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.
