Scottish Canadians

Scottish Canadians

Canadiens écossais Gàidheil Canadach
Total population
4,799,010 13.93% of the population of Canada
Regions with significant populations
Canada
Ontario	2,101,100
British Columbia	828,145
Alberta	661,265
Nova Scotia	288,180
Manitoba	209,170
Quebec	202,515
Prince Edward Island	50,685
Other countries
United States	973,262
France	964,000
Mexico	962,000
Ireland	759,000
United Kingdom	699,098
Australia	655,080
Languages
English, Scottish Gaelic (Canadian Gaelic dialect), French, Scots
Religion
Christianity (including Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, United) Other religions
Related ethnic groups
Scottish, English, Scotch-Irish, Métis, Ulster Scots Canadians, English Canadians, English Americans, Scottish Americans, Ulster Scots, other British Canadians

Scottish Canadians are people of Scottish descent or heritage living in Canada. As the third-largest ethnic group in Canada and amongst the first Europeans to settle in the country, Scottish people have made a large impact on Canadian culture since colonial times.

Scottish Canadians Media

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  Self-identified Scottish Canadians are a plurality in parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (areas coloured in cyan).

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  The flag of Nova Scotia

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  Flag of the City of Montreal, Canada

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  James McGill, Original Benefactor of McGill University

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  Lord Strathcona drives the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, November 7, 1885.

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  Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, an example of Scottish Baronial architecture in Canada

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  The tartan of Nova Scotia is the first official provincial tartan in Canada.