User:Eino81/Hungarians in Ontario

Ontarioan Hungarians are Hungarian Canadians living in Ontario. After the 2001 Canadian Census there are 151,750 people in Ontario, who has Hungarian roots or was born in Hungary. They make the 1.3 % of the population. The most of the Hungarians in Canada lives in Ontario.

Most of the Hungarians lived in Welland, Windsor, Brantford and in Hamilton. In 1931 there lived more than 1,000 Hungarians in Hamilton, Toronto and in Welland. There was significant Hungarian population in Brantford, Kitchener, Oshawa, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and in Port Colborne. Many Hungarians worked at the construction of the Welland Canal. By 1961 Hungarians made up the 40 % of the population of Welland.

History
After the First World War thouseands of Hungarians came to Canada, especially from rural class. After the Second World War people from several classas came to the country. Ontario's climate was similar to the Hungarian climate so people from the Prairie came to Ontario. The first Hungarians (60 people) arrive to Welland in 1906. The first Hungarian society was established in Hamilton in 1907, the second was founded in Hamilton in 1913. In 1921 the Hungarian Self Culture Society was established in Welland. In 1931 the three-fourths of the Hungarian Canadian population lived in Ontario. The 1956-refugees also lift the number of the Hungarian population in Canada. In 1949 a so called Delhi & Tobacco District Hungarian House was dedicated in Delhi, Ontario-Tillsonburg, the centre was iniciated by Paul Rapai in 1947. 40 percent (about 1,500 people) of the tobacco factory was Hungarian. In 1933 two Hungarian newspapers were establiushed by Rapai, the Kanadai Magyar Újság and the Wellandi Kisújság. After 1956 abouth 6,000 refugees arrived to Ontario. In 1964 a Roman Caholic church was built in London, Ontario. Roman Catholic churches are still in Toronto, Hamilton and in Courtland. There are still four Greek Catholic churches in Ontario: in Welland, Courtland, Windsor and in Hamilton. Presbyterian churches are in Delhi and in Ottawa.

Notable Hungarians from Ontario

 * Kati Agócs - composer
 * Paul Chato - comedian
 * Peter Demeter - murderer
 * Omar Ennafatti - ice hockey player
 * Ivan Fellegi - statistician
 * György Gábori - author
 * John Hirsch - theatre director
 * Bronco Horvath - ice hockey player
 * Andrea Horwath - politician
 * Ibi Kaslik - writer
 * Ede Király - figure skater
 * Adam van Koeverden - sprint kayaker
 * Peter Kormos - politician
 * Alanis Morissette - singer
 * Wade Morissette - kirtan, musician
 * Karl Polanyi -intellectual
 * Elvis Stojko - figure skater
 * Krisztina Szabó - mezzo-soprano
 * Andrew Telegdi - politician
 * Jenő Tihanyi - swimming coach
 * Tom Wappel - politician
 * Varga (band) - lead by Joe Varga