Croatian Canadians

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Croatian Canadians are people of Croatian descent who was born in or immigrated to Canada. The Croatian community is present in most major Canadian cities, including the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Vancouver, Calgary, Windsor, and Montreal.

Some of the more popular Croatian Canadian events are the Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament and the Canadian-Croatian Folklore Festival.

Contents 1 Notable Croatian Canadians 1.1 Politicians 1.2 Athletes 2 Political Activists 3 External links

[edit] Notable Croatian Canadians

[edit] Politicians

• Janko Peric - Former Liberal MP Cambridge 1993-2004
• John Sola - Former Liberal MPP

[edit] Athletes

• Joe Sakic - Hockey player
• George Chuvalo - Boxer
• Frank Dancevic - Tennis player

[edit] Political Activists

• Gojko Susak

[edit] External links

• History of Crotian Canadians