Ethnic origins of people in Canada

Given here are the ethnic origins of Canadian residents (citizens, landed immigrants, and non-citizen temporary residents) as recorded by them on their 2006 census form. The relevant census question asked for "the ethnic or cultural origins" of the respondent's ancestors and not the respondents themselves.

As data were collected by self-declaration, labels may not necessarily describe the true ancestry of respondents.[1] Also note that many respondents acknowledged multiple ancestries. These people were added to the "multiple origin" total for each origin listed. These include responses as varied as a respondent who listed eight different origins and a respondent who answered "French Canadian" (leading to him/her being counted once for "French" and once for "Canadian"). As with all self-reported data, understanding of the question may have varied from respondent to respondent.

Larger ethnic origins (200,000 or more individuals per group)

Map of the dominant self-identified ethnic origins per census division of 2006.

  Canadian
  English
  French
  Scottish
  German
  Italian
  First Nations (Indigenous)
  Ukrainian
  Indian (originating from India)
  Inuit

  100,000 +
  50,000-99,999
  20,000-49,999
  10,000-19,999

[2]
Ethnicity[3] Combined
responses[3]		 As single
response[3]		 One of multiple
responses[3]		 Single
response of total
responses, %[3]
Canadian[4]10,066,2905,748,7204,317,57057.1
English6,570,0151,367,1255,202,89020.1
French4,941,2101,230,5403,710,67527.7
Scottish4,719,850568,5154,151,34012.0
Irish4,354,155491,0303,863,12511.2
German3,179,425670,6402,508,78521.1
Italian1,445,335741,045704,28551.2
Chinese1,346,5101,135,365211,14584.3
"North American Indian"[5]1,253,615 512,150 741,47040.8
Ukrainian1,209,085300,590908,49524.8
Dutch1,035,965303,400732,56029.3
Polish984,565269,375715,19027.3
Indian (from India)962,665780,175182,49581.0
Russian500,60098,245402,35519.6
Welsh441,96527,115413,8556.2
Filipino436,190321,390114,80073.6
Norwegian432,51544,790387,72510.2
Portuguese410,850262,230148,62563.4
Métis409,06577,295331,77018.8
British Isles,
not included elsewhere		403,91594,145309,77023.3
Swedish334,76528,445306,3258.3
Spanish325,73067,475258,25520.6
American316,35028,785287,5658.8
Hungarian (Magyar)315,51088,685226,82027.9
Jewish315,120134,045181,07042.5
Greek242,685145,25097,43559.9
Jamaican231,110134,32096,78558.0
Danish200,03533,770166,26516.5

