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*By 1906 some 2,000 Belgians a year were arriving, most with skills in agriculture. | *By 1906 some 2,000 Belgians a year were arriving, most with skills in agriculture. | ||
*A third wave of immigration took place after 1945, with urban areas the destination. The 1961 census counted 61,000 Canadians of Belgian ancestry. | *A third wave of immigration took place after 1945, with urban areas the destination. The 1961 census counted 61,000 Canadians of Belgian ancestry. | ||
*During the Second World War, Belgian émigrés from Canada and elsewhere in the Americas were formed into the 2nd Fusilier Battalion of the Free Belgian Forces, which was based in Canada.<ref> | *During the Second World War, Belgian émigrés from Canada and elsewhere in the Americas were formed into the 2nd Fusilier Battalion of the Free Belgian Forces, which was based in Canada.<ref>"Belgian Canadians", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Canadians, accessed 3 May 2021.</ref> | ||
===Sweden=== | ===Sweden=== | ||