European Canadians

European Canadians
Total population
19,683,320
53% of the total Canadian population (2016 Census)
Regions with significant populations
All areas of Canada
less prevelant in the North
Languages
Predominantly English • French
Historically Scottish Gaelic • Irish were spoken in certain regions
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (Protestantism and Roman Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
European diaspora • Europeans • European Americans • European Australians • European New Zealanders, Canadian Gypsies
An additional 11,135,965 people chose "Canadian" as their ethnic group in the Census.

European Canadians (sometimes called Euro-Canadians) are Canadians with ancestry from Europe. As of 2011, there were 25,186,890 European Canadians in Canada.

The French were the first Europeans to live in Canada permanently. Hélène Desportes was the first "white" person born in New France. She was born in 1620.

In 2006, most European Canadians had English ancestry (21.03%). Other common ancestries were French (15.82%), Scottish (15.11%), Irish (13.94%), German (10.18%) then Italian (4.63%). However, 32.22% of people said they had Canadian ancestry. Because of this, some people think the numbers for the English and French ancestry are too low.

Most European Canadians are Christian. A small number of them are Jews, Deists, Agnostics, Atheists, Muslims, Bahá'ís, Paganists/Wiccas and Unitarian Universalists.[source?] Most also speak English and French.

History

Indigenous Canadians inhabited Canada before European colonists.

References

  1. 1 2 Census Profile, 2016 Census - Ethnic origin population
  2. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ www.oxforddictionaries.com Archived 2015-12-17 at the Wayback Machine Euro-Canadian definition
  4. ↑ "National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011". Statcan.gc.ca. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Ethel M. G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. 2000. "Hélène Desportes". Accessed August 10, 2007.
  6. ↑ Beaujot, Roderic P.; Kerr, Donald W. (2007). The Changing Face of Canada: Essential Readings in Population. Canadian Scholars’ Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-55130-322-2.
  7. ↑ https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people