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German Canadians (German: Deutschkanadier or Deutsch-Kanadier, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃkaˌnaːdi̯ɐ]) are Canadian citizens of German ancestry or Germans who emigrated to and reside in Canada. According to the 2016 census , there are 3,322,405 Canadians with full or partial German ancestry.
Justin Bieber – musician, paternal great grandfather was of German ancestry. Matt Brouwer – gospel singer; Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman) – electronic music producer and DJ [13] Joe Hall (born Hans Joachim Boenke) – folk rock musician born in Wuppertal [14] John Kay – rock star, singer and composer; Tate McRae – singer born to a ...
The earliest contact between Germany and Canada occurred in New France, the area of North America colonized by France in the 17th century. A number of ethnic Germans migrated to the colony during French colonial possession between 1663 and 1763, and mixed in with the French population.
Pages in category "Canadian people of German descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 414 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
European Canadians are Canadians who can trace their ancestry to the continent of Europe. [2] [3] They form the largest panethnic group within Canada.In the 2021 Canadian census, 19,062,115 people or 52.5% of the population self-identified ethnic origins from Europe.
The Fraser Street area was a point of settlement for the German community, [2] and it was called "Little Germany" from the 1940s through the 1960s. [4] An area of Vancouver along Robson Street received the name "Robsonstrasse" after World War II because it had a number of German restaurants, including delicatessens and pastry shops, established by new German immigrants.
Belize: 5,763 Mennonite Low-German speakers. Canada (3.3 million, 9,6% of the population), see also German Canadians. Mexico: See German immigration to Mexico, 22% of Mennonites also speak Low German which is not Standard German but derived from Old Saxon, 30% speak Spanish, 5% speak English and 5% speak Russian as a second language. [105]
Pages in category "German people of Canadian descent" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.