books....
Professors
- Nick BontisNick Bontis-External links:* *...
- DeGroote School of BusinessDeGroote School of BusinessThe DeGroote School of Business is one of six faculties at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The School of Business was founded in 1952 but was renamed in 1992 in honour of successful Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael G. DeGroote. The DeGroote school offers ...
, McMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
3M National Teaching Fellow - André GerolymatosAndré GerolymatosAndré Gerolymatos is a Greek-Canadian professor at Simon Fraser University, and holds the Hellenic Canadian Congress of British Columbia Chair in Hellenic Studies....
- Hellenic Studies - Dimitri KitsikisDimitri KitsikisDimitri Kitsikis is a Greek Turkologist, Professor of International Relations and Geopolitics. He has also published poetry in French and Greek.-Life:D...
- Professor Emeritus of History, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada - Fotini Markopoulou-KalamaraFotini Markopoulou-KalamaraFotini G. Markopoulou-Kalamara is a Greek theoretical physicist interested in foundational mathematics and quantum mechanics. She is a faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and is an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo.Markopoulou received her Ph.D...
- Physics - Nikolaos OikonomidesNikolaos OikonomidesNikolaos or Nikos Oikonomides was a Greek-Canadian Byzantinist, and one of the leading experts in the field of Byzantine administration.- Biography :Oikonomides was born in Athens....
- Byzantine history - David N. StamosDavid N. StamosDavid N. Stamos is a philosopher of science and teaches in the Philosophy Department at York University He studied in York University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1996." He emphasizes a interdisciplinary approach for philosophy: "To answer a question such as, for example, What is human...
- Philosophy - Anastasios VenetsanopoulosAnastasios VenetsanopoulosAnastasios Venetsanopoulos is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario and a Professor Emeritus with the Edward S...
- Vice President Research and Innovation at Ryerson University - Vasilis Vourkoutiotis - History
Business and philanthropy
- Andreas ApostolopoulosAndreas ApostolopoulosAndreas Apostolopoulos is a Greek-Canadian real estate developer and investor best known for his ownership of the Pontiac Silverdome stadium in Metro Detroit.-Biography:Born in Kalamata, Greece, Apostolopoulos emigrated to Canada in 1969...
- real estate - Chris GiannouChris GiannouChris Giannou, CM is a Greek-Canadian war surgeon and served chief surgeon for the International Committee of the Red Cross until December 2006.- General :...
- war surgeon - Mike LazaridisMike LazaridisMihalis "Mike" Lazaridis , OC, O.Ont is a Greek Canadian businessman. He is the founder and co-CEO of Research In Motion , which created and manufactures the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. He is also a former chancellor of the University of Waterloo, and an Officer of the Order of Canada...
- founder and co-CEO of Research In MotionResearch In MotionResearch In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...
(RIM), creator of BlackBerryBlackBerryBlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more... - Sam KoliasSam KoliasSam Kolias is the Chairman and CEO of Boardwalk REIT .He and his brother Van Kolias, Senior VP of Quality Control of Boardwalk, are at #81 of the top 100 richest people in Canada as compiled by Canadian Business magazine for 2006....
- founder, Chairman and CEO of Boardwalk REIT - Steve StavroSteve StavroSteve Atanas Stavro, CM , born Manoli Stavroff Sholdas, was a Macedonian Canadian businessman, grocery store magnate, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, sports team owner, and a noted philanthropist....
Artists
- Eleonora DimakosEleonora DimakosHellen Nora "Eleonora" Dimakos is a female Canadian model, actress, journalist, and makeup artist from Toronto, Ontario.She was the contributing lifestyle editor and beauty columnist for Sir John Magazine as La Chic Fashionista focusing on beauty, fashion, makeup, skin care, health and wellness,...
-modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, actress, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, and makeup artist - - Billy MavreasBilly MavreasBilly Mavreas is a Canadian cartoonist and artist living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada whose mostly silent or wordless comics revolve around the themes of language, sexuality and spirituality...
- cartoonist
Baseball
- George KottarasGeorge KottarasGeorge Kottaras is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. Kottaras attended Milliken Mills High School in Markham, Ontario, Canada.-Professional baseball career:...
- Major League player - Vickie PanosVickie PanosVickie Panos is a former outfielder who played for two different teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 120 lb., Panos batted left-handed and threw left-handed...
