List of Canadians by ethnicity - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Given here are the ethnic origins of Canadian residents (citizens, landed immigrants, and non-citizen temporary residents) as recorded by them on their 2006 census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

form. The relevant census question asked for "the ethnic or cultural origins" of the respondent's ancestors and not the respondents themselves.

As data were collected by self-declaration, labels may not necessarily describe the true ancestry of respondents. Also note that many respondents acknowledged multiple ancestries. These people were added to the "multiple origin" total for each origin listed. These include responses as varied as a respondent who listed eight different origins and a respondent who answered "French Canadian" (leading to him/her being counted once for "French" and once for "Canadian". As with all self-reported data, understanding of the question may have varied from respondent to respondent.

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Larger ethnic origins (200,000 or more individuals per group)

Ethnicity	Combined responses	As single response	One of multiple responses
Canadian	10,066,290	5,748,720	4,317,570
English English Canadian An English Canadian is a Canadian of English ancestry; it is used primarily in contrast with French Canadian. Canada is an officially bilingual state, with English and French official language communities. Immigrant cultural groups ostensibly integrate into one or both of these communities, but...	6,570,015	1,367,125	5,202,890
French French Canadian French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...	4,941,210	1,230,535	3,710,675
Scottish Scottish Canadian Scottish Canadians are people of Scottish descent or heritage living in Canada. As the third-largest ethnic group in Canada and among the first to settle in Canada, Scottish people have made a large impact on Canadian culture since colonial times...	4,719,850	568,515	4,151,340
Irish Irish Canadian Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group , and comprised 24% of Canada's population...	4,354,155	491,030	3,863,125
German	3,179,425	670,640	2,508,785
Italian	1,445,335	741,045	704,285
Chinese Chinese Canadian Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent. They constitute the second-largest visible minority group in Canada, after South Asian Canadians...	1,346,510	1,135,365	211,145
North American Indian First Nations First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...	1,253,615	512,150	741,470
Ukrainian Ukrainian Canadian A Ukrainian Canadian is a person of Ukrainian descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. In 2006, there were an estimated 1,209,085 persons residing in Canada of Ukrainian origin, making them Canada's ninth largest ethnic group; and giving Canada the world's third-largest...	1,209,085	300,590	908,495
Dutch (Netherlands)	1,035,965	303,400	732,560
Polish Polish Canadians Polish Canadians are Citizens of Canada with Polish ancestry, and Poles who immigrated to Canada from abroad. According to the 2001 census by Statistics Canada, 984,585 Canadians claim full or partial Polish ancestry.-History:...	984,565	269,375	715,190
East Indian Indo-Canadians Indo-Canadians are Canadians whose origins trace back to India. The terms East Indian and South Asian are used to distinguish people of ancestral origin from India, from the First Nations peoples of Canada who are often referred to as Indian, and from the people of the Caribbean, who are sometimes...	962,665	780,175	182,495
Russian	500,600	98,245	402,355
Welsh	440,965	27,115	413,855
Filipino Filipino Canadian Filipino Canadians are Canadians of Filipino ancestry. Filipino-Canadians are the fourth-largest subgroup of the Overseas Filipinos.Canada only had a small population of Filipinos until the late 20th century. To date, there are currently around 400,000 Filipino Canadians in Canada, most of them...	436,190	321,390	114,800
Norwegian Norwegian Canadian Norwegian Canadians are Canadians of Norwegian descent.There are approximately 1.2 million Canadians of Scandinavian descent living in Canada, representing around 3.9% of Canada’s population. In the Canada 2006 Census 432,515 Canadian residents claimed Norwegian ancestry, making up 1.4% of the...	432,515	44,790	387,725
Portuguese Portuguese Canadians Portuguese Canadians are both Canadians born with Portuguese descent or citizenship or Portuguese born with Canadian descent or citizenship . According to StatCan, in 2006, there were 410,850 persons of Portuguese descent living in Canada, or 1.3% of the nation's total population...	410,850	262,230	148,625
Métis Métis people (Canada) The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...	409,065	77,295	331,770
British Isles, not included elsewhere British Canadian British Canadian refers to a link between Canada and the United Kingdom. It may refer to:British-Canadian relationsEnglish CanadianIrish CanadianScottish Canadian*Canadians of Welsh descent...	403,915	94,145	309,770
Swedish	334,765	28,445	306,325
Spanish	325,730	67,475	258,255
American Canadians of American origin American-Canadians are people of Canadian citizenship who were born in the United States of America. They account for a significant portion of Canada's population. Canada and the United States share much culturally but are separate geopolitical entities in North America.According to the Canada 2006...	316,350	28,785	287,565
Hungarian (Magyar) Hungarian Canadians Hungarian-Canadians are persons in Canada of Hungarian ancestry. According to Canada 2001 Census, there are 315,510 Canadians of Hungarian ancestry. The Hungarian minority is the 23rd largest ethnic group of Canada...	315,510	88,685	226,820
Jewish	315,120	134,045	181,070
Greek Greek Canadians Greek Canadians are Canadian citizens of Greek origin, also known as Hellenic origin. According to the 2006 Canadian census, there were 242,685 Canadians who claimed Greek ethnicity.- Authors :...	242,685	145,250	97,435
Jamaican Jamaican Canadian Jamaican Canadians are Canadians of Jamaican descent, or Jamaican-born people with Canadian citizenship. The population, according to Canada's 2006 Census, is 231,110. Jamaican Canadians comprise about 30% of the entire black Canadian population.-History:...	231,110	134,320	96,785
Danish	200,035	33,770	166,265
Lebanese Lebanese-Canadian Lebanese Canadians are Canadian nationals of Lebanese origin. There are according to the 2006 Census some 165,150 Canadians of Lebanese origin, making them by far the largest group of people with Arabic-speaking roots....	165,150	103,855	61,295

