The second wave of Lithuanians came after World War II,[4] with most of the immigrants seeking to escape Communism after the unilateral Soviet incorporation of Lithuania into its boundaries.

[2][5] Other well-rooted populations of moderate size can be found in urban Ontario (particularly Mississauga and Hamilton), Montreal in Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba,[2] and Nova Scotia.

[2] Other groups have migrated to British Columbia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon.

[6] The descendants of the first and second waves of Lithuanian immigration are predominantly Roman Catholic, while a minority are Romuva or Evangelical Lutheran.

[7] There are two Roman Catholic parishes for Lithuanian Canadians,[2] two Romuva groups,[7] one Evangelical Lutheran congregation,[2] and some minorities of Lithuanian-Jewish descent.