The demonstration was organized by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, an umbrella organization for Ukrainian associations in Canada, ahead of Ottawa's meeting with Washington.
The protesters want Canada to follow Latvia's example and ban Ovechkin from entering the country.
Ovechkin is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and, as recently as last summer, made a commercial with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
I heard about them this morning and I don't really know what to say. There are a lot of protests in the world, Ovechkin said of the protests, according to the Canadian CBC.
He has also spoken out about Russia's presence or absence at the Ice Hockey World Championship:
You want to represent your country. It doesn't matter what - the world championships, the Olympics, the European championships. You just want to go out and play, represent your country, Ovechkin said on Tuesday.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided on October 30 to lift Russia's suspension from world ice hockey.
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