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People group profile · PG047388

The Ecuadorians of Canada

The Ecuadorians of Canada, numbering about 27,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnocultural community of predominantly mixed Indigenous and European ancestry originating in Ecuador. They primarily speak Spanish and reflect cultural influences from Indigenous, Hispanic, Andean, coastal, and Amazonian traditions.

They are a diaspora people in the Other Hispanic American people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Spanish.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Ecuadorian

Fast facts

Country
Canada
Population
27,000
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Other Hispanic American
Primary language
Spanish (spa)
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Northern America, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Ecuadorians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Ecuadorians

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Roman Catholicism · Christianity

80% adherents

Primary language

Spanish · Indo-European family

100% speak Spanish

Gospel resources in Spanish

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Ecuadorians

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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Ecuadorian, Mestizo in other countries

The same people (ROP3 102869) is reported in 2 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
EcuadoriansEcuador15,310,000No Longer Unreached
EcuadoriansUnited States433,000No Longer Unreached

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