Czech Canadians are Canadian citizens of Czech ancestry or Czech-born people who reside in Canada. They were frequently called Bohemian Canadians until the late 19th century. According to the 2006 Canadian census, there were 98,090 Canadians of full or partial Czech descent. Number of Czech and Czechoslovak Canadians Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2016. Notable people Karla Homolka - serial killer Vasek Pospisil - tennis player Jenna Talackova - model, TV personality Otto Jelinek - businessman, former figure skater, politician Thomas J. Bata - businessman, "Shoemaker to the World" Josef Škvorecký - writer, publisher Ivan Reitman - director David Nykl - actor Vaclav Smil - scientist and policy analyst Karina Gould - politician Travis Konecny - hockey player See also Demographics of the Czech Republic Canada–Czech Republic relations Czech people European Canadians Further reading Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples. "Czechs:Origins.". Multicultural Canada. References European Canadian Canada Canada