Canadians - Who are we?

Map of the dominant self-identified ethnic origins of ancestors per census division of 2006.[Note 2]Ethnic origin[Note 2] % Population Area of largest proportion

Canadian 32.22% Quebec (66.2%)

English 21.03% Newfoundland and Labrador (43.2%)

French 15.82% Quebec (28.9%)

Scottish 15.11%  Prince Edward Island (40.5%)

Irish 13.94%  Prince Edward Island (29.2%)

German 10.18% Saskatchewan (30.0%)

Italian 4.63% Ontario (7.2%)

Chinese 4.31%  British Columbia (10.6%)

North American Indian 4.1%  Northwest Territories (36.5%)

Ukrainian 3.87%  Manitoba (14.8%)

Dutch (Netherlands) 3.32%  Alberta (5.3%)

Polish 3.15% Manitoba (7.3%)

East Indian 3.08%  British Columbia (5.7%)

Russian 1.60% Manitoba (4.3%)

Welsh 1.41% Yukon (3.1%)

Filipino 1.40% Manitoba (3.5%)

Norwegian 1.38%  Saskatchewan (7.2%)

Portuguese 1.32%  Ontario (2.4%)

Métis 1.31% Northwest Territories (6.9%)

British, not included elsewhere 1.2% Yukon (2.3%)

Swedish 1.07%  Saskatchewan (3.5%)

Spanish 1.04%  British Columbia (1.3%)

American 1.01%  Yukon (2.0%)

Hungarian (Magyar) 1.01% Saskatchewan (2.9%)

Jewish 1.01%  Ontario (1.5%)