- player, All-American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueAll-American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueThe All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...
in - Alex AnthopoulosAlex AnthopoulosAlex Anthopoulos is currently the Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager for the Toronto Blue Jays. He was appointed to this position from his former position of Assistant General Manager, on October 3, after previous G.M. J. P. Ricciardi was fired...
- General Manager, Toronto Blue JaysToronto Blue JaysThe Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
Football
- Dave SapunjisDave SapunjisDavid B. Sapunjis is a former wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders from 1990-1996. Sapunjis won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award two times and was the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian three times. He played college football at the University of Western Ontario where he was also a...
- CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
all-star receiver, Calgary StampedersCalgary StampedersThe Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
Ice Hockey
- Chris KibermanisChris KibermanisChris Kibermanis was the Liberal Candidate during the 2004 Alberta Provincial Election. Kibermanis represented Edmonton Castle Downs for the Alberta Liberal Party.Prior to his short political career he was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 1994...
- player - Chris KontosChris KontosChristopher T. Kontos is a former National Hockey League forward who is best known for his surprising 9 goals in 11 playoff games while he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings and his shocking franchise opening night 4 goal performance against that season's Vezina Trophy winner Ed Belfour.During...
- player - Tom KostopoulosTom KostopoulosThomas Kostopoulos is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . Kostopoulos previously played with the Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, and Pittsburgh Penguins...
- NHL player, Calgary FlamesCalgary FlamesThe Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the... - Chris KotsopoulosChris KotsopoulosChristopher Kotsopoulos is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 479 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings.-References:...
- player - Nick KypreosNick KypreosNikos Kypreos is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger of Greek descent. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs...
- former NHL player, Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and New York RangersNew York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... - Dave NonisDave NonisDavid M. Nonis is a former Canadian ice hockey defenceman, former general manager and executive of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks and current general manager of the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:Growing up in Burnaby, B.C., Nonis played junior...
- former Canadian ice hockey defenceman, former general manager and executive of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks and current general manager of the Toronto Marlies. - Steve StaiosSteve StaiosSteven Staios is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is an alternate captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He has played both right wing and defence in the NHL.-Playing career:...
- player - Raffi TorresRaffi TorresRaphael "Raffi" Torres is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the New York Islanders fifth overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He has additionally played in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers,...
- player
Soccer
- David FronimadisDavid FronimadisDavid Fronimadis is a former Canadian soccer player who most recently played for the Montreal Impact.He is Greek and Italian descent.-Club career:...
- player - Stathis KapposStathis KapposEfstathios Dimitrios Kappos is a Greek-Canadian football player, who plays for Agios Dimitrios.-Career:Kappos has played his entire football career in Greece, most lately serving lower league sides...
- player - John LimniatisJohn LimniatisJohn Limniatis is a retired Canadian professional footballer. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and was formerly the head coach of the Montreal Impact.-Club career:...
- player - Nick PapadakisNick PapadakisNick Papadakis is a retired Canadian association football player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and earned four caps for the Canadian national side...
- player - Peter SarantopoulosPeter SarantopoulosPeter Sarantopoulos is a former Canadian international soccer defender.-Club career:Sarantopolous was a two time first-team and one time second-team Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues...
- player - Kenny Stamatopolous - player, former Toronto FC and Kalamata
- Theo ZagarTheo ZagarTheodosis Zagar is a former Canadian goalkeeper, who is currently the U11 and Goalkeeper Development Director for the Oakville Soccer Club....
- player - George Balasakis- Soccer Player
Wrestling
- Bret HartBret HartBret Hart is a Canadian on-screen personality, writer, actor and Semi-retired professional wrestler. Like others in the Hart wrestling family, Hart has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College...
- former pro wrestler, multiple World Champion in WWF & WCW. Greek Ancestry - Mother is half Greek as is published in his autobiography "Hitman: My Real Life In The Cartoon World Of Wrestling" - Trish StratusTrish StratusPatricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
(aka Patricia Anne Stratigias) - former professional wrestlerProfessional wrestlingProfessional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
Actors and performers
- Alex Carter - actor
- John ColicosJohn ColicosJohn Colicos was a Greek-Canadian actor. He was a distinguished stage actor in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.-Career:...
- actor (Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...
) - Chris DiamantopoulosChris Diamantopoulos-Early Life:Diamantopoulos was born in Toronto, Canada and he attended East York Collegiate Institute. He is of Greek descent.-Career:He portrayed Robin Williams in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy', a television movie about the behind-the-scenes drama during the making of...
