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[1] According to the 2021 Canadian census, over 450 "ethnic or cultural origins" were self-reported by Canadians. [2] The country's ten largest self-reported specific ethnic or cultural origins in 2021 were Canadian [a] (accounting for 15.6 percent of the population), followed by English (14.7 percent), Irish (12.1 percent), Scottish (12.1 percent), French (11.0 percent), German (8.1 percent ...
The decline in Canadian ethnic origin responses in 2021 is largely due to changes in the format of the ethnic origin question in the census. Each census questionnaire between 1996 and 2016 included a list of examples of ethnic origins to enter, all with "Canadian" as the first example listed, except in 1996 when it was the fifth example.
The country's ten largest self-reported specific ethnic or cultural origins in 2021 were Canadian [c] (accounting for 15.6 percent of the population), followed by English (14.7 percent), Irish (12.1 percent), Scottish (12.1 percent), French (11.0 percent), German (8.1 percent), Indian (5.1 percent), [d] Chinese (4.7 percent), Italian (4.3 ...
The term English-speaking Canadian is sometimes used interchangeably with English Canadian. Although many English-speaking Canadians have strong historical roots traceable to England or other parts of the British Isles , English-speaking Canadians have a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their
This category contains lists of citizens of Canada grouped by their ethnic or national origin. Pages in category "Lists of Canadian people by ethnicity" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
Note1: 1981 Canadian census only included partial multiple ethnic origin responses for individuals with British and French ancestry, thus population is an undercount. Note2: 1996-present census populations are undercounts, due to the creation of the "Canadian" ethnic origin category.
In Quebec, cultural identity is strong, and many commentators speak of a French Canadian culture as distinguished from English Canadian culture. [92] However, as a whole, Canada is in theory, a cultural mosaic—a collection of several regional, and ethnic subcultures. [93] [94]