Smaller ethnic origins

Ethnicity	Combined responses	As single response	One of multiple responses per respondent
Belgian (related article: Belgians Belgians Belgians are people originating from the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe.-Etymology:Belgians are a relatively "new" people... )	168,915	33,675	135,240
Vietnamese Vietnamese Canadian Mainstream Vietnamese communities began arriving in Canada in the mid 1970s and early 1980s as refugees or boat people following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, though a couple thousand were already living in Quebec before then, most of whom were students...	151,410	119,120	32,290
Austrian (related article: Austrians Austrians Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent.... )	147,585	25,320	122,265
Romanian	131,830	53,320	78,505
Finnish Finnish-Canadian Finnish Canadians are Canadians of Finnish ancestry. According to the 2001 census number over 114,000 Canadians claim Finnish ancestry. Finns started coming to Canada in the early 1880s, and in much larger numbers in the early 20th century and well into the mid-20th century...	114,690	31,985	82,705
Swiss	110,795	24,595	86,200
Serbian	55,540	39,205	16,330
South Korean	101,715	95,200	6,510
Québécois French-speaking Quebecer French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....	98,670	65,480	33,190
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	70,590	65,440	50,150
Black African, n.i.e. Black Canadian 'Black Canadians is a designation used for people of Black African descent, who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada. The term specifically refers to Canadians with Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin... ^(*)	97,185	37,380	59,810
Croatian	97,050	58,170	38,880
Iranian Iranian-Canadian Iranian Canadians or Persian Canadians are Canadians of Iranian/Persian national background or descent. Their numbers are estimated as 121,510 from the 2006 Canadian census and the main communities can be found in Southern Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec; the vast majority, however, live in...	88,220	73,450	14,770
Japanese	85,230	53,175	32,050
Haitian Haïtian Canadians Citizens from the Francophone Caribbean island nation of Haiti began immigrating to Canada in the 1960s, settling predominantly in Montreal and other parts of Quebec. Though their reasons for leaving Haiti were manifold, their choice to settle in Quebec is mainly due to their fluency in French. The...	82,405	70,755	11,650
Czech Czech Canadian According to the 2006 Canadian census, there are 98,090 Canadians of full or partial Czech descent.-History:Czech immigration to Canada can be divided into four phases: 1880–1914, 1919–39, 1945–89, and 1990-2008. The first two phases were dominated by strong economic incentives for immigration...	79,910	24,945	54,965
Icelandic	75,090	10,850	64,240
Pakistani Pakistani Canadian - History in Canada :People from the region that would become Pakistan were among the pioneers who migrated from British India to British Columbia at the turn of the century. By 1905, as many as 200 participated in the building of that first community from modern-day Pakistan, which for a time had...	74,015	54,565	19,450
Arab, n.i.e.	71,705	47,600	24,100
Acadian Acadian The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...	71,590	21,945	49,645
Yugoslav, n.i.e.	65,505	26,880	38,625
Sri Lankan	61,315	45,485	15,825
West Indian	59,705	33,295	26,410
Inuit Inuit The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...	56,330	37,030	19,300
Guyanese	51,570	26,290	25,280
Slovak	50,860	19,865	30,990
South Asian, n.i.e.	49,205	41,950	7,255
Oceania origins	48,595	10,760	37,835
Maghrebi origins	48,165	32,175	15,990
Punjabi	47,155	28,980	18,180
Latin/Central/South American, n.i.e.	41,620	30,380	11,240