- actor - John IoannouJohn IoannouJohn Ioannou is an actor best known for his role of "Alex Yankou" on the Degrassi series.-Filmography:*The Gospel of John *The Fourth Angel *"Degrassi Junior High" *"The Kids of Degrassi Street"...
- actor - John KapelosJohn KapelosJohn Kapelos is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario. He is best known for his portrayals of janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club and Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight....
- actor - Argiris Karras - actor
- Alex KarzisAlex KarzisConstantine Alexander Karzis is a Canadian film and television actor, voiceover artist, singer, and musician. He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario....
- actor, singer and musician - Elias KoteasElias KoteasElias Koteas is a Canadian actor of film and television, best known for his roles in The Prophecy, Fallen and the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films.-Early life:...
- actor (CrashCrash (1996 film)Crash is a 1996 Canadian/British drama thriller film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on the J. G. Ballard 1973 novel of the same name. It tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car accidents, a notable form of paraphilia. The film generated considerable...
) - Daniel SamonasDaniel Samonas-Background:Born in Toronto, Ontario, Samonas moved to Coral Springs, Florida with his family when he was 11. There he did print modeling and became involved in theater. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.-Career:...
- actor - Elias Toufexis
- Angelo TsarouchasAngelo TsarouchasAngelo Tsarouchas is a Canadian comedian/actor, whose parents are originally from Greece. A large element of his stand-up comedy revolves around the parody of his Greek origins.- Life and career :...
- comedian/actor It's all Greek to Me Comedy Show - Nia VardalosNia VardalosAntonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos is a Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, singer and producer. Her most notable work is the 2002 Academy Award–nominated film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.-Personal life:...
- actress, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
(My Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 Canadian and American romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick. The film is centered on Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos , a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with a non-Greek upper middle class "White...
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Producers and directors
- Stephano BarberisStephano BarberisStephano Barberis is a Canadian music video director, known for his work directing music videos...
- Austin Garrick aka WattsWatts (producer)Austin Garrick, better known as Watts, is a Canadian record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists such as Redman, Method Man, and Joe Budden.-Early life and career:...
- music producer
Entertainers
- Thea AndrewsThea AndrewsThea Andrews is a Canadian actress and TV personality best known for her stint at ESPN where from October 2003 to November 2006 she served as co-host on several ESPN shows such as Cold Pizza , Breakast at Churchill Downs , Breakfast at Pimlico , The ESPY Red Carpet Show , ESPN Hollywood and Sports...
- actress now in US on Entertainment Tonight - Ariana ChrisAriana ChrisAriana Chris is a Greek-Canadian mezzo-soprano. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and received additional training as a member of both the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal and the Apprentice Program for Singers of The Santa Fe Opera...
- mezzo-sopranoMezzo-sopranoA mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... - Christine CushingChristine CushingChristine Cushing has been a Canadian celebrity chef, host of the television programmes Christine Cushing Live, and Dish it Out on Food Network Canada and presently hosts "Fearless in the Kitchen" on W and Viva networks in Canada....
- celebrity chef - Dini DimakosDini DimakosDini Dimakos is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Dimakos was raised in the rural town of Shelburne, Ontario, an hour north of Toronto. Her family ran a restaurant in the nearby town of Primrose, Ontario. She began working at the restaurant as a seating hostess,...
- comedian/actor Video on Trial,Love Court - Hannah GeorgasHannah GeorgasHannah Georgas is a Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter, currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Originally from Newmarket, Ontario, she played in a band with Tim Oxford of Arkells in high school before moving to Victoria, British Columbia to attend university.While in university, she...
- singer/songwriter - Alex KarzisAlex KarzisConstantine Alexander Karzis is a Canadian film and television actor, voiceover artist, singer, and musician. He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario....
- actor, voiceover artist, musician and singer. - KOKO (musician)Ko Kapches , better known by the stage name KO , is a Canadian musician whose music is a mix of folk, hip hop, reggae, rock and R&B —a sound which KO refers to as "urban-funk and urban-folk".-Early life and musical career:...
- musician - Sid KrofftSid KrofftSid Krofft is a Canadian/American puppeteer and television producer. He created and produced a wide array of shows and TV series and specials with his brother, Marty, beginning in the 1960s.- Biography :...
- puppeteer - Billy MavreasBilly MavreasBilly Mavreas is a Canadian cartoonist and artist living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada whose mostly silent or wordless comics revolve around the themes of language, sexuality and spirituality...
