European Canadians
European Canadians (sometimes called Euro-Canadians) are Canadians with ancestry from Europe.[3] As of 2011, there were 25,186,890 European Canadians in Canada.[4]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 19,683,320 53% of the total Canadian population[1][2] (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 | |
An additional 11,135,965 people chose "Canadian" as their ethnic group in the Census.[1] |
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.
European Canadians Media
A reconstruction of Norse buildings at the UNESCO listed L'Anse aux Meadows site in Newfoundland, Canada. Archaeological evidence demonstrates that iron working, carpentry, and boat repair were conducted at the site.
Scottish-Canadian Lord Strathcona drives the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, November 7, 1885.
Scottish-Canadian Robert Stanley Weir wrote the lyrics to O Canada.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Census Profile, 2016 Census - Ethnic origin population
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ www.oxforddictionaries.com Archived 2015-12-17 at the Wayback Machine Euro-Canadian definition
- ↑ "National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011". Statcan.gc.ca. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ↑ Bennett, Ethel M. G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. 2000. "Hélène Desportes". Accessed August 10, 2007.
- ↑ 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.