Bulgarian Canadians (Bulgarian: канадски българи, kanadski balgari) refers to Canadian citizens of Bulgarian ancestry who is an immigrant from Bulgaria or a descendant born in Canada. Those can include Bulgarian Canadians living in Canada for one or several generations, dual Bulgarian Canadian citizens, or any other Bulgarian Canadians who consider themselves to be affiliated to both cultures or countries. Some Bulgarian Canadians might be born in Bulgaria, Canada or other countries with an ethnic Bulgarian population. According to the 2011 Census there were 30,485 Canadians who claimed Bulgarian ancestry, an increase compared to the 27,260 in the 2006 Census.