- cartoonist - Kanaris Paraskevopoulos - ProducerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
(My Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 Canadian and American romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick. The film is centered on Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos , a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with a non-Greek upper middle class "White...
) - George SapounidisGeorge SapounidisYiorgos Sapounides better known as George Sapounides is a Greek Canadian musician / troubadour, statistician and a Sinophile living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was also subject of 2005 Canadian documentary film entitled Chairman George...
- musician / troubadour, statistician and a Sinophile - Teresa StratasTeresa StratasTeresa Stratas, OC , is a retired Canadian operatic soprano. She is especially well-known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu.-Early life and career:...
- sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
OC (born May 26, 1938, Toronto, Ontario), is a retired Canadian operatic soprano. She is especially well-known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu. - Angelo TsarouchasAngelo TsarouchasAngelo Tsarouchas is a Canadian comedian/actor, whose parents are originally from Greece. A large element of his stand-up comedy revolves around the parody of his Greek origins.- Life and career :...
- comedian/actor It's all Greek to Me Comedy Show - Nia VardalosNia VardalosAntonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos is a Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, singer and producer. Her most notable work is the 2002 Academy Award–nominated film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.-Personal life:...
- actress, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
(My Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 Canadian and American romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick. The film is centered on Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos , a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with a non-Greek upper middle class "White...
) - Phil XPhil XPhilip Xenidis, better known as Phil X , is a Greek-born guitarist and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based turbo pop band Powder. He also has a second band, the Drills. He is best known as the guitarist who replaced Rik Emmett in the Canadian rock band Triumph, for the Edge of Excess album and tour...
(born Phil Xenidis) - guitarist, prolific session guitarist who worked with Tommy LeeTommy LeeThomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
, Alice CooperAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, DaughtryDaughtryDaughtry is an American rock band from North Carolina, formed and fronted by former American Idol season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry in 2006. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006...
, Avril LavigneAvril LavigneAvril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
, Kelly ClarksonKelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
and others.
Journalists and broadcasters
- Thalia AssurasThalia Assuras- External links :* , an October 1998 article from a UWO website...
- anchor/reporter - Ernie AfaganisErnie AfaganisErnie Afaganis is a Canadian sports broadcaster, known for his work at CBC Sports.-Career:After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Washington University, Afaganis returned to Alberta where in 1953 he joined CFRN in Edmonton...
- retired CBC-TV Sports/Olympics anchor - Athena King, newscaster on Naked NewsNaked NewsNaked News, billing itself as "the program with nothing to hide", is a subscription website featuring a real television newscast. The show is prepared in Toronto and runs daily, with 25-minute episodes 6 days per week. The female anchors read the news fully nude or strip as they present their news...
- Steve KouleasSteve KouleasSteve Kouleas is a Canadian television anchor, radio host and hockey broadcaster who currently works for TSN...
- sports anchor/reporter - George LagogianesGeorge LagogianesGeorge Lagogianes is a Canadian television personality, currently a reporter/anchor for CP24.Lagogianes was previously the host of Live at 5 before they changed the format of the show and changed the time from 5pm-5:30pm. He anchored the weeknight news...
- television personality, currently a reporter/anchor for CP24. Host of Auto Shop. - Peter LoubardiasPeter LoubardiasPeter Loubardias is a Canadian sportscaster.Loubardias has presented sports coverage in numerous cities across Canada, including Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Moncton and Edmonton. Loubardias did the play-by-play for the Calgary Flames...
- sportscaster - Ioanna RoumeliotisIoanna RoumeliotisIoanna Roumeliotis is a CBC Newsworld reporter currently featured on the Canadian television newscast CBC News: The National.- References :...
- CBC NewsworldCBC NewsworldCBC News Network is a Canadian English language Category C specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and...
reporter - Lou SchizasLou SchizasLou Schizas is best known for his work as an equities analyst for the Canadian specialty channel BNN:Business News Network since its launch in September 1999 until August 24, 2007. Schizas claims on his website that he analyzed over 16,000 stocks during his time with BNN...
- equities analyst - George StroumboulopoulosGeorge StroumboulopoulosGeorge Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos is a Canadian television and radio personality, best known as the host of CBC Television's George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and being a VJ for Canadian music television channel MuchMusic...
- host, CBC NewsworldCBC NewsworldCBC News Network is a Canadian English language Category C specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and...
's The Hour, former MuchMusicMuchMusicMuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
VJ - Antonia ZerbisiasAntonia ZerbisiasAntonia Zerbisias is a Canadian journalist associated with the Toronto Star since 1989. She has been a reporter and TV host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the Montreal correspondent for Variety trade paper...
