428:
1024:
330:
168:
279:(1988–2004); Minister of National Revenue, Minister of State (Sport), Minister Responsible for the Canada Post Corporation and Minister Responsible for the Royal Canadian Mint (2003–2004)
394:
993:
262:
348:
320:
1054:
956:
404:
1034:
1059:
276:
252:
200:
362:
380:
186:
384:
1074:
242:
286:
204:
128:
282:
1064:
1001:
421:(1943–1947); only MP ever convicted of spying for a foreign country, his capture as a Soviet spy helped to start the Cold War
228:
1069:
56:– engineer who worked on Welland Canal, New York & Erie Railway (first Commissioner of the Niagara Parks Commission)
418:
296:
238:
182:
158:
540:
208:
960:
598:
67:
902:
101:
334:
73:
319:(1992–1994), former Alberta Government Minister, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1997–2012),
725:
414:
272:
154:
105:
77:
63:
218:
410:
306:
268:
840:
678:
372:
352:
59:
866:
586:
172:
111:
16:
This is a partial list of notable
Canadians of full or partial Polish ancestral or national descent.
906:
887:
877:
830:
731:
923:
775:
766:
700:
41:
824:
805:
622:
580:
559:
483:
83:
37:
871:
645:
608:
592:
534:
528:
465:
258:
814:
672:
618:
612:
565:
368:
340:
326:
300:
234:
224:
137:
53:
443:– former Ontario NDP MPP, High Park—Swansea (1975–1981), brother-in-law of Elaine Ziemba
935:
929:
856:
651:
639:
498:
434:
424:
376:
358:
164:
124:
1048:
917:
893:
862:
852:
787:
781:
688:
659:
633:
574:
553:
522:
446:
390:
150:
25:
437:– former Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP, (1963–1987), father of John Yakabuski
245:(1962–1978); Minister of State for Multiculturalism (1972–1974); Senator (1978–1998)
1029:
911:
846:
836:
770:
762:
756:
737:
694:
516:
502:
449:– former Ontario NDP MPP, High Park—Swansea (1990–1995), sister-in-law of Ed Ziemba
312:
248:
642:– head of CBC Television Documentary Programming unit, journalist and TV producer
136:– descended from Polish noble family, Swiecicki; first Canadian appointed to the
809:
793:
655:
627:
511:
471:
192:
178:
133:
95:
31:
883:
750:
712:
684:
602:
489:
477:
214:
799:
507:
440:
400:
292:
897:
820:
706:
459:
393:– former Member of Toronto City Council (2000–2014), current Liberal MPP
196:
379:(1986–1993), former federal government Minister (1979–1980; 1984–1993),
980:
344:
316:
90:
687:- actor, comedian; John's mother Evangeline Candy (née Aker), was of
493:
347:(2012–2013), former Alberta Government Minister (2010–2014), and
994:"An interview with 'Hannibal' star Lara Jean Chorostecki"
66:(1909–2004) – Officer of the Order of Canada, Professor
1025:"Teen actor's career catapults into Hollywood overnight"
914:– played for Detroit, St. Louis, Montreal, 1982–1988
568:– veteran ice road trucker on the television series
734:– Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces
127:– from Warsaw, via England; one of the founders of
981:Archival Sources for the Study of Polish Canadians
98:– professor of electrical and computer engineering
365:(1990–1995), Canada's first deaf parliamentarian
583:– poet in Polish, literary critic and essayist
510:– bassist, keyboardist and lead vocalist for
8:
309:– former Toronto city councillor (1981–2003)
251:– former Liberal Member of Parliament for
865:– soccer player who currently plays for
333:(2011–2015) and former president of the
948:
427:– Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP
289:(1867–1870), First MP of Polish Descent
89:Lucas Skoczkowski – founder and CEO of
1055:Lists of Canadian people by ethnicity
621:– novelist, poet in Yiddish, wife of
431:(2003–present), son of Paul Yakabuski
7:
80:– demography professor, statistician
519:– pianist-virtuoso, born in Calgary
261:– Liberal Member of Parliament for
630:– director, screenwriter and actor
577:– broadcaster, writer and reporter
14:
1060:Canadian people of Polish descent
992:Storrow, Holly (March 23, 2013).
129:the University of Western Ontario
114:– Battle of Britain fighter pilot
86:– architect, professor and writer
932:– Canadian National Team Swimmer
654:- film executive, co-founder of
648:– CBC/Radio-Canada correspondent
1023:Schaefer, Glen (June 3, 2012).
229:Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
1:
415:Labor-Progressive (Communist)
403:– former Conservative MP for
329:– former Conservative MP for
283:Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski
1075:Lists of people by ethnicity
926:– professional tennis player
905:– ice hockey player for the
778:– professional tennis player
728:VC – Second World War airman
562:– poet, translator, essayist
541:Christina Petrowska Quilico
486:– pianist, born in Montreal
343:– former Deputy Premier of
331:Mississauga East-Cooksville
315:– former Deputy Premier of
271:– former national chair of
1091:
849:– professional bodybuilder
599:Estanislao (Stan) Oziewicz
429:Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
361:– former Ontario NDP MPP,
68:University of Saskatchewan
938:– NHL Player Dallas Stars
595:– journalist, news anchor
589:– journalist, news anchor
102:Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann
815:Walter "Killer" Kowalski
381:Progressive Conservative
335:Canadian Polish Congress
275:(2002–2004); Liberal MP
237:– former Liberal MP for
169:Mississauga—Streetsville
28:, broadcasting executive
817:– professional wrestler
802:- ice hockey defenseman
726:Andrew Charles Mynarski
273:Liberal Party of Canada
108:– mathematics professor
48:Science and engineering
1065:Lists of Polish people
880:– mixed martial artist
796:- ice hockey left wing
307:Chris Korwin-Kuczynski
269:Stan Kazmierczak Keyes
221:(1979–1984; 1988–1997)
171:(2008–2011), Mayor of
841:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
679:Lara Jean Chorostecki
373:Deputy Prime Minister
353:Edmonton-Castle Downs
167:– former Liberal MP,
1070:Poland-related lists
957:"Fialkowska, Janina"
867:San Jose Earthquakes
808:– soccer player for
605:, The Globe and Mail
587:Jacqueline Milczarek
525:– singer and actress
285:– former Liberal MP
217:– former Liberal MP
195:– former Premier of
173:Mississauga, Ontario
1004:on October 30, 2015
907:Toronto Maple Leafs
888:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
878:Krzysztof Soszynski
831:Tomasz Kucharzewski
784:- ice hockey centre
753:– ice hockey goalie
732:Walter J. Natynczyk
615:of the Toronto Star
480:– singer-songwriter
474:– singer-songwriter
462:– singer-songwriter
395:Etobicoke—Lakeshore
34:, computer engineer
924:Aleksandra Wozniak
776:Gabriela Dabrowski
701:Paloma Kwiatkowski
501:– lead singer for
219:Parkdale—High Park
74:Karol JĂłzef KrĂłtki
825:Toronto Argonauts
806:Michael Klukowski
767:competitive eater
623:Henry Morgentaler
570:Ice Road Truckers
560:Bogdan Czaykowski
548:Culture and media
484:Janina Fialkowska
112:Janusz Żurakowski
84:Witold Rybczynski
38:Piotr Szulczewski
1082:
1039:
1038:
1033:. Archived from
1020:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1009:
1000:. Archived from
989:
983:
978:
972:
971:
969:
968:
959:. Archived from
953:
872:Tomasz Radzinski
833:– martial artist
763:Peter Czerwinski
646:Alexandra Szacka
609:George Radwanski
593:Anne Mroczkowski
535:Daniel Wnukowski
529:Andrzej Rozbicki
466:Walter Buczynski
405:Etobicoke Centre
263:Windsor-Tecumseh
259:Irek Kusmierczyk
241:(1957–1958) and
207:(1979–1981) and
1090:
1089:
1085:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1079:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1007:
1005:
998:The Daily Quirk
991:
990:
986:
979:
975:
966:
964:
955:
954:
950:
945:
874:– soccer player
790:– hockey legend
747:
740:– Major General
722:
673:Magda Apanowicz
669:
619:Chava Rosenfarb
613:editor-in-chief
566:Alex Debogorski
550:
456:
369:Don Mazankowski
341:Thomas Lukaszuk
327:Wladyslaw Lizon
323:MLA (1979–2012)
301:Calgary Shepard
235:Stanley Haidasz
225:Casimir Gzowski
147:
138:College of Arms
121:
54:Casimir Gzowski
50:
22:
12:
11:
5:
1088:
1086:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1047:
1046:
1041:
1040:
1037:on 2012-06-05.
