Canlas is a Filipino surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alberto Canlas, weightlifter who competed for the Philippines at the 1960 Summer Olympics Connor Anthony Canlas Sr. (born 1966), Filipino retired Air Force General Dante Canlas, Filipino economist and professor Elijah Canlas (born 2000), Filipino actor and commercial model James Canlas Kwekuteye (born 1998), Filipino-Canadian professional basketball player Jao Canlas (born 2002), Filipino singer, dancer, model, and actor Jeffrey Canlas, vocalist of the alternative rock band Ethigma Mark Canlas (born 1986), Filipino former professional basketball player Nelson Canlas, Filipino journalist