- Toronto StarToronto StarThe Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
columnist
Politicians
- Niki AshtonNiki AshtonNiki Christina Ashton is the New Democratic Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in the 2008 federal election....
- Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill in Manitoba - Sophia AggelonitisSophia AggelonitisSophia Aggelonitis is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Mountain and served as the province's Minister of Revenue and Minister Responsible for Seniors in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty...
- Liberal MPP for Hamilton MountainHamilton MountainHamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region....
since 2007 - Eleni BakopanosEleni BakopanosEleni Bakopanos, PC is a Canadian politician.Bakopanos was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ahuntsic from 1997 to 2006, and Saint-Denis from 1993 to 1997 and is the first Greek-born woman to be elected to Parliament. Bakopanos has...
- former Liberal MP for Saint-DenisSaint-Denis (electoral district)Saint-Denis was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1997.... - Staff BarootesStaff BarootesEfstathios William Barootes was a Canadian physician, urologist, and parliamentarian.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, of Greek immigrants, he moved with his family to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1940 and a medical degree in 1943 from the University of Toronto...
- former Conservative Senator - Marie BountrogianniMarie BountrogianniMarie Bountrogianni BA, MEd, D.Ed is a psychologist, politician, and was the President and Executive Director of ROM Governors. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.Bountrogianni was born in Hamilton,...
- former Liberal MPP for Hamilton MountainHamilton MountainHamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region.... - Diane StratasDiane StratasDiane Rose Stratas was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. She was a businesswoman and community service volunteer by career. The middle daughter of immigrants from Kastri, Greece who lived in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, she is married to retired veterinarian, William...
- former Progressive Conservative MP for Scarborough Centre, 1979 to 1980 - John CannisJohn CannisJohn Cannis is a former member of the House of Commons in Canada.-Background:Born in Kalymnos, Greece, Cannis was raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario. A successful entrepreneur for 18 years, Cannis owned a Toronto-based international executive search firm and was a member in good standing of...
- former Liberal MP for Scarborough Centre, 1993 to 2011 - Tony ClementTony ClementTony Peter Clement, PC, MP is a Canadian federal politician, President of the Treasury Board, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario and member of the Conservative Party of Canada....
- Member of Parliament and President of the Treasury Board - Mary FragedakisMary FragedakisMary Fragedakis is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Case Ootes in Ward 29....
- Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 29) Toronto-Danforth - Philippe GigantèsPhilippe GigantèsPhilippe Deane Gigantès was a veteran of the Second World War, journalist, war correspondent, POW of the Korean War, author, television commentator, Greek minister of culture, and Canadian senator....
- former Liberal Senator - Leo HousakosLeo HousakosLeo Housakos is a Canadian politician of Greek descent and a Conservative member of the Canadian Senate. He was appointed on the advice of Stephen Harper to the Senate on January 8, 2009. In 2007, he was appointed by Lawrence Cannon for a four year term to the board of directors of Via Rail...
- Conservative Senator - Maurine KaragianisMaurine KaragianisMaurine Karagianis is a Canadian politician, currently the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia....
- New Democratic Party of British ColumbiaNew Democratic Party of British ColumbiaThe New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
MLAMember of the Legislative AssemblyA Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
, former EsquimaltEsquimalt, British ColumbiaThe Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...
- municipal councillor, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... - Jim KarygiannisJim KarygiannisJames "Jim" Karygiannis, PC, MP is a Canadian Liberal politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and was the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal...
- LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
MP for Scarborough—AgincourtScarborough—AgincourtScarborough—Agincourt is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It covers the northwest of the Scarborough part of Toronto...
since 1988 - Chris KibermanisChris KibermanisChris Kibermanis was the Liberal Candidate during the 2004 Alberta Provincial Election. Kibermanis represented Edmonton Castle Downs for the Alberta Liberal Party.Prior to his short political career he was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 1994...
- Liberal candidate - Peter KormosPeter KormosPeter Kormos is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A former lawyer, he was first elected as an Ontario New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the Welland constituency in a 1988 provincial by-election. He replaced veteran NDP legislator Mel...
- MPP to the Legislative Assembly of OntarioLegislative Assembly of OntarioThe Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
as candidate of the New Democratic PartyOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its... - Pana MerchantPana MerchantPana Pappas Merchant is a Liberal Senator from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A teacher and business woman, Mrs. Merchant has played an active role in cultural, political, and advocacy groups in Saskatchewan. Her charitable and volunteer work has been with Canadian Parents for French,...
