Oakville (2004 population estimate 155,700 [1]) is a town on Lake Ontario in southern Ontario, Canada, midway between Toronto (about 31 km away) and Hamilton (about 20 km away). Oakville is part of the Greater Toronto Area metropolitan community.

Oakville is home to a number of ethnic groups. A large segment of the population is formed by those of white ethnic backgrounds - 86.7%, largely those of British Isles, Italian, German, French, Polish, Portuguese and Ukrainian origins. Visible minority groups (non-white population) consists of Asian (chiefly East Indian) 4.3%, Chinese 2.2%, and Black 1.9%. A growing mixed race population totals 1.4%.