Egyptian Egyptian Canadian Egyptian Canadians are Canadians of Egyptian ancestry, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who immigrated to Canada. According to the 2006 Census, there were 54,875 Egyptians in Canada, while more recent estimates by Egyptian Canadian Associations total 60,000...	41,310	26,150	15,160
Armenian	40,505	27,175	13,330
Mexican Mexican Canadian Mexican Canadians are Canadians of Mexican ancestry. Per the latest Statistics Canada population estimate , 61,505 Canadians indicated that they were of full or partial Mexican ancestry...	36,575	15,815	20,755
Lithuanian	36,485	11,320	25,165
Chilean	34,115	21,820	12,290
Somali Somali Canadians Somali Canadians are naturalized citizens and residents of Canada who were born in, or with ancestors from Somalia.-Overview:Canada has one of the largest Somali populations in the western world, with the census reporting 37,785 people claiming Somali descent, though unofficial estimates place the...	33,725	30,830	2,895
Czechoslovakian	33,540	7,205	26,340
Maltese	33,000	14,115	18,880
Scandinavian, n.i.e.	32,730	6,690	26,040
Macedonian	31,265	16,790	14,475
Slovenian Slovenian Canadians Slovene Canadians are Canadians of Slovene origin.-Important Slovene Canadians:* Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic, Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Toronto* Joe Mihevc, politician* Tina Srebotnjak, television journalist* Elvis Stojko, figure skater...	28,910	15,285	13,635
Bulgarian Bulgarian Canadians Bulgarian Canadians are citizens of Canada with significant Bulgarian heritage. Those can include Bulgarian Canadians living in Canada for one or several generations, dual Bulgarian Canadian citizens, or any other Bulgarian Canadians who consider themselves to be affiliated to both cultures or...	27,260	16,480	10,775
Salvadoran	26,735	20,795	5,940
Australian	25,415	3,805	21,615
Afghan	25,230	22,320	2,910
Turkish	24,910	15,065	9,845
Barbadian Barbadian-Canadian The following is an article about notable Canadians of Barbadian origin. This includes both native born Canadians of Barbadian heritage, as well as individuals who originally hailed from Barbados but have become naturalized citizens.-Sports:*Fred Brathwaite...	23,725	10,600	13,125
Latvian	22,615	8,885	13,730
Estonian	22,085	9,645	12,435
Syrian	22,065	10,425	11,640
Moroccan	21,355	13,035	8,315
European, n.i.e.	20,450	9,715	10,735
Cambodian	20,430	14,840	5,595
Iraqi Iraqi Canadian Iraqi Canadians come from a country of great ethno-linguistic and religious diversity. An estimated 36,000 Iraqi expatriates reside in Canada. Several thousand Canadians are of Iraqi descent.-History:...	19,245	14,105	5,140
South African	18,925	4,980	13,945
Taiwanese	18,080	13,335	4,745
Peruvian	17,945	10,935	7,010
Laotian	16,950	12,345	4,605
Ghanaian	16,935	14,170	2,765
Colombian	15,865	10,445	5,415
Ethiopian	15,725	13,100	2,625
Bosnian	15,720	12,185	3,540
Algerian	15,500	11,235	4,260
Albanian Albanian-Canadian A Abanian Canadian is a Canadian of Albanian origin or an Albanian who has Canadian citizenship. According to 2006 estimates, there are currently 22,395 ethnic Albanians in Canada.- History :...	14,935	12,310	2,625
Palestinian	14,675	9,215	5,465
Newfoundlander	13,715	4,155	9,555
Bangladeshi Bangladeshi Canadian Bangladeshi Canadian refers to a Bangladeshi person born in Canada or a Bangladeshi that has migrated to Canada. There is an estimated number of 24,595 Bangladeshi people who live in Canada, primarily in provinces like Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, & Alberta...	13,080	11,295	1,785
Flemish Flemish-Canadian According to the 2006 Canadian census 12,425 Canadians claim full or partial Flemish ancestry while another 168,915 people claimed Belgian ancestry.-Notable Flemish Canadians:*Glenn De Baeremaeker, Toronto city councillor...	11,665	2,325	9,345
Caribbean, n.i.e.	10,990	4,295	6,695
Fijian	10,035	5,115	4,920
Khmer	10,000	710	295
Brazilian	9,710	3,185	6,525
Indonesian Indonesian Canadian Indonesian Canadians are Canadian of Indonesian descent and are one of the smaller Asian minorities in Canada.-Demography:In the early post-World War II period, most migrants from Indonesia to Canada were Indo people of mixed Dutch and pribumi ancestry...	9,700	2,080	7,620