- Liberal Senator from Saskatchewan - Constantine George MitgesConstantine George MitgesConstantine George Mitges, B.V.Sc., D.V.M., V.S. was a Greek-Canadian member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1993. By career, he was a veterinarian....
- former PCProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, first Greek elected federally - George SamisGeorge SamisGeorge Roy Samis is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1974 to 1985 as a member of the New Democratic Party ....
- former Ontario New Democratic PartyOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
MPP, first Greek elected in Canada to a LegislatureLegislatureA legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and... - Christos SirrosChristos SirrosChristos Sirros is a politician in the Province of Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Laurier-Dorion riding for two decades as a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec....
- former Quebec Liberal MNA and provincial cabinet minister - Gerry SklavounosGerry SklavounosGerry Sklavounos, B.C.L., LL.B., is a Quebec politician. He is the current Liberal Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion, as well as Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Health and Social Services.-Biography:Gerry Sklavounos was born in Montreal,...
- Liberal Member of the Québec National Assembly - Dimitri SoudasDimitri SoudasDimitri Soudas is the outgoing director of communications in the Canadian Prime Minister's Office. In addition to his media responsibilities, Soudas is a key advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Quebec issues....
- Communications director to the Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
Judiciary
- Justice Andromache Karakatsanis - Justice http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/coa/en/judges/karakatsanis.htm
- David StratasDavid StratasDavid W. Stratas is a Canadian jurist. He has served on the Federal Court of Appeal since 2009.Mr. Justice Stratas was educated at Queen's University, earning an LL.B. in 1984 and Oxford University, earning a B.C.L. in 1986. He then returned to Canada and clerked for Justice Bertha Wilson of the...
- Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal
Order of Canada
- Teresa StratasTeresa StratasTeresa Stratas, OC , is a retired Canadian operatic soprano. She is especially well-known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu.-Early life and career:...
- sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
OC (born May 26, 1938, Toronto, Ontario), is a retired Canadian operatic soprano. She is especially well-known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu.
See also
- Canadian-Greek relationsCanadian-Greek relationsCanadian-Greek relations are the relations between Canada and Greece. Both countries first exchanged ambassadors in 1942. Both countries are members of the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and...
- Greek TorontoniansDemographics of TorontoThe demographics of Toronto make Toronto one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Data released by Statistics Canada as part of the 2006 census indicates that Toronto is more ethnically diverse than Miami, Los Angeles, and New York City...
- Canadian People of Greek Descent
- Famous Greek-Americans - A comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Americans.
- Greeks of Niagara Book Published
- HellenismHellenismHellenism may refer to:*Hellenic studies*Hellenistic civilization*Hellenistic period, in Greek antiquity*Hellenistic Greece*Hellenization, the spread of Greek culture over foreign peoples*Hellenistic philosophy in the Hellenistic period and late antiquity...
External links
- Greek-Canadians - A comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Canadians.
- GreekGateway.com - the Greek Toronto news site, event resource and business directory.
- Anti-Greek Riots in Canada 1918
- Toronto-DanforthToronto—DanforthToronto—Danforth is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto....
political riding with concentrated Hellenic population
Embassy and Consulates
- Embassy of Greece in Ottawa, Canada
- Consulate General of Greece in Toronto
- Consulate General of Greece in Montreal
- Consulate General of Greece in Vancouver
Charitable organizations
- AHEPA home page - American Hellenic Educational Progressive AssociationAmerican Hellenic Educational Progressive AssociationThe American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association ' is a service organization founded on July 26, 1922 in Atlanta, Georgia. Its mission is to support Greek-American charities, causes, and communities. It works closely with the Greek Orthodox Church. Its ladies' auxiliary, the Daughters of...
- Hellenic Heritage Foundation
- Hellenic Home for the Aged
- Hellenic Hope Center - supports people with disabilities
- Hellenic Scholarships
Communities
- Ottawa Hellenic Community
- Toronto Greek Community
- Hellenic Community of York Region
- Greek Community of London
- Montreal Hellenic Community
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Calgary
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Hellenic Community of Vancouver
Trade organizations
- Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade
- Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association
- Hellenic Canadian Congress of British Columbia
Affiliate trade organizations
- Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce
- Hellenic-Argentine Chamber of Industry and Commerce (C.I.C.H.A.)
Performance art groups