1015:
984:
973:
947:
946:
944:
941:
940:
939:
936:Jamie Oleksiak
933:
930:Penny Oleksiak
927:
921:
915:
909:
900:
891:
881:
875:
869:
860:
857:Calgary Flames
850:
844:
834:
828:
818:
812:
803:
797:
791:
785:
779:
773:
760:
754:
746:
743:
742:
741:
735:
729:
721:
718:
717:
716:
710:
704:
698:
692:
682:
676:
668:
665:
664:
663:
652:Jack L. Warner
649:
643:
640:Mark Starowicz
637:
631:
625:
616:
606:
596:
590:
584:
581:Wacław Iwaniuk
578:
572:
563:
557:
549:
546:
545:
544:
538:
532:
526:
520:
514:
505:
499:Ben Kowalewicz
496:
492:– drummer for
487:
481:
475:
469:
463:
455:
452:
451:
450:
444:
438:
435:Paul Yakabuski
432:
425:John Yakabuski
422:
408:
398:
388:
377:Brian Mulroney
366:
359:Gary Malkowski
356:
338:
324:
310:
304:
303:(2015–present)
290:
280:
266:
256:
246:
232:
222:
212:
190:
176:
175:(2014–present)
165:Bonnie Crombie
162:
146:
143:
142:
141:
131:
125:Isaac Hellmuth
120:
117:
116:
115:
109:
99:
93:
87:
81:
71:
57:
49:
46:
45:
44:
35:
29:
21:
18:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1087:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1026:
1019:
1016:
1003:
999:
995:
988:
985:
982:
977:
974:
963:on 2006-08-24
962:
958:
952:
949:
942:
937:
934:
931:
928:
925:
922:
919:
918:Wojtek Wolski
916:
913:
910:
908:
904:
901:
899:
895:
894:Trish Stratus
892:
889:
885:
882:
879:
876:
873:
870:
868:
864:
863:Chris Pozniak
861:
858:
854:
853:Jim Peplinski
851:
848:
845:
842:
838:
835:
832:
829:
826:
822:
819:
816:
813:
811:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
792:
789:
788:Wayne Gretzky
786:
783:
782:Adam Fantilli
780:
777:
774:
772:
768:
764:
761:
759:– player, NHL
758:
755:
752:
749:
748:
744:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
723:
719:
714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
686:
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
670:
666:
661:
660:Polish Jewish
657:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
634:Eva Stachniak
632:
629:
626:
624:
620:
617:
614:
610:
607:
604:
600:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
575:Peter Gzowski
573:
571:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
554:Andrzej Busza
552:
551:
547:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
523:Margaret Maye
521:
518:
515:
513:
509:
506:
504:
500:
497:
495:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
457:
453:
448:
447:Elaine Ziemba
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
426:
423:
420:
416:
412:
409:
406:
402:
399:
396:
392:
391:Peter Milczyn
389:
386:
382:
378:
374:
370:
367:
364:
360:
357:
354:
350:
346:
342:
339:
336:
332:
328:
325:
322:
318:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
298:
294:
291:
288:
287:St. Hyacinthe
284:
281:
278:
277:Hamilton West
274:
270:
267:
264:
260:
257:
254:
253:Brampton West
250:
247:
244:
240:
236:
233:
230:
226:
223:
220:
216:
213:
210:
206:
205:River Heights
202:
199:(1988–1999),
198:
194:
191:
188:
184:
180:
177:
174:
170:
166:
163:
161:, (1950–1963)
160:
156:
152:
151:Leon Crestohl
149:
148:
144:
139:
135:
132:
130:
126:
123:
122:
118:
113:
110:
107:
103:
100:
97:
94:
92:
88:
85:
82:
79:
75:
72:
69:
65:
61:
58:
55:
52:
51:
47:
43:
40:, founder of
39:
36:
33:
30:
27:
26:Moses Znaimer
24:
23:
19:
17:
1035:the original
1030:The Province
1028:
1018:
1008:February 14,
1006:. Retrieved
1002:the original
997:
987:
976:
965:. Retrieved
961:the original
951:
920:– player NHL
912:Larry Trader
903:John Tavares
847:Ben Pakulski
837:Stan Mikawos
757:Shane Churla
738:Stefan Sznuk
695:Henry Czerny
569:
517:Jan Lisiecki
503:Billy Talent
313:Ken Kowalski
297:Conservative
249:Andrew Kania
15:
843:player, CFL
810:Club Brugge
794:Frank Jerwa
771:bodybuilder
656:Warner Bros
628:Adam Smoluk
531:– conductor
472:Basia Bulat
407:(2011–2015)
397:(2013–2018)
387:(1968–1993)
355:(2001–2015)
337:(2005–2010)
255:(2008–2011)
231:(1896–1897)
211:(1981–2000)
201:Manitoba PC
193:Gary Filmon
189:(1971–1981)
183:Ontario NDP
179:Jan Dukszta
134:Conrad Swan
96:Adam Skorek
70:, physicist
32:Mik Kersten
1049:Categories
967:2022-02-14
943:References
890:player CFL
884:Dave Stala
751:Turk Broda
713:Devon Sawa
685:John Candy
658:, born to
603:journalist
490:Steve Jocz
478:Anna Cyzon
468:– composer
385:Vegreville
321:Alberta PC
215:Jesse Flis
800:Joe Jerwa
709:– actress
703:– actress
681:– actress
675:– actress
543:- pianist
537:– pianist
508:Geddy Lee
441:Ed Ziemba
413:– former
411:Fred Rose
401:Ted Opitz
371:– former
363:York East
293:Tom Kmiec
265:(2019 - )
227:– Acting
181:– former
153:– former
140:in London
119:Education
60:Leon Katz
898:WWE Diva
821:Joe Krol
720:Military
707:Lisa Ray
636:– writer
460:Dan Bryk
351:MLA for
243:Parkdale
197:Manitoba
187:Parkdale
145:Politics
20:Business
715:– actor
697:– actor
691:descent
662:parents
419:Cartier
345:Alberta
317:Alberta
239:Trinity
159:Cartier
155:Liberal
91:Redknee
827:player
745:Sports
689:Polish
667:Actors
556:– poet
494:Sum 41
209:Tuxedo
859:, NHL
454:Music
203:MLA,
185:MPP,
1010:2022
769:and
512:Rush
375:for
299:MP,
157:MP,
106:FRSC
78:FRSC
64:FRSC
42:Wish
417:MP
383:MP
1051::
1027:.
996:.
896:–
886:–
855:–
839:–
823:–
765:–
611:–
601:–
349:PC
295:–
104:,
76:,
62:,
1012:.
970:.
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