Guatemalan	9,550	6,435	3,120
Nigerian	9,530	6,570	2,960
Argentinian	9,095	2,970	6,125
Central/South American Indian	8,965	1,865	7,100
West Asian, n.i.e.	8,805	7,245	1,565
East/Southeast Asian, n.i.e.	8,795	8,465	330
Ecuadorian	8,785	5,960	2,830
New Zealander	8,600	1,160	7,435
Grenadian	7,995	4,315	3,680
Hispanic	7,850	5,460	2,390
Vincentian/Grenadinian	7,450	3,875	3,575
Eritrean	7,165	6,265	900
Bengali	7,020	5,465	1,560
Assyrian	6,980	4,570	2,410
Thai	6,965	2,810	4,160
Dominican, n.o.s.	6,865	3,255	3,610
Slav (European)	6,810	2,790	4,020
Sudanese	6,525	4,495	2,030
Congolese, n.o.s.	6,235	5,005	1,230
Cuban	6,200	2,195	4,005
Nicaraguan	6,190	4,340	1,850
Malaysian	6,095	1,570	4,520
Israeli	6,060	1,395	4,665
Venezuelan	5,925	2,320	3,600
Berber	5,570	3,350	2,220
Tunisian	5,325	3,425	1,890
Byelorussian	5,115	1,490	3,620
Tibetan Tibetan-Canadian Although Canadians of Tibetan ancestry comprise a small portion of Asian Canadians, Canada holds one of the largest concentrations of Tibetans outside of Asia...	5,000	1,000	4,000
Goan	3,865	1,630	2,235
Uruguayan	3,800	1,695	2,105
Jordanian	3,760	2,320	1,435
Sinhalese	3,560	2,195	1,370
Frisian	3,175	670	2,500
Rwandan	3,060	2,430	630
Honduran	3,025	1,955	1,070
Kenyan	2,990	1,540	1,455
Maya	2,875	685	2,190
Burmese	2,840	1,070	1,770
Gujarati	2,805	1,180	1,620
St. Lucian	2,765	1,420	1,345
Mauritian	2,720	1,145	1,575
Basque	2,715	395	2,320
Gypsy (Roma)	2,590	390	2,205
Sicilian	2,465	420	2,045
Antiguan	2,435	1,025	1,405
Luxembourger	2,390	450	1,945
East African	2,270	1,000	1,270
Maghrebi, n.i.e.	2,270	1,125	1,145
Ugandan	2,125	1,115	1,005
Panamanian	2,075	1,055	1,020
Cameroonian	2,070	1,615	455
Cypriot	2,060	590	1,470
Asian, n.o.s.	2,010	960	1,045
Hawaiian	1,955	110	1,840
Burundian	1,900	1,535	360
Zairian	1,885	1,390	495
Yoruba	1,875	1,340	535
Tanzanian	1,865	830	1,030
Ashanti	1,860	1,325	540
Bermudan	1,845	205	1,640
Bolivian	1,795	865	935
Polynesian	1,745	310	1,435
Kittitian/Nevisian	1,730	730	1,000
Mongolian	1,675	545	1,130
Senegalese	1,675	1,045	630
Costa Rican	1,615	770	845
Bahamian	1,585	360	1,225
Azerbaijani	1,445	470	975
Yemeni	1,445	685	760
Carib	1,330	70	1,255
Maori	1,305	135	1,170
Afrikaner	1,250	310	935
Zimbabwean	1,250	585	660
Igbo Igbo Canadian Igbo Canadians are citizens of Canada that are of whole or part Igbo descent. The Igbo are an ethnic group from Nigeria. The 2001 Canadian census puts the amount of people who identify as Igbo at 1,200. Because of nationality, many Igbo people would have identified as Nigerian. The number of...	1,200	850	355
Kosovar	1,200	960	245
Libyan	1,180	795	390
Nepali	1,170	770	405
Ivoirean	1,120	655	465
Guinean, n.o.s.	1,120	710	415
Angolan	1,110	615	490
Saudi Arabian	1,080	660	420
Montenegrin	1,055	230	820
Puerto Rican	1,045	130	915
Pashtun	1,040	540	500
Oromo	1,030	710	320
"Texan"	1,000	700	300
Seychellois	980	605	370
Georgian	970	385	580
Tatar	875	370	505
Kuwaiti	855	585	275
Malian	815	480	340
Malagasy	780	415	365
Paraguayan	760	125	640
Togolese	755	480	275
Akan	750	505	240
Belizean	725	225	500
Martinique	605	140	460
Hmong	595	455	140
Sierra Leonean	565	350	220
Kashmiri	480	210	275
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.	390	125	265
Cornish (see Cornish people Cornish people The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe... )	365	N/A	1,550
Manx (see Manx people Manx people The Manx are an ethnic group coming from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. They are often described as a Celtic people, though they have had a mixed background including Norse and English influences.... )	350	N/A	N/A

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Canada Year Book 2010 - Statistics Canada

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Larger ethnic origins (200,000 or more individuals per group)

Smaller ethnic origins

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