Smaller ethnic origins

Ethnicity[3] Combined
responses[3]		 As single
response[3]		 One of multiple
responses
per respondent[3]
Austrian194,25527,060166,265
Romanian192,17079,650112,515
Vietnamese180,125136,44543,685
Belgian168,91033,670135,240
Lebanese165,150103,85561,295
Québécois146,58596,83549,750
Korean146,550137,7908,755
African,
not included elsewhere		138,75052,74586,005
Swiss137,77525,180112,600
Finnish131,04030,195100,850
Pakistani124,73089,60535,125
Iranian121,51099,22522,280
Croatian110,80056,40545,475
Sri Lankan103,62579,51524,105
Haitian102,43080,92021,505
Japanese98,90056,47042,430
Czech98,09023,57074,520
Acadian96,14526,37069,775
Icelandic88,8759,95078,925
Arab,
not included elsewhere		86,13555,56530,565
Serbian72,69046,03526,650
Inuit65,88540,97524,910
Yugoslav
not included elsewhere		65,30521,09544,200
Slovak 64,14520,97043,180
Mexican61,50526,08035,425
Black61,43032,51028,910
Guyanese61,08528,56532,520
South Asian,
not included elsewhere		60,89548,81512,080
Salvadorean59,14542,14517,000
West Indian58,80025,89032,910
Trinidadian/Tobagonian58,41523,21535,200
Egyptian54,87533,22521,655
Punjabi
not included elsewhere		53,52032,06521,455
Armenian50,50032,5317,970
Afghan48,09041,5906,500
Lithuanian46,69011,42535,260
Moroccan44,63011,42535,260
Colombian44,10031,14512,960
Turk43,69523,35520,340
Chilean38,18019,21518,960
Somali37,78534,0253,765
Maltese37,12013,08524,035
Macedonian37,05518,51518,540
Czechoslovakian36,9706,36030,615
Scandinavian,
not included elsewhere		36,1404,70031,440
Slovenian35,93515,16020,775
European,
not included elsewhere		35,79517,01018,785
Tamil
not included elsewhere		34,59018,01016,585
Syrian31,37513,31518,055
Australian30,6352,97527,660
Barbadian30,43511,66018,775
Iraqi29,95522,0557,900
Algerian28,06519,7508,315
Latvian27,8707,72020,150
Bulgarian27,25516,48010,775
Peruvian25,97013,36012,610
South African25,8555,71020,145
Cambodian25,24515,9059,335
Bangladeshi24,60020,9153,680
Palestinian45,00014,6109,360
Estonian23,9308,44515,485
Ethiopian23,40018,8654,535
Ghanaian23,22518,6104,615
Latin, Central or South American,
not included elsewhere		22,47012,5809,895
Albanian22,39518,4803,915
Bosnian21,04514,8156,225
Laotian20,11013,7456,365
Nigerian19,51513,6155,900
Guatemalan18,20510,4057,800
Taiwanese
not included elsewhere		17,70511,9505,750
Newfoundlander 17,025 4,760 12,265
Ecuadorian16,48510,3506,135
Brazilian15,7554,22011,530
Berber14,6309,3705,255
Indonesian14,3203,22511,095
Cuban14,1104,1309,975
Argentinian13,9753,10010,875
Aboriginal from Central/South America12,8701,48511,380
Caribbean,
not included elsewhere		12,7354,8457,890
Sudanese12,6409,9952,640
Fijian12,5606,2406,320
Flemish12,4302,17010,255
Dominican,
not otherwise specified		12,2005,4656,730
Grenadian12,1855,8956,295
Malaysian12,1651,82010,345
Bengali
not included elsewhere		12,1309,4602,675
West Asian,
not included elsewhere		12,0807,5704,505
Nicaraguan11,1506,4604,690
Israeli10,7552,5208,235
Byelorussian10,5052,6207,885
Venezuelan10,4753,1957,285
Eritrean10,4758,7601,715
New Zealander10,4651,1359,335
Vincentian/Grenadinian10,1404,7155,425
Thai10,0154,2105,810
Tunisian9,5206,0953,430
Kurd9,2056,4652,740
East or Southeast Asian,
not included elsewhere		8,9907,2701,725
Congolese (Zairian)8,6857,0501,640
Assyrian8,6506,1452,505
Congolese,
not otherwise specified		8,4156,4002,015
Jordanian6,9054,2502,655
Honduran5,8453,3302,515
Sinhalese5,8203,7703,050
Rwandan5,6704,3851,280
Slav (European)5,4751,9153,560
Basque4,9757154,260
Kenyan4,9552,3152,635
Hispanic4,9002,7052,195
Mauritian4,8601,5903,270
Goan4,8151,4653,350
Burundian4,6504,050600
Manx4,6353404,290
Maya4,6209403,685
St. Lucian4,6051,9502,655
Burmese4,5902,0952,495
Uruguayan4,5501,4903,065
Cameroonian4,4403,540895
Sicilian4,3608003,565
Tibetan4,2753,750525
Frisian4,1451,0353,110
Mongolian3,9651,0152,950
Nepali
not included elsewhere		3,7802,975800
Panamanian3,5751,0552,520
Zimbabwean3,5702,4251,140
Azerbaijani3,4651,4801,985
Costa Rican3,4451,5151,930
Antiguan3,4151,3352,080
Cypriot3,3958302,570
Ugandan3,3152,0251,290
Khmer10,000710295
Gujarati2,8051,1801,620
Gypsy (Roma)2,5903902,205
Luxembourger2,3904501,945
East African2,2701,0001,270
Maghrebi, n.i.e.2,2701,1251,145
Asian, n.o.s.2,0109601,045
Hawaiian1,9551101,840
Zairian1,8851,390495
Yoruba1,8751,340535
Tanzanian1,8658301,030
Ashanti1,8601,325540
Bermudan1,8452051,640
Bolivian1,795865935
Polynesian1,7453101,435
Kittitian/Nevisian1,7307301,000
Senegalese1,6751,045630
Bahamian1,5853601,225
Djiboutian1,495N/AN/A
Yemeni1,445685760
Singaporeans1,390
Carib1,330701,255
Maori1,3051351,170
Afrikaner1,250310935
Igbo1,200850355
Kosovar1,200960245
Libyan1,180795390
Ivoirean1,120655465
Guinean, n.o.s.1,120710415
Angolan1,110615490
Saudi Arabian1,080660420
Montenegrin1,055230820
Puerto Rican1,045130915
Pashtun1,040540500
Oromo1,030710320
"Texan"1,000700300
Seychellois980605370
Georgian970385580
Tatar875370505
Kuwaiti855585275
Malian815480340
Malagasy780415365
Paraguayan760125640
Togolese755480275
Akan750505240
Belizean725225500
Martinique605140460
Hmong595455140
Sierra Leonean565350220
Kashmiri480210275
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.390125265
Cornish (see Cornish people)365N/A1,550
Manx (see Manx people)350N/AN/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Source: "Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada - Data table". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-16. Additional data: "2006 Census release topics". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Population and growth components (1851-2001 Censuses)". Statistics Canada. 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Population by selected ethnic origins, by province and territory (2006 Census)". statcan.gc.ca. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  4. ↑ All citizens of Canada are classified as "Canadians" as defined by Canada's nationality laws. However, since 1996 "Canadian" as an ethnic group has been added to census questionnaires for possible ancestry. The majority of respondents to this selection are from the eastern part of the country that was first settled. Respondents generally are visibly European (Anglophones and Francophones), however no-longer self identify with their ethnic ancestral origins. This response is attributed to a multitude and/or generational distance from ancestral lineage. Source 1: Jack Jedwab (April 2008). "Our 'Cense' of Self: the 2006 Census saw 1.6 million 'Canadian'" (PDF). Association for Canadian Studies. Retrieved 2011-03-07. Source 2: Don Kerr (April 2007). The Changing Face of Canada: Essential Readings in Population. Canadian Scholars' Press. pp. 313–317. ISBN 978-1-55130-322-2. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  5. ↑ The category "North American Indian" includes respondents who indicated that their ethnic origins were from a Canadian First Nation, or another, non-Canadian aboriginal group (excluding Inuit and Métis) Source: "How Statistics Canada Identifies Aboriginal Peoples".

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