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Fernand Leduc

Fernand Leduc, painter (born 4 July 1916 in Viauville, QC; died 28 January 2014 in Montréal, QC). A seminarist with the Frères maristes, Fernand Leduc entered the École des beaux-arts de Montréal in 1938. After graduation in 1943, he left the church and shortly after became a member of the Contemporary Arts Society.
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Fernand Létourneau

Fernand (Wilfrid Joseph) Létourneau. Organ manufacturer and rebuilder, b St-Hyacinthe, Que, 24 Sep 1944. Initially he worked as a carpenter but an interest in organs attracted him to Casavant Frères into whose employ he entered in 1965. He stayed with the company for 14 years.
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Fernand Lindsay

Fernand Lindsay, artistic director, teacher, organist (born 11 May 1928 in Trois-Pistoles, QC; died 17 March 2009 in Joliette, QC).
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Fernand Martel

Fernand Martel, baritone, organist, pianist (born 11 August 1919 in Quebec City; died 16 May 1995).
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Fernand Nault

Fernand-Noël Boissonneault, OC, GCQ, dancer, choreographer, teacher, director (born 27 December 1920 in Montreal, QC; died 26 December 2006 in Montreal). As resident choreographer of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Fernand Nault created highly theatrical ballets in an accessible, contemporary style. His honours include the Prix du Québec, the Prix Denise-Pelletier and a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier in the Ordre national du Québec.
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Fernand Ouellet

Fernand Ouellet, OC, historian, educator (born 6 November 1926 in Lac Bouchette, QC; died 28 June 2021 in Toronto, ON). Ouellet was a member of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer in the Order of Canada.
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Fernand Ouellette

Fernand Ouellette, writer (b at Montréal 24 Sept 1930). Fernand Ouellette is one of the most active intellectuals of his generation. Cofounder of the journal LIBERTÉ in 1959 and a member of its editorial board, he established with Jean-Guy Pilon the Rencontre québécoise internationale des écrivains.
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Fernand Seguin

Fernand Seguin, CC, OQ, biochemist and scientific popularizer (born 9 June 1922 in Montreal, QC; died 19 June 1988 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, QC). Seguin is known for his career in popular science education. In 1977, he became the first Canadian to receive UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize.
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Fernande Chiocchio

Fernande Chiocchio. Mezzo-soprano, pianist, teacher, b Montreal 29 May 1929; B MUS piano (Montreal) 1950. She studied piano at the École supérieure de musique de Lachine and voice 1950-5 with Pauline Donalda and Sister Rolande Ouimet. In 1951 she received the Prix Archambault.
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Fernande Saint-Martin

Fernande Saint-Martin, OC, visual arts theorist, semiologist, museologist, writer and art critic (born 28 March 1927 in Montréal, Québec).
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Ferron

Debbie Foisy (a.k.a. Ferron), singer, songwriter, guitarist (born 1 June 1952 in Toronto, ON).
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F.H. Torrington

F.H. (Frederick Herbert) Torrington. Conductor, organist, violinist, teacher, administrator, b Dudley, near Birmingham, 20 Oct 1837, d Toronto 20 Nov 1917; honorary D MUS (Toronto) 1902.
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Figgy Duff

Figgy Duff. Newfoundland folk group.
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Filip Konowal, VC

Filip Konowal, Ukrainian immigrant, Great War soldier, Victoria Cross recipient for valour at the Battle for Hill 70, patron of Branch #360 of The Royal Canadian Legion in Toronto, Parliament Hill janitor (born 25 March 1887 in Kutkiw, Ukraine; died 3 June 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario).
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Filipino Canadians

Filipinos have been in Canada as early as the late 19th century. Migration from the Philippines to Canada significantly increased from the 1960s onward. (See Immigration to Canada.) In the 2021 census, 957,355 people reported being of Filipino ethnic origin. Filipino Canadians are the largest group of Southeast Asian Canadians. Among Filipino Canadians, women outnumber men by 55.3 per cent to 44.7 per cent. The Philippines is the third-largest country of origin for people who migrated to Canada.
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